Difficult GRE Words - Group 9
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prevalent 
1
 | widespread; widely or commonly occurring, existing, accepted |
| storyteller; one who tells stories and anecdotes with skill and wit |
| tending to discourage; prohibiting; forbidding |
| resuming; beginning again; recommencement |
proactive
2
| combativeness; inclination or readiness to fight; quarrelsomeness |
| acting in advance to deal with an expected difficulty |
| uprightness; moral virtue; correctness of judgment |
| something defends from assault or secures safety; defense |
profane
3
| widespread; widely or commonly occurring, existing, accepted |
| render an equivalent to, for service, loss; requite; remunerate; compensate; give in return; pay back |
| violate; put to improper, unworthy, or degrading use; abuse |
| related to the terminal part of the large intestine |
prohibitive
4
| performance of a musical or dramatic work; interpretation of a musical score or a dramatic piece |
| tending to discourage; prohibiting; forbidding |
| following members; attendants accompanying high-ranking person |
| violate; put to improper, unworthy, or degrading use; abuse |
promulgate
5
| inspection or exploration of an area, especially one made to gather military information |
| proclaim doctrine or law; make known by official publication |
| powerful; mighty; strong; vigorous; forcible |
| introduction, usually to a poem or play |
prostrate
6
| similarity in appearance or external or superficial details |
| voice or convey disapproval of; rebuke; find fault with |
| put or throw flat with face down; cause to lie flat |
| direct ancestor; originator of a line of descent; originator or founder |
puissant
7
| powerful; mighty; strong; vigorous; forcible |
| advancing of a claim; assertion; a false or unsupportable quality |
| property of being close together; kinship; nearness; similarity in nature |
| remainder; small part or portion that remains after the main part no longer exists |
python
8
| any species of very large snakes of the genus Python |
| feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will |
| resuming; beginning again; recommencement |
| voice or convey disapproval of; rebuke; find fault with |
rampart
9
| something defends from assault or secures safety; defense |
| capable of being repaired; admitting of repair |
| overabundance; lavish or unrestrained expense |
| capable of being remedied or cured; set straight or right |
reap
10
| introduction, usually to a poem or play |
| give in; become more compassionate or forgiving; cause to soften in attitude or temper |
| to obtain as a reward for effort |
| related to the terminal part of the large intestine |