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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. Appealing forcibly to the mind or reason; convincing






2. Burning or stinging; causing corrosion






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






4. A superficial remark - esp. one offered as meaningful






5. Implied but no directly stated; tacit






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






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






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






9. Not talkative; reserved






10. Trickery or subterfuge






11. Outdated; associated with an earlier - perhaps more primitive time






12. To imitate with the goal of rivaling or surpassing






13. To list or count off individually






14. To restrain; to be sparing or frugal






15. One who avoids social contact and lives in seclusion






16. Possessing education - refinement and taste; polished






17. To combine several elements into a whole






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






19. Payment given for services rendered or for loss






20. To plunge or drop straight down






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






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






23. To appease; to conciliate






24. To make right or fix; correct






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






26. Boldness; impudence; arrogance






27. To slow delay or hamper






28. To disguise or conceal






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






30. Refusing to compromise






31. A person or thing that causes change






32. Distinct; individual






33. To guarantee or make certain






34. Exonerate; to clear of blame






35. Characterized by a preference for complete obedience to authority; domineering






36. Thriftiness; economy; prudence in financial matters






37. Loud and high-pitched; screeching






38. To remove or strip esp clothing






39. Depart secretly and hide






40. Extreme respect and reverence; worship






41. Cleverness or inventiveness






42. To incite anger - resentment or exasperation






43. Complex or complicated






44. A generally agreed-upon practice or attitude






45. Adherence to the highest principles; uprightness






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






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






48. Shrewdness and craftiness; slyness






49. To make or become less severe or intense; to moderate






50. Easily angered