Difficult GRE Words - Group 9
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preponderance 
1
 | formidable; arousing fear or awe; worthy of respect or honor |
| superiority in numbers or amount |
| feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will |
| hardship; state of extreme poverty |
primp
2
| pure, highly concentrated essence of a thing |
| become formal or affected in dress or manners; give neat appearance to |
| resuming; beginning again; recommencement |
| acting in advance to deal with an expected difficulty |
profiteer
3
| assign to obscure place, position, or condition; delegate; assign |
| combativeness; inclination or readiness to fight; quarrelsomeness |
| formidable; arousing fear or awe; worthy of respect or honor |
| one who makes an unreasonable profit not justified by their corresponding assumption of risk |
prohibitive
4
| storyteller; one who tells stories and anecdotes with skill and wit |
| habitual return to crime; committing new offenses after being punished for crime |
| sacrificing; giving up; state of having rejected your religious beliefs |
| tending to discourage; prohibiting; forbidding |
quintessence
5
| acting in advance to deal with an expected difficulty |
| remainder; small part or portion that remains after the main part no longer exists |
| transmitting money, bills, especially to a distant place, as in satisfaction of a demand, or in discharge of an obligation |
| pure, highly concentrated essence of a thing |
radiate
6
| displaying foresight; providing carefully for future; preparing for emergencies |
| send back; give up; surrender; resign; restore; transmit or send, especially as money in payment of a demand |
| spread out; effuse; issue or emerge in rays or waves |
| marked by precise accordance with details |
rafter
7
| rafts man; originally, any rough and somewhat heavy piece of timber |
| direct ancestor; originator of a line of descent; originator or founder |
| displaying foresight; providing carefully for future; preparing for emergencies |
| storyteller; one who tells stories and anecdotes with skill and wit |
rancour
8
| transmitting money, bills, especially to a distant place, as in satisfaction of a demand, or in discharge of an obligation |
| proclaim doctrine or law; make known by official publication |
| command against; banish; outlaw |
| feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will |
recidivism
9
| direct ancestor; originator of a line of descent; originator or founder |
| pleasantry or slight satire; banter; jesting language; satirical merriment |
| habitual return to crime; committing new offenses after being punished for crime |
| childish; belonging to childhood; immature |
redoubtable
10
| fragrant; odorous; suggestive of odor |
| move back; retreat; withdraw a claim or pretension |
| become formal or affected in dress or manners; give neat appearance to |
| formidable; arousing fear or awe; worthy of respect or honor |