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GRE High Frequency Words Vocab

Subjects : gre, english, vocabulary
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Act or process of causing deterioration; a wearing away esp of metals






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






3. To moderate or soothe






4. Unoriginal; obtained from another source






5. To publicly praise or promote






6. Recurrent through the year or many years; happening repeatedly






7. Pliability; malleability; flexibility






8. An intense feeling of dislike or disgust






9. Seeming true - but actually being fallacious; misleadingly attractive






10. Small; lacking substance in degree - amount - or size






11. Made up of elements that are similar in nature or kind; uniform






12. Harmless; causing no damage






13. Shortness or briefness - esp. in time






14. One who practices rigid self-denial esp in religious devotion






15. Trickery or subterfuge






16. Not definite; uncertain; experimental






17. To confirm; to provide additional support; verify






18. To give notice to; to inform






19. Annoyance or irritation






20. To cause to spread - multiply or reproduce






21. In an initial stage; not fully formed






22. yielding or submissive; amenable






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






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






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






26. Dull and without variety; tedious






27. Baffled; in a quandry; at a loss for what to say or do






28. Lack of bias or involvement; impartiality; (ed) uninvolved; free from self-interest






29. Severe criticism or punishment






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






31. Hardship






32. Not tied down; unrestrained






33. Apt to break or crack due to a lack of elasticity; fragile






34. Discerning and sensitive use of speech; diplomacy






35. Happening by fortunate accident or chance






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






37. Ostentatious or showy; flashy






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






39. A collection of lierary works by various authors






40. A speech honoring the dead






41. Implied but no directly stated; tacit






42. To remove or separate by cutting off






43. To abruptly and violently collapse inward






44. The quality of being evenly balanced






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






46. To undeceive to set right






47. Extreme brightness; possessing luminosity or genius






48. Deviating from the norm






49. To grow rapidly or flourish






50. Possessing education - refinement and taste; polished