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






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






3. Hardship






4. Naturally inclined; tending; likely






5. Sad - sullen






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






7. Not definite; uncertain; experimental






8. To polish; to rub to a shine






9. The parading of learning; excessive attention to minutiae and formal rules






10. Using few words; terse






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






12. The quality of being energized or filled with liveliness






13. Concerned and attentive; eager






14. Faithfulness; loyalty






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






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






17. A machine that spins very swiftly about a central axis - and - using centrifugal force - separates disparate substances






18. Accustomed to accepting something undesirable






19. Essential for or relating to life; necessary






20. Doctrine or set of religious principles






21. Full of tiny openings able to absorb fluid or gas; permeable






22. Lacking originality; commonplace






23. Implied but no directly stated; tacit






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






25. Happening by fortunate accident or chance






26. To purify or concentrate through a process of vaporization






27. Strong inclination; liking






28. Genuine; not false or hypocritical






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






30. Trickery or subterfuge






31. Exhibiting a fawning attentiveness






32. Moderate; marked by restraint and lack of extremes






33. To combine several elements into a whole






34. Easily angered






35. Contemptibly fainthearted - lacking any courage






36. Pure; uncorrupted; clean






37. Dull and without variety; tedious






38. To slow delay or hamper






39. Intended for or understood by a small - specific group






40. To worsen or intensify






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






42. Boldness; impudence; arrogance






43. Not vital or pertinent; irrelevant






44. Shrewdness and craftiness; slyness






45. Belonging to another time; removed from natural chronological context






46. To grow or increase swiftly and abundantly






47. To remove completely; to annihilate; to pull out by the roots






48. Able to meet financial obligations; able to dissolve another substance






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






50. To force out; to discharge