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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 approve tacitly by overlooking or excusing; to allow or forgive






2. Conflicting; dissonant or harsh in sound






3. A mournful poem - esp one lamenting the dead






4. Attacking cherished beliefs; heretical; heterodox






5. To trudge; to move slowly and heavily






6. To defeat; to put down






7. yielding or submissive; amenable






8. Depart secretly and hide






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






10. Happening by fortunate accident or chance






11. Serving or intended to compel by force or authority






12. Silly inanely foolish






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






14. Embodiment; quintessence






15. The quality or state of being unyielding or stiff






16. To deliver a pompous speech or tirade






17. Not obvious; elusive - difficult to discern






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






19. Not vital or pertinent; irrelevant






20. Stillness; motionless; quality of being at rest






21. Accustomed to accepting something undesirable






22. Shrewdness and craftiness; slyness






23. To anticipate and make unnecessary






24. Implied but no directly stated; tacit






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






26. Not objective; based upon internal perceptions rather than upon unprejudiced fact






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






28. Thick; sticky






29. Loud and high-pitched; screeching






30. Exhibiting a fawning attentiveness






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






32. Ostentatious or showy; flashy






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






34. Harmless; causing no damage






35. An individual who lives poorly in order to hoard money; a person who is stingy






36. Stubborn; hardheaded






37. Having no interest or concern; showing no bias or prejudice






38. Dismay; startling - distressing fear or shock that results in complete confusion






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






40. Easily visible; obvious






41. To purify or concentrate through a process of vaporization






42. To undeceive to set right






43. A mild replacement for a harsher or more offensive term






44. A person or thing that causes change






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






46. Adherence to the highest principles; uprightness






47. Unimportant; lacking value






48. Burning or stinging; causing corrosion






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






50. A courteous and respectful yielding to the will of another