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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. Pure; uncorrupted; clean






2. Stubborn; hardheaded






3. Not definite; uncertain; experimental






4. Accustomed to accepting something undesirable






5. A natural inclination or tendency; penchant






6. To remove or strip esp clothing






7. To flatter or praise excessively






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






9. Very learned; scholarly






10. Only touching briefly upon the topic at hand; irrelevant






11. Rare and insufficient






12. To publicly condemn or criticize






13. To criticize severely to officially rebuke






14. Unimportant; lacking value






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






16. Lacking originality; commonplace






17. Disgrace; contempt; scorn






18. To exist in agreement or conformity; harmonize






19. Cleverness or inventiveness






20. Lacking faithfulness or loyalty; traitorous; unstable






21. Spread out or scattered






22. To appease; to calm by making concessions






23. An attitude or quality of belief that all people are motivated by selfishness






24. To lengthen or stretch out






25. Adherence to the highest principles; uprightness






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






27. To aid by making easier






28. To purify or concentrate through a process of vaporization






29. Pliability; malleability; flexibility






30. Mysterious; obscure; difficult to understand






31. To force out; to discharge






32. Peaceful; calm






33. Embodiment; quintessence






34. To anticipate and make unnecessary






35. To remove or separate by cutting off






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






37. Without taste or flavor; lacking in spirits; bland






38. Called for; authorized; justified






39. Pointlessly talkative; talking too much






40. Silly inanely foolish






41. Unit used in measuring the intensity of a sound






42. Deviation from the normal order - form - or rule






43. Abnormal; deviating from the common or general type






44. Wise and careful; showing good judgment






45. Active bodily or mental strength or energy; force






46. Genuine; not false or hypocritical






47. Saucy; impertinent






48. The quality of being evenly balanced






49. Attacking cherished beliefs; heretical; heterodox






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