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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. Active bodily or mental strength or energy; force






2. A person or thing that causes change






3. The quality of being energized or filled with liveliness






4. Peaceful; calm






5. Silly inanely foolish






6. Having the tendency to permeate or spread throughout






7. To criticize severely to officially rebuke






8. Charitable and kind in action






9. The combination of parts to make a whole






10. To list or count off individually






11. Wise and careful; showing good judgment






12. Not tied down; unrestrained






13. Extreme respect and reverence; worship






14. Winding; twisting; excessively complicated






15. To flatter or praise excessively






16. To appease; to conciliate






17. Cursory; done without care or interest






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






19. Lacking depth; existing on or near the surface






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






21. A mournful poem - esp one lamenting the dead






22. Pointlessly talkative; talking too much






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






24. Brief; fleeting






25. A courteous and respectful yielding to the will of another






26. Hidden - clandestine






27. To inspect - determine - or correct the graduations of an instrument by comparing it to a standard






28. Troubling burdensome






29. Flowery; ruddy; ornate






30. Strenuous - taxing






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






32. Naturally inclined; tending; likely






33. To invalidate; to repeal to retract






34. To combine several elements into a whole






35. Implied but no directly stated; tacit






36. Departure or wandering away from the accepted standard






37. Characterized by a preference for complete obedience to authority; domineering






38. A speech made to oneself; a monologue






39. Deviating from the norm






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






41. Occurring only occasionally - or in a scattered instances






42. Small; lacking substance in degree - amount - or size






43. An invigorating substance that excites mental or physical activity






44. Concerned and attentive; eager






45. Unimportant; lacking value






46. Very learned; scholarly






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






48. Inclined to change one'S mind impulsively; erratic; unpredictable






49. yield; submit; bow






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