Difficult GRE Words - Group 9
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prestidigitation 
1
 | widespread; widely or commonly occurring, existing, accepted |
| cleverly executed trick or deception; skill in performing magic or conjuring tricks with hands |
| extreme dislike or aversion; opposition; conflict; resistance, in a physical sense |
| design or tendency; meaning; import; disguise; covering |
pretence
2
| suggesting puzzlement; mocking; curious |
| act of pretending or pretension; a false claim or pretext.. |
| design or tendency; meaning; import; disguise; covering |
| inspection or exploration of an area, especially one made to gather military information |
propitiate
3
| make peace with; appease and render favorable |
| supposed to be true; reasonable as a supposition |
| idealistic without regard to practicality |
| authority on a subject; learned person; expert |
proselytize
4
| rafts man; originally, any rough and somewhat heavy piece of timber |
| induce someone to convert to one's own religious faith |
| retort; comeback; answer to a reply |
| summarize; repeat in concise form |
prostrate
5
| habitual return to crime; committing new offenses after being punished for crime |
| renovate; make bright by polishing |
| put or throw flat with face down; cause to lie flat |
| widespread; widely or commonly occurring, existing, accepted |
pugnacity
6
| renovate; make bright by polishing |
| combativeness; inclination or readiness to fight; quarrelsomeness |
| make peace with; appease and render favorable |
| relaxation; leisure; freedom from worry; peace of mind |
pundit
7
| authority on a subject; learned person; expert |
| point out; show clearly; make plain or manifest; demonstrate; present and urge reasons in opposition to |
| move back; retreat; withdraw a claim or pretension |
| prolong; draw out or lengthen in time |
pyromania
8
| split; tear or split apart or into pieces violently |
| person with insane desire to set things on fire |
| authority on a subject; learned person; expert |
| offer sudden or harsh resistance; turn down or shut out; repel or drive back |
python
9
| put or throw flat with face down; cause to lie flat |
| company which sells goods |
| person with insane desire to set things on fire |
| any species of very large snakes of the genus Python |
quizzical
10
| suggesting puzzlement; mocking; curious |
| supposed to be true; reasonable as a supposition |
| an agent that slows down or delays the actions of something |
| proclaim doctrine or law; make known by official publication |