Difficult GRE Words - Group 9

v. make oneself tidy in appearance; feel self-satisfaction

n. superiority in numbers or amount

n. a literary, dramatic, or cinematic work whose narrative takes place before that of a preexisting work or a sequel

v. foretell or predict; indicate or warn of in advance

n. something used to preserve, especially a chemical added to foods to inhibit spoilage

n. cleverly executed trick or deception; skill in performing magic or conjuring tricks with hands

a. supposed to be true; reasonable as a supposition

n. act of presuming, or believing upon probable evidence; act of assuming; belief upon incomplete proof

n. act of pretending or pretension; a false claim or pretext..

n. advancing of a claim; assertion; a false or unsupportable quality

a. being beyond normal course of nature; differing from natural

a. widespread; widely or commonly occurring, existing, accepted

v. lie; stray from or evade truth; behave in evasive way such as to delay action

a. ancient; primitive; belonging to the first or earliest age; original or ancient

v. become formal or affected in dress or manners; give neat appearance to

n. hardship; state of extreme poverty

a. acting in advance to deal with an expected difficulty

v. violate; put to improper, unworthy, or degrading use; abuse

v. hold forth so that a person may take; offer for acceptance

n. one who makes an unreasonable profit not justified by their corresponding assumption of risk