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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. Depart secretly and hide






2. Serving or intended to compel by force or authority






3. Doctrine or set of religious principles






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






5. Easily visible; obvious






6. To calm or soothe; to reduce in emotional intesity






7. Thick; sticky






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






9. Culled from many sources






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






11. Appealing forcibly to the mind or reason; convincing






12. The art or study of effect use of language for communication and persuasion






13. Obstinately defiant of authority; difficult to manage






14. Pure; uncorrupted; clean






15. Very learned; scholarly






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






17. Unclear; open to more than one potential meaning






18. Exhibiting a fawning attentiveness






19. Not talkative; reserved






20. To blacken; to belittle; to sully defame disparage






21. To remove or strip esp clothing






22. Stillness; motionless; quality of being at rest






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






24. To plunge or drop straight down






25. Shortness or briefness - esp. in time






26. Unit used in measuring the intensity of a sound






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






28. Lacking originality






29. To incite anger - resentment or exasperation






30. Shrewdness and craftiness; slyness






31. Aversion; dislike






32. To deliver a pompous speech or tirade






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






34. Honesty; frankness; sincerity






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






36. An intense feeling of dislike or disgust






37. Contemptibly fainthearted - lacking any courage






38. Strenuous - taxing






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






40. To force out; to discharge






41. Extreme respect and reverence; worship






42. Marked by stealth - covert - surreptitious






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






44. To approve tacitly by overlooking or excusing; to allow or forgive






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






46. Well-spoken; coherent






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






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






49. Playful humorous






50. Dispersed or scattered; not centralized