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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. Naturally inclined; tending; likely






2. Reserved - shy - or unassuming; lacking in self-confidence






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






4. To enjoy in a thorough manner; to relish; to fully appreciate






5. Shrink in fear - cringe






6. Small; lacking substance in degree - amount - or size






7. Concerned and attentive; eager






8. Active bodily or mental strength or energy; force






9. Seeming true - but actually being fallacious; misleadingly attractive






10. The act of reestablishing harmony or friendly interactions






11. To cause to spread - multiply or reproduce






12. Honesty; frankness; sincerity






13. Dark and depressing; mournful






14. Strenuous - taxing






15. To replace; to supersede; to appropriate






16. The act of preparing or working land in order to grow crops






17. A generally agreed-upon practice or attitude






18. In an initial stage; not fully formed






19. The act or process of transforming to another form - state or product






20. Subject to chance or individual whim; without definite reason






21. To make worse or more severe






22. Insincere; lacking in honesty






23. To compel or require; to push one'S views or authority upon others






24. Relating to or at an edge or boundary; minimal






25. Having no interest or concern; showing no bias or prejudice






26. To exist in agreement or conformity; harmonize






27. Daring and fearless; recklessly bold






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






29. Deceptive; based upon a false belief or impression






30. To undeceive to set right






31. A mournful poem - esp one lamenting the dead






32. To anticipate and make unnecessary






33. Without taste or flavor; lacking in spirits; bland






34. Full of tiny openings able to absorb fluid or gas; permeable






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






36. Lacking depth; existing on or near the surface






37. The combination of parts to make a whole






38. Scorn; ridicule; contemptuous treatment






39. Deviating from the norm






40. Not talkative; reserved






41. Not vital or pertinent; irrelevant






42. To make or become thin - less dense; to refine






43. Charitable and kind in action






44. To champion or support; to argue in favor of






45. Depart secretly and hide






46. To make right or fix; correct






47. Genuine; not false or hypocritical






48. To combine several elements into a whole






49. To defeat; to put down






50. Relevant; germane