Difficult GRE Words - Group 9

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a. supposed to be true; reasonable as a supposition


Spelling Word: presumable
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a. being beyond normal course of nature; differing from natural


Spelling Word: preternatural
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v. violate; put to improper, unworthy, or degrading use; abuse


Spelling Word: profane
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n. overabundance; lavish or unrestrained expense


Spelling Word: profusion
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n. a set of messages aimed at influencing the opinions or behavior of large numbers of people


Spelling Word: propaganda
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v. drive forward; cause to move forward or onward; push


Spelling Word: propel
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v. command against; banish; outlaw


Spelling Word: proscribe
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n. person with insane desire to set things on fire


Spelling Word: pyromania
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v. divide into branches or subdivisions; subordinate branchlike parts


Spelling Word: ramify
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a. excessively greedy; predatory; taking by force; plundering


Spelling Word: rapacious