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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. Using few words; terse






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






3. Concerned and attentive; eager






4. A mournful poem - esp one lamenting the dead






5. Sad - sullen






6. Hidden - clandestine






7. Troubling burdensome






8. Happening by fortunate accident or chance






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






10. To remove or strip esp clothing






11. Self-important or pompous writing or speech






12. Occurring only occasionally - or in a scattered instances






13. Winding; twisting; excessively complicated






14. Stubborn; hardheaded






15. To remove or separate by cutting off






16. yield; submit; bow






17. Readily changing to a vapor; changeable; fickle; explosive






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






19. Docile; obedience; easily led






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






21. Distinct; individual






22. Trickery or subterfuge






23. Annoyance or irritation






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






25. To undeceive to set right






26. A substance that causes insensibility and removes pain






27. An independent individual who does not go along with a group or party






28. Insincere; lacking in honesty






29. Ambiguous; doubtful or uncertain






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






31. Well-spoken; expressive; articulate






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






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






34. Shrink in fear - cringe






35. Wise and careful; showing good judgment






36. Cleverness or inventiveness






37. Not capable of being appeased or significantly changed






38. An intense feeling of dislike or disgust






39. Loud and high-pitched; screeching






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






41. Payment given for services rendered or for loss






42. Flowery; ruddy; ornate






43. Outdated; associated with an earlier - perhaps more primitive time






44. Not obvious; elusive - difficult to discern






45. A means of disguising people or things to make them blend in with their surroundings






46. To grow rapidly or flourish






47. Shortness or briefness - esp. in time






48. To make or become thin - less dense; to refine






49. Burning or stinging; causing corrosion






50. Playful humorous