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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. Clear; easily understood






2. Cautious reserve in speech; ability to make responsible decisions






3. To trudge; to move slowly and heavily






4. To provide support or reinforcement






5. The act of returning something to its proper owner - or of compensating the owner for the loss of such an item; reparation






6. An independent individual who does not go along with a group or party






7. Unimportant; lacking value






8. To force out; to discharge






9. An attitude or quality of belief that all people are motivated by selfishness






10. To worsen or intensify






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






12. Characterized by extreme care and precision; attentive to detail






13. One who hates all other humans






14. Essential for or relating to life; necessary






15. Lavishness; an unnecessary or unrestrained spend esp. of funds






16. Truthfulness; honesty






17. Spread out or scattered






18. The act of reestablishing harmony or friendly interactions






19. A natural inclination or tendency; penchant






20. Lacking originality; commonplace






21. The combination of parts to make a whole






22. Unclear; open to more than one potential meaning






23. Aversion; dislike






24. Strenuous - taxing






25. Culled from many sources






26. Lacking originality






27. Pointlessly talkative; talking too much






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






29. To make right or fix; correct






30. To defeat; to put down






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






32. To abruptly and violently collapse inward






33. Misgivings; reservations; causes for hesitancy






34. An informed and astute judge in matters of taste; expert






35. Dull; lacking vitality or luminosity






36. Calmness; serenity; peacefulness






37. Disgrace; contempt; scorn






38. A speech made to oneself; a monologue






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






40. Soundness or truthfulness






41. Associated with war and the armed forces






42. Easily angered






43. To criticize severely to officially rebuke






44. Recurrent through the year or many years; happening repeatedly






45. The state or act of extending or being swollen out of shape






46. Marked by stealth - covert - surreptitious






47. Occurring only occasionally - or in a scattered instances






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






49. Recklessly wasteful; extravagant; profuse; lavish






50. Loud and high-pitched; screeching