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






2. Daring and fearless; recklessly bold






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






4. To publicly praise or promote






5. Steadfast and courageous






6. yielding or submissive; amenable






7. To cut back or clip branches or other parts of a plant - esp parts that are dead






8. Hardship






9. To tend toward the same spot or outcome; inclining to join at an intersecting point






10. Strenuous - taxing






11. Docile; obedience; easily led






12. Dark and depressing; mournful






13. Unimportant; lacking value






14. Thriftiness; economy; prudence in financial matters






15. Recklessly wasteful; extravagant; profuse; lavish






16. To dry out or dehydrate to make dry or dull






17. To aid by making easier






18. Troubling burdensome






19. To disguise or conceal






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






21. Loud and high-pitched; screeching






22. Discerning and sensitive use of speech; diplomacy






23. Not definite; uncertain; experimental






24. The purposeful giving of false or misleading testimony while under oath






25. Misgivings; reservations; causes for hesitancy






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






27. Relevant; germane






28. A substance that causes insensibility and removes pain






29. Shortness or briefness - esp. in time






30. Cautious reserve in speech; ability to make responsible decisions






31. Peaceful; calm






32. An inclination or tendency






33. Burning or stinging; causing corrosion






34. A long and extremely critical speech; a harsh denunciation






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






36. Not talkative; reserved






37. Pointlessly talkative; talking too much






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






39. To champion or support; to argue in favor of






40. Shrink in fear - cringe






41. A system in which individuals or things are ranked in a particular order






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






43. To polish; to rub to a shine






44. Lacking faithfulness or loyalty; traitorous; unstable






45. An expression of approval or praise






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






47. To flatter or praise excessively






48. To lengthen or stretch out






49. Not tied down; unrestrained






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