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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 waste by spending or using irresponsibly






2. To flatter or praise excessively






3. Recklessly wasteful; extravagant; profuse; lavish






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






5. A speech honoring the dead






6. Aversion; dislike






7. Man-made; artificial; relating to or involving the combination of parts to make a whole






8. A mild replacement for a harsher or more offensive term






9. To use ambiguous language with a deceptive intent






10. Charitable and kind in action






11. To approve tacitly by overlooking or excusing; to allow or forgive






12. Implied but no directly stated; tacit






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






14. Made up of elements that are similar in nature or kind; uniform






15. Unoriginal; obtained from another source






16. Lecture or discussion; conversation






17. The art or study of effect use of language for communication and persuasion






18. Possessing education - refinement and taste; polished






19. Harmless; causing no damage






20. To disguise or conceal






21. Unimportant; lacking value






22. Assuming an unauthorized right or responsibility; overly forward and arrogant






23. Exonerate; to clear of blame






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






25. Harsh - jarring - discordant sound






26. To make or become less severe or intense; to moderate






27. To moderate or soothe






28. To defeat; to put down






29. Extreme respect and reverence; worship






30. Troubling burdensome






31. Lacking originality; commonplace






32. Payment given for services rendered or for loss






33. To reprove; to express warning or disapproval






34. A support or prop - often an external prop used to bolster a wall






35. Tranquility; peacefulness






36. To ensconce - conceal - or stow






37. To plunge or drop straight down






38. Relating to or at an edge or boundary; minimal






39. Depart secretly and hide






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






41. An individual who lives poorly in order to hoard money; a person who is stingy






42. Having or showing often viscious ill-will -spite - hatred






43. Easily angered






44. Strenuous - taxing






45. Not capable of being appeased or significantly changed






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






47. To stray from the point; to go off on a tangent






48. Characterized by extreme care and precision; attentive to detail






49. To fill until there is no further capacity for absorbance; to soak






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