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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. Scorn; ridicule; contemptuous treatment






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






3. To state as a fact; to confirm or support






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






5. Lacking depth; existing on or near the surface






6. To criticize severely to officially rebuke






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






8. Dull; lacking vitality or luminosity






9. Disgrace; contempt; scorn






10. Reserved - shy - or unassuming; lacking in self-confidence






11. To dry out or dehydrate to make dry or dull






12. Baffled; in a quandry; at a loss for what to say or do






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






14. Moderate; marked by restraint and lack of extremes






15. To appease; to calm by making concessions






16. To remove or separate by cutting off






17. Brief; fleeting






18. Shrewdness and craftiness; slyness






19. The quality or state of being unyielding or stiff






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






21. Depart secretly and hide






22. To use ambiguous language with a deceptive intent






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






24. To give a false impression of'






25. Complex or complicated






26. Trickery or subterfuge






27. Harmless; causing no damage






28. Thriftiness; economy; prudence in financial matters






29. Saucy; impertinent






30. Excessive indulgence of appetite or passion - esp. in regard to alcohol; lack of constraint






31. A long and extremely critical speech; a harsh denunciation






32. The act of making an assumption or taking something for granted






33. questioning; curious






34. Lecture or discussion; conversation






35. Contemptibly fainthearted - lacking any courage






36. Very learned; scholarly






37. Faithfulness; loyalty






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






39. Wise and careful; showing good judgment






40. Rare and insufficient






41. To guarantee or make certain






42. Departing from norms or convention






43. To flatter or praise excessively






44. Apt to break or crack due to a lack of elasticity; fragile






45. yield; submit; bow






46. Improvised; done without preparation






47. Well-spoken; coherent






48. The quality of being generously noble in the mind and heart - esp in forgiving






49. Pliability; malleability; flexibility






50. Appealing forcibly to the mind or reason; convincing







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