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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. To aid by making easier






2. Well-spoken; expressive; articulate






3. To blame or denounce






4. Of the world; typical of or concerned w/the ordinary






5. Unoriginal; obtained from another source






6. The act of casting out or excluding an individual from a society or group; banishment






7. Loud and high-pitched; screeching






8. State or quality of differing from the accepted norm; abnormality






9. To replace; to supersede; to appropriate






10. Cleverness or inventiveness






11. A generally agreed-upon practice or attitude






12. Carefree; merry






13. Using few words; terse






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






15. Moderate; marked by restraint and lack of extremes






16. Extreme brightness; possessing luminosity or genius






17. Occurring only occasionally - or in a scattered instances






18. Marked by extreme calm - impassivity - and steadiness






19. Pure; uncorrupted; clean






20. To restrain; to be sparing or frugal






21. To waste by spending or using irresponsibly






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






23. A machine that spins very swiftly about a central axis - and - using centrifugal force - separates disparate substances






24. Troubling burdensome






25. The combination of parts to make a whole






26. To lengthen or stretch out






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






28. Honesty; frankness; sincerity






29. Departure or wandering away from the accepted standard






30. Exceeding what is sufficient or necessary






31. Discerning and sensitive use of speech; diplomacy






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






33. Boldness; impudence; arrogance






34. Exhibiting a fawning attentiveness






35. Insincere; lacking in honesty






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






37. To imbue; to pour in; to introduce; to instill






38. To tend toward the same spot or outcome; inclining to join at an intersecting point






39. Harsh - jarring - discordant sound






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






41. Not vital or pertinent; irrelevant






42. Hidden - clandestine






43. Trickery or subterfuge






44. To publicly condemn or criticize






45. A system in which individuals or things are ranked in a particular order






46. To force out; to discharge






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






48. Peaceful; calm






49. Implied but no directly stated; tacit






50. Not capable of being appeased or significantly changed