Difficult GRE Words - Group 9

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n. act of pretending or pretension; a false claim or pretext..


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a. inclined to waste resources or behave extravagantly; wildly immoral


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n. overabundance; lavish or unrestrained expense


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n. one who argues in support of something; advocate; backer


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a. versatile; able to take on many shapes; readily taking on varied shapes


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n. design or tendency; meaning; import; disguise; covering


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v. spread out; effuse; issue or emerge in rays or waves


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a. absorbed; deeply moved or delighted


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n. renewal of friendship after disagreement or enmity; getting two things to correspond


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a. fragrant; odorous; suggestive of odor


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