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GRE High Frequency Words Vocab

Subjects : gre, english, vocabulary
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1. A harsh denunciation






2. To fill until there is no further capacity for absorbance; to soak






3. Recklessly wasteful; extravagant; profuse; lavish






4. One who avoids social contact and lives in seclusion






5. Calmness; serenity; peacefulness






6. Well-spoken; coherent






7. Active bodily or mental strength or energy; force






8. Not obvious; elusive - difficult to discern






9. A person or thing that causes change






10. To incite anger - resentment or exasperation






11. To coax; persuade - often through the use of flattery or smooth talk






12. Spread out or scattered






13. Misgivings; reservations; causes for hesitancy






14. Dispersed or scattered; not centralized






15. An independent individual who does not go along with a group or party






16. Practical rather than idealistic






17. Authoritative permission or approval; a penalty intended to enforce compliance






18. Lacking originality






19. To anticipate and make unnecessary






20. Playful humorous






21. Departing from norms or convention






22. Exceeding what is sufficient or necessary






23. Hardship






24. One who hates all other humans






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






26. Belonging to another time; removed from natural chronological context






27. A substance that causes insensibility and removes pain






28. Acting with excessive haste or impulse






29. A courteous and respectful yielding to the will of another






30. To inspect - determine - or correct the graduations of an instrument by comparing it to a standard






31. Exhibiting a fawning attentiveness






32. Lecture or discussion; conversation






33. To publicly condemn or criticize






34. A group of two or more verses or lines that make up a division in a poem and correspond in rhyme - meter - and length






35. Implied; not explicitly stated






36. Distinct; individual






37. The quality of being energized or filled with liveliness






38. Pliability; malleability; flexibility






39. Flowery; ruddy; ornate






40. To state as a fact; to confirm or support






41. The act of returning something to its proper owner - or of compensating the owner for the loss of such an item; reparation






42. A speech honoring the dead






43. Of the world; typical of or concerned w/the ordinary






44. A long and formal written thesis or treatise - usually written by a doctoral candidate to meet a degree requirement






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






46. To weaken; to reduce in vitality






47. An attitude or quality of belief that all people are motivated by selfishness






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






49. Disgrace; contempt; scorn






50. Unoriginal; obtained from another source