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GRE High Frequency Words Vocab
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Very learned; scholarly
prone
erudite
archaic
superfluous
2. Lacking faithfulness or loyalty; traitorous; unstable
eloquent
ascetic
treacherous
tact
3. To secretly work together with the intent to commit a wrong or illegal act
lethargic
ephemeral
conspire
centrifuge
4. To weaken; to reduce in vitality
cynicism
facilitate
dissemble
enervate
5. An invigorating substance that excites mental or physical activity
inundate
stimulant
articulate
enigmatic
6. Unit used in measuring the intensity of a sound
platitude
unfeigned
decibel
intemperance
7. To criticize severely to officially rebuke
epitome
censure
elegy
cower
8. Misgivings; reservations; causes for hesitancy
viscous
homogeneous
qualms
aver
9. A means of disguising people or things to make them blend in with their surroundings
camouflage
anomaly
enigmatic
somber
10. A thin - flexible film of tissue that covers or lines an organ
aver
viscous
membrane
inured
11. Dull; lacking vitality or luminosity
lackluster
squander
discrete
censure
12. Ambiguous; doubtful or uncertain
equivocal
propensity
loquacious
impose
13. Refusing to compromise
viscous
intransigent
taciturn
brevity
14. Intended for or understood by a small - specific group
esoteric
mundane
obsequious
blithe
15. A long and extremely critical speech; a harsh denunciation
conversion
rhetoric
obviate
tirade
16. To appease; to conciliate
anomalous
brittle
discretion
propitiate
17. Excessive indulgence of appetite or passion - esp. in regard to alcohol; lack of constraint
facetious
intemperance
archaic
ensure
18. Spread out or scattered
placate
synthesis
dispersed
conspire
19. Lack of bias or involvement; impartiality; (ed) uninvolved; free from self-interest
adversity
eradicate
cunning
disinterest
20. The quality of being generously noble in the mind and heart - esp in forgiving
discretion
magnanimity
extend
superfluous
21. To deliver a pompous speech or tirade
compliant
mitigate
harangue
elegy
22. To ensconce - conceal - or stow
secrete
diatribe
wheedle
euphemism
23. The quality or state of being unyielding or stiff
frugality
dissemble
saturate
rigidity
24. Flowery; ruddy; ornate
invigoration
florid
conspicuous
reconciliation
25. Inclined to change one'S mind impulsively; erratic; unpredictable
distention
spurious
capricious
cunning
26. Marked by ease or informality; nonchalant; lacking in depth; superficial
brevity
glib
enigmatic
anachronistic
27. To invalidate; to repeal to retract
rescind
obstinate
inchoate
veneration
28. To worsen or intensify
distention
malevolent
aggravate
buttress
29. Readily changing to a vapor; changeable; fickle; explosive
mollify
succinct
buttress
volatile
30. Recklessly wasteful; extravagant; profuse; lavish
innocuous
rhetoric
burnish
prodigal
31. Restricted or peculiar to a particular region; indigenous
inopportune
expel
endemic
somber
32. Poverty; destitution
eccentric
penury
bolster
belie
33. Saucy; impertinent
fortuitous
impudent
malevolent
recluse
34. Unorthodox; iconoclastic; dissenting from established dogma
heretical
proliferate
pervasive
intransigent
35. Strenuous - taxing
martial
arduous
prone
circumspect
36. Hardship
lucid
bent
adversity
fraud
37. Unimportant; lacking value
meticulous
qualms
trivial
extraneous
38. A humorous imitation intended for ridicule or comic effect - esp. in literature and art
parody
tranquil
cultured
desiccate
39. To polish; to rub to a shine
admonish
tout
burnish
covert
40. Seeming true - but actually being fallacious; misleadingly attractive
inchoate
malevolent
disingenuous
specious
41. Hidden - clandestine
covert
coercive
facilitate
aver
42. Easily visible; obvious
aversion
brilliance
conspicuous
inopportune
43. The state or act of extending or being swollen out of shape
assuage
restitution
distention
unfettered
44. To combine several elements into a whole
amalgamate
obsequious
implicit
ambiguous
45. To enjoy in a thorough manner; to relish; to fully appreciate
ascetic
savor
dispersed
burgeon
46. Using few words; terse
taciturn
discordant
ambiguous
laconic
47. Implied but no directly stated; tacit
calibrate
implicit
scarce
esoteric
48. A mournful poem - esp one lamenting the dead
discourse
elegy
repudiate
extend
49. To grow rapidly or flourish
abscond
eradicate
pragmatic
burgeon
50. Full of tiny openings able to absorb fluid or gas; permeable
shrill
porous
membrane
bolster