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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. Relating to or at an edge or boundary; minimal






2. Happening by fortunate accident or chance






3. Improvised; done without preparation






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






5. Unoriginal; obtained from another source






6. An invigorating substance that excites mental or physical activity






7. Discreet; prudent; careful






8. Full of tiny openings able to absorb fluid or gas; permeable






9. To slow delay or hamper






10. Saucy; impertinent






11. Winding; twisting; excessively complicated






12. To appease; to conciliate






13. To make right or fix; correct






14. To combine several elements into a whole






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






16. Spread out or scattered






17. Departing from norms or convention






18. One who hates all other humans






19. Not tied down; unrestrained






20. Easily angered






21. Serving or intended to compel by force or authority






22. Disgrace; contempt; scorn






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






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






25. To anticipate and make unnecessary






26. A humorous imitation intended for ridicule or comic effect - esp. in literature and art






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






28. Strong inclination; liking






29. Self-important or pompous writing or speech






30. To calm or soothe; to reduce in emotional intesity






31. A speech honoring the dead






32. To invalidate; to repeal to retract






33. Loud and high-pitched; screeching






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






35. To incite anger - resentment or exasperation






36. To grow or increase swiftly and abundantly






37. Unclear; open to more than one potential meaning






38. Obstinately defiant of authority; difficult to manage






39. Extreme respect and reverence; worship






40. Lecture or discussion; conversation






41. An individual who lives poorly in order to hoard money; a person who is stingy






42. Moderate; marked by restraint and lack of extremes






43. To praise highly






44. Payment given for services rendered or for loss






45. Implied but no directly stated; tacit






46. Departure or wandering away from the accepted standard






47. To undeceive to set right






48. A thin - flexible film of tissue that covers or lines an organ






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






50. To deliver a pompous speech or tirade