Difficult GRE Words - Group 8

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a. varying in color when seen in different lights or from different angles; lustrous

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n. place of orisons, or prayer; chapel or small room set apart for private devotions

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a. put forth or held out as real, actual, or intended; proper or intended to be shown

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v. lessen violence of disease; moderate intensity; gloss over with excuses

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n. green crust on old bronze works; tone slowly taken by varnished painting

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n. teaching; art of education; science of teaching

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v. belong; have connection with, or dependence on

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a. pervading; spread throughout every part

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n. a chemical used to kill pests

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v. convert wood or other organic matter into stony replica; cause to become stiff or stonelike