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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. Acting with excessive haste or impulse






2. To reprove; to express warning or disapproval






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






4. Severe criticism or punishment






5. Distinct; individual






6. To incite anger - resentment or exasperation






7. Docile; obedience; easily led






8. Well-spoken; coherent






9. Very learned; scholarly






10. Unorthodox; iconoclastic; dissenting from established dogma






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






12. One that precedes and indicates or announces another






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






14. Annoyance or irritation






15. To force out; to discharge






16. Authoritative permission or approval; a penalty intended to enforce compliance






17. questioning; curious






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






19. Shortness or briefness - esp. in time






20. Troubling burdensome






21. Thriftiness; economy; prudence in financial matters






22. Winding; twisting; excessively complicated






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






24. To remove or strip esp clothing






25. Occurring only occasionally - or in a scattered instances






26. Appealing forcibly to the mind or reason; convincing






27. Refusing to compromise






28. The act of casting out or excluding an individual from a society or group; banishment






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






30. Thick; sticky






31. Sad - sullen






32. To undeceive to set right






33. Man-made; artificial; relating to or involving the combination of parts to make a whole






34. Aversion; dislike






35. Of the world; typical of or concerned w/the ordinary






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






37. To lengthen or stretch out






38. Unit used in measuring the intensity of a sound






39. A harsh denunciation






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






41. Practical rather than idealistic






42. Dull and without variety; tedious






43. Not talkative; reserved






44. Strong inclination; liking






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






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






47. To invalidate; to repeal to retract






48. An expression of approval or praise






49. To grow or increase swiftly and abundantly






50. Accustomed to accepting something undesirable