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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. Relating to or at an edge or boundary; minimal






2. The quality of being energized or filled with liveliness






3. To flatter or praise excessively






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






5. Matching; corresponding or proportionate in degree - size - or amount






6. Wise and careful; showing good judgment






7. Unorthodox; iconoclastic; dissenting from established dogma






8. To trudge; to move slowly and heavily






9. To worsen or intensify






10. To combine several elements into a whole






11. Implied; not explicitly stated






12. Thriftiness; economy; prudence in financial matters






13. Culled from many sources






14. Recklessly wasteful; extravagant; profuse; lavish






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






16. Dismay; startling - distressing fear or shock that results in complete confusion






17. Practical rather than idealistic






18. Docile; obedience; easily led






19. Authoritative permission or approval; a penalty intended to enforce compliance






20. Possessing education - refinement and taste; polished






21. Deceptive; based upon a false belief or impression






22. To ease or lessen; to appease or pacify






23. Discreet; prudent; careful






24. Not obvious; elusive - difficult to discern






25. Doctrine or set of religious principles






26. A generally agreed-upon practice or attitude






27. To list or count off individually






28. Trickery or subterfuge






29. To appease; to calm by making concessions






30. Lacking energy; sluggish or sleepy






31. Peaceful; calm






32. Cleverness or inventiveness






33. Unit used in measuring the intensity of a sound






34. To give a false impression of'






35. Sad - sullen






36. Attacking cherished beliefs; heretical; heterodox






37. To guarantee or make certain






38. To reprove; to express warning or disapproval






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






40. Intended for or understood by a small - specific group






41. To waste by spending or using irresponsibly






42. Honesty; frankness; sincerity






43. The quality or state of being unyielding or stiff






44. Complex or complicated






45. Having the tendency to permeate or spread throughout






46. Occurring only occasionally - or in a scattered instances






47. Ill-timed; unsuitable; inappropriate






48. Acting with excessive haste or impulse






49. Characterized by brightness and the emission of light






50. An inclination or tendency