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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. Dull; lacking vitality or luminosity






2. Extreme respect and reverence; worship






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






4. Stubborn; hardheaded






5. To enjoy in a thorough manner; to relish; to fully appreciate






6. Well-spoken; expressive; articulate






7. To abruptly and violently collapse inward






8. Boldness; impudence; arrogance






9. To appease; to calm by making concessions






10. Unorthodox; iconoclastic; dissenting from established dogma






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






12. The act of reestablishing harmony or friendly interactions






13. Ill-timed; unsuitable; inappropriate






14. Recklessly wasteful; extravagant; profuse; lavish






15. Reserved - shy - or unassuming; lacking in self-confidence






16. To combine several elements into a whole






17. Not tied down; unrestrained






18. Brief and concise






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






20. To worsen or intensify






21. To imitate with the goal of rivaling or surpassing






22. Improvised; done without preparation






23. The quality of being evenly balanced






24. To defeat; to put down






25. Charitable and kind in action






26. Exhibiting a fawning attentiveness






27. The quality or state of being unyielding or stiff






28. Lacking energy; sluggish or sleepy






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






30. A speech honoring the dead






31. To force out; to discharge






32. Serving or intended to compel by force or authority






33. Unclear; open to more than one potential meaning






34. Having no interest or concern; showing no bias or prejudice






35. Not obvious; elusive - difficult to discern






36. Not capable of being appeased or significantly changed






37. Trickery or subterfuge






38. To give a false impression of'






39. Pointlessly talkative; talking too much






40. Unyielding; hardhearted






41. To calm or soothe; to reduce in emotional intesity






42. To blame or denounce






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






44. To aid by making easier






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






46. Discerning and sensitive use of speech; diplomacy






47. Marked by ease or informality; nonchalant; lacking in depth; superficial






48. Shrewdness and craftiness; slyness






49. To ease or lessen; to appease or pacify






50. Well-spoken; coherent