Difficult GRE Words - Group 9

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v. make oneself tidy in appearance; feel self-satisfaction

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n. advancing of a claim; assertion; a false or unsupportable quality

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n. hardship; state of extreme poverty

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n. introduction, usually to a poem or play

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v. proclaim doctrine or law; make known by official publication

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a. likely to become or be, anticipated in the future

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a. powerful; mighty; strong; vigorous; forcible

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a. at rest; dormant; temporarily inactive

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n. something defends from assault or secures safety; defense

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n. habitual return to crime; committing new offenses after being punished for crime