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GRE High Frequency Words Vocab
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Sad - sullen
morose
blithe
subtle
mitigate
2. Contemptibly fainthearted - lacking any courage
enumerate
fraud
perennial
craven
3. To tend toward the same spot or outcome; inclining to join at an intersecting point
inchoate
endemic
converge
spurious
4. To criticize severely to officially rebuke
censure
precursor
placate
disingenuous
5. Of the world; typical of or concerned w/the ordinary
cacophony
audacious
mundane
meticulous
6. Playful humorous
covert
shrill
obviate
facetious
7. The quality of being energized or filled with liveliness
luminous
invigoration
ambiguous
impudent
8. To moderate or soothe
conspire
tacit
temper
perfunctory
9. To combine several elements into a whole
reconciliation
slight
amalgamate
eradicate
10. To appease; to calm by making concessions
anthology
placate
probity
ambiguous
11. Serving or intended to compel by force or authority
coercive
prodigious
pervasive
bent
12. Not talkative; reserved
taciturn
belie
commensurate
mollify
13. Hidden - clandestine
veneration
covert
distention
prudent
14. Recurrent through the year or many years; happening repeatedly
scarce
mundane
aggravate
perennial
15. Discerning and sensitive use of speech; diplomacy
trivial
fidelity
tact
amalgamate
16. To prod or drive forward; to urge on; incite
somber
meticulous
antipathy
goad
17. Cursory; done without care or interest
plod
coercive
perfunctory
obdurate
18. A generally agreed-upon practice or attitude
extend
unfeigned
convention
eloquent
19. Clear; easily understood
ostracism
condone
lucid
diatribe
20. Culled from many sources
sever
convoluted
eclectic
dispersed
21. Not obvious; elusive - difficult to discern
subtle
miser
exacerbate
cultivation
22. Severe criticism or punishment
antipathy
symmetry
castigation
perfunctory
23. To invalidate; to repeal to retract
obstinate
rescind
disinterest
discordant
24. Dull and without variety; tedious
plasticity
exculpate
commensurate
monotonous
25. To polish; to rub to a shine
burnish
beneficent
quiescence
esoteric
26. To make right or fix; correct
cultured
expel
rectify
treacherous
27. To use ambiguous language with a deceptive intent
equivocate
fortuitous
deviance
anomalous
28. Lacking originality
banal
succinct
perjury
insipid
29. The act or process of transforming to another form - state or product
disinterest
conversion
decibel
meticulous
30. Deceptive; based upon a false belief or impression
anomaly
intransigent
illusory
stimulant
31. Improvised; done without preparation
cunning
extemporaneous
recalcitrant
restitution
32. The act of reestablishing harmony or friendly interactions
reconciliation
eccentric
propitiate
craven
33. Payment given for services rendered or for loss
compensation
catalyst
expel
anesthetic
34. Deliberate deceit with the goal of gaining an unlawful advantage
rectify
fraud
denigrate
maverick
35. A mild replacement for a harsher or more offensive term
membrane
euphemism
cogent
discrete
36. Disgrace; contempt; scorn
opprobrium
abscond
monotonous
anomaly
37. Discreet; prudent; careful
ascetic
assuage
disabuse
circumspect
38. Having the tendency to permeate or spread throughout
coercive
extend
pervasive
conspicuous
39. Ill-timed; unsuitable; inappropriate
somber
sanction
intrepid
inopportune
40. An individual who lives poorly in order to hoard money; a person who is stingy
fortuitous
prodigious
implacable
miser
41. Easily angered
taciturn
probity
obsequious
irascible
42. A substance that causes insensibility and removes pain
blithe
convention
anesthetic
condemn
43. To weaken; to reduce in vitality
tortuous
enervate
discrete
tirade
44. Exceeding what is sufficient or necessary
impose
reconciliation
superfluous
saturate
45. To publicly praise or promote
arbitrary
bolster
tout
plasticity
46. To incite anger - resentment or exasperation
provoke
implicit
articulate
hierarchy
47. To imbue; to pour in; to introduce; to instill
elegy
infuse
diffuse
extend
48. Harsh - jarring - discordant sound
tractable
ascetic
squander
cacophony
49. The quality of being evenly balanced
symmetry
maverick
fatuous
temperate
50. Active bodily or mental strength or energy; force
compensation
tact
glib
vigor