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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. Pure; uncorrupted; clean






2. Abnormal; deviating from the common or general type






3. Brief; fleeting






4. Mysterious; obscure; difficult to understand






5. Aversion; dislike






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






7. Happening by fortunate accident or chance






8. Lecture or discussion; conversation






9. To remove or separate by cutting off






10. Disgrace; contempt; scorn






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






12. Only touching briefly upon the topic at hand; irrelevant






13. Easily visible; obvious






14. Improvised; done without preparation






15. Hidden - clandestine






16. Hardship






17. Spread out or scattered






18. Playful humorous






19. Winding; twisting; excessively complicated






20. Small; lacking substance in degree - amount - or size






21. To imbue; to pour in; to introduce; to instill






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






23. To disguise or conceal






24. To use ambiguous language with a deceptive intent






25. Moderate; marked by restraint and lack of extremes






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






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






28. An invigorating substance that excites mental or physical activity






29. To publicly condemn or criticize






30. Depart secretly and hide






31. Act or process of causing deterioration; a wearing away esp of metals






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






33. A collection of lierary works by various authors






34. Self-important or pompous writing or speech






35. Shrink in fear - cringe






36. Scorn; ridicule; contemptuous treatment






37. The parading of learning; excessive attention to minutiae and formal rules






38. One who avoids social contact and lives in seclusion






39. To imitate with the goal of rivaling or surpassing






40. Characterized by brightness and the emission of light






41. To ensconce - conceal - or stow






42. State or quality of differing from the accepted norm; abnormality






43. To combine several elements into a whole






44. Dark and depressing; mournful






45. Lacking depth; existing on or near the surface






46. Unclear; open to more than one potential meaning






47. Shortness or briefness - esp. in time






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






49. Ostentatious or showy; flashy






50. To anticipate and make unnecessary