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GRE High Frequency Words Vocab

Subjects : gre, english, vocabulary
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A harsh denunciation






2. Annoyance or irritation






3. Poverty; destitution






4. To force out; to discharge






5. To ensconce - conceal - or stow






6. The quality or state of being unyielding or stiff






7. Deviating from the norm






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






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






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






11. Not talkative; reserved






12. To blame or denounce






13. A collection of lierary works by various authors






14. Dull; lacking vitality or luminosity






15. Tranquility; peacefulness






16. Troubling burdensome






17. Calmness; serenity; peacefulness






18. Active bodily or mental strength or energy; force






19. To cut back or clip branches or other parts of a plant - esp parts that are dead






20. To grow rapidly or flourish






21. Boldness; impudence; arrogance






22. Exonerate; to clear of blame






23. Carefree; merry






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






25. Concerned and attentive; eager






26. To weaken; to reduce in vitality






27. A thin - flexible film of tissue that covers or lines an organ






28. Happening by fortunate accident or chance






29. Extremely talkative






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






31. Restricted or peculiar to a particular region; indigenous






32. Recklessly wasteful; extravagant; profuse; lavish






33. Dark and depressing; mournful






34. Truthfulness; honesty






35. To remove or separate by cutting off






36. The quality of being evenly balanced






37. To make worse or more severe






38. Essential for or relating to life; necessary






39. To ease or lessen; to appease or pacify






40. To use ambiguous language with a deceptive intent






41. Extreme respect and reverence; worship






42. To incite anger - resentment or exasperation






43. Hidden - clandestine






44. To polish; to rub to a shine






45. A speech made to oneself; a monologue






46. Not vital or pertinent; irrelevant






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






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






49. Stubborn; hardheaded






50. To abruptly and violently collapse inward