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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. To prod or drive forward; to urge on; incite






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






3. Ostentatious or showy; flashy






4. Shrewdness and craftiness; slyness






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






6. Act or process of causing deterioration; a wearing away esp of metals






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






8. Embodiment; quintessence






9. Daring and fearless; recklessly bold






10. Thriftiness; economy; prudence in financial matters






11. Improvised; done without preparation






12. A speech honoring the dead






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






14. To ease or lessen; to appease or pacify






15. Payment given for services rendered or for loss






16. Winding; twisting; excessively complicated






17. Sad - sullen






18. Obstinately defiant of authority; difficult to manage






19. Unclear; open to more than one potential meaning






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






21. Deliberate deceit with the goal of gaining an unlawful advantage






22. To plunge or drop straight down






23. Very learned; scholarly






24. To criticize severely to officially rebuke






25. Subject to chance or individual whim; without definite reason






26. Stubbornly opinionated






27. To abruptly and violently collapse inward






28. Shrink in fear - cringe






29. Active bodily or mental strength or energy; force






30. Extremely talkative






31. Clear; easily understood






32. Genuine; not false or hypocritical






33. Refusing to compromise






34. Playful humorous






35. Dull and without variety; tedious






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






37. Strenuous - taxing






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






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






40. Abundant in size - force - or extent; extraordinary






41. To praise highly






42. The act of preparing or working land in order to grow crops






43. To coax; persuade - often through the use of flattery or smooth talk






44. Associated with war and the armed forces






45. A long and formal written thesis or treatise - usually written by a doctoral candidate to meet a degree requirement






46. Occurring only occasionally - or in a scattered instances






47. Doctrine or set of religious principles






48. yield; submit; bow






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






50. A substance that causes insensibility and removes pain