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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. Very learned; scholarly






2. Lacking faithfulness or loyalty; traitorous; unstable






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






4. To weaken; to reduce in vitality






5. An invigorating substance that excites mental or physical activity






6. Unit used in measuring the intensity of a sound






7. To criticize severely to officially rebuke






8. Misgivings; reservations; causes for hesitancy






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






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






11. Dull; lacking vitality or luminosity






12. Ambiguous; doubtful or uncertain






13. Refusing to compromise






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






15. A long and extremely critical speech; a harsh denunciation






16. To appease; to conciliate






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






18. Spread out or scattered






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






20. The quality of being generously noble in the mind and heart - esp in forgiving






21. To deliver a pompous speech or tirade






22. To ensconce - conceal - or stow






23. The quality or state of being unyielding or stiff






24. Flowery; ruddy; ornate






25. Inclined to change one'S mind impulsively; erratic; unpredictable






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






27. To invalidate; to repeal to retract






28. To worsen or intensify






29. Readily changing to a vapor; changeable; fickle; explosive






30. Recklessly wasteful; extravagant; profuse; lavish






31. Restricted or peculiar to a particular region; indigenous






32. Poverty; destitution






33. Saucy; impertinent






34. Unorthodox; iconoclastic; dissenting from established dogma






35. Strenuous - taxing






36. Hardship






37. Unimportant; lacking value






38. A humorous imitation intended for ridicule or comic effect - esp. in literature and art






39. To polish; to rub to a shine






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






41. Hidden - clandestine






42. Easily visible; obvious






43. The state or act of extending or being swollen out of shape






44. To combine several elements into a whole






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






46. Using few words; terse






47. Implied but no directly stated; tacit






48. A mournful poem - esp one lamenting the dead






49. To grow rapidly or flourish






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