Difficult GRE Words - Group 9
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primp 
1
 | something defends from assault or secures safety; defense |
| act of presuming, or believing upon probable evidence; act of assuming; belief upon incomplete proof |
| become formal or affected in dress or manners; give neat appearance to |
| cleverly executed trick or deception; skill in performing magic or conjuring tricks with hands |
proliferate
2
| reclining; lying down completely or in part |
| grow rapidly; propagate; reproduce |
| command against; banish; outlaw |
| to form a line or wait in line |
protagonist
3
| principal character in a work of fiction; main character in a drama; leader of a cause; champion |
| act of forming into military unit or large group of people; imposition of order or discipline; organization |
| sudden feeling of sickness or faintness; sudden attack of illness |
| an agent that slows down or delays the actions of something |
protrude
4
| something used to preserve, especially a chemical added to foods to inhibit spoilage |
| something that bulges out; swelling or tumor on the body |
| something defends from assault or secures safety; defense |
| extend out or project in space; stick out |
protuberance
5
| something that bulges out; swelling or tumor on the body |
| person with insane desire to set things on fire |
| split; tear or split apart or into pieces violently |
| beat, as with the fists; hit or strike heavily and repeatedly |
pyromania
6
| extend out or project in space; stick out |
| person with insane desire to set things on fire |
| rafts man; originally, any rough and somewhat heavy piece of timber |
| childish; belonging to childhood; immature |
queue
7
| retort; comeback; answer to a reply |
| at rest; dormant; temporarily inactive |
| to form a line or wait in line |
| cleverly executed trick or deception; skill in performing magic or conjuring tricks with hands |
rampart
8
| act of presuming, or believing upon probable evidence; act of assuming; belief upon incomplete proof |
| something defends from assault or secures safety; defense |
| likely to become or be, anticipated in the future |
| an agent that slows down or delays the actions of something |
rapt
9
| restore water that has been removed or lost; moisten something that has dried |
| sudden feeling of sickness or faintness; sudden attack of illness |
| to form a line or wait in line |
| absorbed; deeply moved or delighted |
recapitulate
10
| reasoning; act of drawing conclusions from premises |
| proclaim doctrine or law; make known by official publication |
| at rest; dormant; temporarily inactive |
| summarize; repeat in concise form |