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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 remove or separate by cutting off






2. yielding or submissive; amenable






3. Lacking originality; commonplace






4. Lacking depth; existing on or near the surface






5. To give notice to; to inform






6. Cautious reserve in speech; ability to make responsible decisions






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






8. Recklessly wasteful; extravagant; profuse; lavish






9. To give a false impression of'






10. Saucy; impertinent






11. Deviation from the normal order - form - or rule






12. Having the tendency to permeate or spread throughout






13. A speech honoring the dead






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






15. Spread out or scattered






16. Not obvious; elusive - difficult to discern






17. The quality of being energized or filled with liveliness






18. Marked by ease or informality; nonchalant; lacking in depth; superficial






19. Insincere; lacking in honesty






20. To exist in agreement or conformity; harmonize






21. Peaceful; calm






22. Deceptive; based upon a false belief or impression






23. Ill-timed; unsuitable; inappropriate






24. Lack of bias or involvement; impartiality; (ed) uninvolved; free from self-interest






25. To stray from the point; to go off on a tangent






26. Abundant in size - force - or extent; extraordinary






27. Troubling burdensome






28. To restrain; to be sparing or frugal






29. Restricted or peculiar to a particular region; indigenous






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






31. Acting with excessive haste or impulse






32. To provide support or reinforcement






33. Lacking originality






34. Pointlessly talkative; talking too much






35. A mournful poem - esp one lamenting the dead






36. A collection of lierary works by various authors






37. Truthfulness; honesty






38. To flatter or praise excessively






39. To publicly condemn or criticize






40. yield; submit; bow






41. Hardship






42. To force out; to discharge






43. Attacking cherished beliefs; heretical; heterodox






44. Deliberate deceit with the goal of gaining an unlawful advantage






45. Aversion; dislike






46. To slow delay or hamper






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






48. Unorthodox; iconoclastic; dissenting from established dogma






49. A system in which individuals or things are ranked in a particular order






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