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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. Extreme brightness; possessing luminosity or genius






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






3. Having the tendency to permeate or spread throughout






4. Severe criticism or punishment






5. Lacking energy; sluggish or sleepy






6. Complex or complicated






7. Doctrine or set of religious principles






8. Scorn; ridicule; contemptuous treatment






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






10. Easily visible; obvious






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






12. To undeceive to set right






13. A long and formal written thesis or treatise - usually written by a doctoral candidate to meet a degree requirement






14. Well-spoken; coherent






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






16. Clear; easily understood






17. To incite anger - resentment or exasperation






18. To lengthen or stretch out






19. Recklessly wasteful; extravagant; profuse; lavish






20. To blame or denounce






21. Characterized by extreme care and precision; attentive to detail






22. To polish; to rub to a shine






23. To disguise or conceal






24. To imitate with the goal of rivaling or surpassing






25. To weaken; to reduce in vitality






26. The quality of being evenly balanced






27. Disgrace; contempt; scorn






28. Dull and without variety; tedious






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






30. A speech made to oneself; a monologue






31. Not capable of being appeased or significantly changed






32. Distinct; individual






33. Dark and depressing; mournful






34. Acting with excessive haste or impulse






35. Naturally inclined; tending; likely






36. One that precedes and indicates or announces another






37. An inclination or tendency






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






39. Hardship






40. To imbue; to pour in; to introduce; to instill






41. Very learned; scholarly






42. Annoyance or irritation






43. Not obvious; elusive - difficult to discern






44. Appealing forcibly to the mind or reason; convincing






45. State or quality of differing from the accepted norm; abnormality






46. Unimportant; lacking value






47. To plunge or drop straight down






48. Abundant in size - force - or extent; extraordinary






49. Well-spoken; expressive; articulate






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