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GRE High Frequency Words Vocab

Subjects : gre, english, vocabulary
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Deviating from the norm






2. To prod or drive forward; to urge on; incite






3. To anticipate and make unnecessary






4. An inclination or tendency






5. One that precedes and indicates or announces another






6. Recklessly wasteful; extravagant; profuse; lavish






7. To give notice to; to inform






8. To coax; persuade - often through the use of flattery or smooth talk






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






10. Man-made; artificial; relating to or involving the combination of parts to make a whole






11. A mournful poem - esp one lamenting the dead






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






13. Obstinately defiant of authority; difficult to manage






14. Docile; obedience; easily led






15. Spread out or scattered






16. A group of two or more verses or lines that make up a division in a poem and correspond in rhyme - meter - and length






17. Thick; sticky






18. Depart secretly and hide






19. Clear; easily understood






20. Unimportant; lacking value






21. Implied but no directly stated; tacit






22. Acting with excessive haste or impulse






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






24. To remove or separate by cutting off






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






26. Burning or stinging; causing corrosion






27. An overabundance; a surplus






28. Strong inclination; liking






29. Concerned and attentive; eager






30. To polish; to rub to a shine






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






32. To plunge or drop straight down






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 Outdated; associated with an earlier - perhaps more primitive time






34. Exonerate; to clear of blame






35. Well-spoken; coherent






36. To provide support or reinforcement






37. To refuse to have anything to do with; to disown






38. To cause to spread - multiply or reproduce






39. A collection of lierary works by various authors






40. To guarantee or make certain






41. The quality of being evenly balanced






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






43. Deceptive; based upon a false belief or impression






44. Misgivings; reservations; causes for hesitancy






45. Not obvious; elusive - difficult to discern






46. Discreet; prudent; careful






47. Unclear; open to more than one potential meaning






48. One who hates all other humans






49. Ostentatious or showy; flashy






50. yield; submit; bow