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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. Dark and depressing; mournful






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






3. Doctrine or set of religious principles






4. Assuming an unauthorized right or responsibility; overly forward and arrogant






5. Made up of elements that are similar in nature or kind; uniform






6. To aid by making easier






7. Soundness or truthfulness






8. Not talkative; reserved






9. Embodiment; quintessence






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






11. Extremely talkative






12. Calmness; serenity; peacefulness






13. Accustomed to accepting something undesirable






14. Rare and insufficient






15. An invigorating substance that excites mental or physical activity






16. Lacking energy; sluggish or sleepy






17. Not capable of being appeased or significantly changed






18. To moderate or soothe






19. To give notice to; to inform






20. To make worse or more severe






21. Occurring only occasionally - or in a scattered instances






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






23. A generally agreed-upon practice or attitude






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






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






26. Well-spoken; coherent






27. Adherence to the highest principles; uprightness






28. The quality of being evenly balanced






29. To invalidate; to repeal to retract






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






31. To plunge or drop straight down






32. Thick; sticky






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






34. Not tied down; unrestrained






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






36. Shrink in fear - cringe






37. The quality of being energized or filled with liveliness






38. Very learned; scholarly






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






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






41. The combination of parts to make a whole






42. To move to and fro; to sway; to be unsettled in decision






43. One that precedes and indicates or announces another






44. Not vital or pertinent; irrelevant






45. Refusing to compromise






46. Unimportant; lacking value






47. Deceptive; based upon a false belief or impression






48. Lacking depth; existing on or near the surface






49. To restrain; to be sparing or frugal






50. Lacking authenticity or validity; false; counterfeit