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GRE High Frequency Words Vocab

Subjects : gre, english, vocabulary
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. To cause to spread - multiply or reproduce






2. A substance that causes insensibility and removes pain






3. Stillness; motionless; quality of being at rest






4. State or quality of differing from the accepted norm; abnormality






5. A generally agreed-upon practice or attitude






6. Man-made; artificial; relating to or involving the combination of parts to make a whole






7. Adherence to the highest principles; uprightness






8. To grow or increase swiftly and abundantly






9. Disgrace; contempt; scorn






10. Restricted or peculiar to a particular region; indigenous






11. Stubbornly opinionated






12. Departure or wandering away from the accepted standard






13. Intended for or understood by a small - specific group






14. Saucy; impertinent






15. To trudge; to move slowly and heavily






16. The parading of learning; excessive attention to minutiae and formal rules






17. Not objective; based upon internal perceptions rather than upon unprejudiced fact






18. To make or become less severe or intense; to moderate






19. Unclear; open to more than one potential meaning






20. To undeceive to set right






21. A means of disguising people or things to make them blend in with their surroundings






22. An inclination or tendency






23. A thin - flexible film of tissue that covers or lines an organ






24. Pliability; malleability; flexibility






25. To secretly work together with the intent to commit a wrong or illegal act






26. Tranquility; peacefulness






27. Called for; authorized; justified






28. An individual who lives poorly in order to hoard money; a person who is stingy






29. Recurrent through the year or many years; happening repeatedly






30. Lecture or discussion; conversation






31. Ostentatious or showy; flashy






32. Deviating from the norm






33. The act of casting out or excluding an individual from a society or group; banishment






34. Baffled; in a quandry; at a loss for what to say or do






35. A support or prop - often an external prop used to bolster a wall






36. The purposeful giving of false or misleading testimony while under oath






37. To imbue; to pour in; to introduce; to instill






38. Unorthodox; iconoclastic; dissenting from established dogma






39. Dismay; startling - distressing fear or shock that results in complete confusion






40. Distinct; individual






41. Lacking originality; commonplace






42. To move to and fro; to sway; to be unsettled in decision






43. To ensconce - conceal - or stow






44. To invalidate; to repeal to retract






45. To weaken; to reduce in vitality






46. Depart secretly and hide






47. The quality of being evenly balanced






48. Excessive indulgence of appetite or passion - esp. in regard to alcohol; lack of constraint






49. Not capable of being appeased or significantly changed






50. One who avoids social contact and lives in seclusion