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GRE High Frequency Words Vocab
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. To abruptly and violently collapse inward
implode
superfluous
tractable
dogma
2. A speech made to oneself; a monologue
propagate
compensation
veracity
soliloquy
3. Lack of bias or involvement; impartiality; (ed) uninvolved; free from self-interest
aberrant
disinterest
eccentric
prudent
4. Obstinately defiant of authority; difficult to manage
obsequious
tractable
spurious
recalcitrant
5. Not capable of being appeased or significantly changed
implacable
perfunctory
iconoclastic
cultured
6. An independent individual who does not go along with a group or party
eclectic
ensure
maverick
digress
7. To combine several elements into a whole
secrete
amalgamate
archaic
distention
8. Possessing education - refinement and taste; polished
superficial
cultured
disinterest
compliant
9. Excessive indulgence of appetite or passion - esp. in regard to alcohol; lack of constraint
laud
intemperance
quiescence
somber
10. Scorn; ridicule; contemptuous treatment
derision
pedantic
catalyst
centrifuge
11. Genuine; not false or hypocritical
unfeigned
implode
onerous
solvent
12. Lecture or discussion; conversation
implicit
lackluster
irascible
discourse
13. To worsen or intensify
aggravate
recluse
savor
intrepid
14. In an initial stage; not fully formed
beneficent
arduous
treacherous
inchoate
15. Lacking faithfulness or loyalty; traitorous; unstable
diffident
invigoration
treacherous
preempt
16. To inspect - determine - or correct the graduations of an instrument by comparing it to a standard
inopportune
ephemeral
calibrate
intransigent
17. Characterized by extreme care and precision; attentive to detail
rarefy
anomalous
meticulous
denigrate
18. Hardship
adversity
facilitate
meticulous
provoke
19. Poverty; destitution
eloquent
penury
belie
conspicuous
20. An intense feeling of dislike or disgust
parody
aversion
caustic
defer
21. Made up of elements that are similar in nature or kind; uniform
derision
soliloquy
homogeneous
obviate
22. To confirm; to provide additional support; verify
presumption
malevolent
corroborate
arduous
23. Strenuous - taxing
dissemble
emulate
arduous
savor
24. Unit used in measuring the intensity of a sound
decibel
anomalous
consternation
fraud
25. To purify or concentrate through a process of vaporization
deviation
superfluous
distill
enervate
26. A natural inclination or tendency; penchant
tractable
intemperance
euphemism
propensity
27. Misgivings; reservations; causes for hesitancy
ostracism
distention
misanthrope
qualms
28. Refusing to compromise
succinct
bombast
intransigent
extraneous
29. Baffled; in a quandry; at a loss for what to say or do
nonplused
censure
caustic
epitome
30. Not tied down; unrestrained
penchant
covert
unfettered
compensation
31. Depart secretly and hide
probity
intemperance
misanthrope
abscond
32. Attacking cherished beliefs; heretical; heterodox
goad
burnish
cower
iconoclastic
33. Dispersed or scattered; not centralized
rectify
diffuse
quiescence
aversion
34. Inclined to change one'S mind impulsively; erratic; unpredictable
anomalous
bombast
equivocate
capricious
35. Happening by fortunate accident or chance
tirade
effrontery
ingenuity
fortuitous
36. Faithfulness; loyalty
eclectic
eulogy
placate
fidelity
37. The quality of being evenly balanced
rescind
symmetry
capricious
eloquent
38. To cause to spread - multiply or reproduce
exacerbate
propagate
diffuse
laud
39. Marked by stealth - covert - surreptitious
laud
furtive
mitigate
defer
40. To trudge; to move slowly and heavily
effrontery
amalgamate
plod
prodigal
41. Lacking depth; existing on or near the surface
fidelity
superficial
pragmatic
caustic
42. To list or count off individually
enumerate
specious
restitution
corroborate
43. Characterized by brightness and the emission of light
brevity
banal
aberrant
luminous
44. Deviating from the norm
aberrant
provoke
lucid
bent
45. Severe criticism or punishment
tangential
castigation
miser
arbitrary
46. Well-spoken; coherent
fortuitous
candor
articulate
plummet
47. Aversion; dislike
precipitate
cacophony
antipathy
rigidity
48. An invigorating substance that excites mental or physical activity
enervate
candor
stimulant
plethora
49. Authoritative permission or approval; a penalty intended to enforce compliance
impudent
temperate
florid
sanction
50. To force out; to discharge
tractable
expel
vigor
idiosyncrasy