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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. A long and extremely critical speech; a harsh denunciation






2. Tranquility; peacefulness






3. Thriftiness; economy; prudence in financial matters






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






5. Accustomed to accepting something undesirable






6. Lacking originality






7. Silly inanely foolish






8. Trickery or subterfuge






9. To polish; to rub to a shine






10. Occurring only occasionally - or in a scattered instances






11. Cautious reserve in speech; ability to make responsible decisions






12. Stillness; motionless; quality of being at rest






13. Characterized by a preference for complete obedience to authority; domineering






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






15. The act or process of transforming to another form - state or product






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






17. An independent individual who does not go along with a group or party






18. Practical rather than idealistic






19. Distinct; individual






20. To remove or separate by cutting off






21. To appease; to calm by making concessions






22. Improvised; done without preparation






23. Dismay; startling - distressing fear or shock that results in complete confusion






24. Very learned; scholarly






25. Stubbornly opinionated






26. Characterized by brightness and the emission of light






27. A substance that causes insensibility and removes pain






28. Belonging to another time; removed from natural chronological context






29. The state or act of extending or being swollen out of shape






30. Naturally inclined; tending; likely






31. Sad - sullen






32. To make worse or more severe






33. Cursory; done without care or interest






34. To combine several elements into a whole






35. Peaceful; calm






36. A mournful poem - esp one lamenting the dead






37. To plunge or drop straight down






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






39. Unorthodox; iconoclastic; dissenting from established dogma






40. Apt to break or crack due to a lack of elasticity; fragile






41. Harsh - jarring - discordant sound






42. Unit used in measuring the intensity of a sound






43. Self-important or pompous writing or speech






44. Having the tendency to permeate or spread throughout






45. Not obvious; elusive - difficult to discern






46. Stubborn; hardheaded






47. Lacking energy; sluggish or sleepy






48. To lengthen or stretch out






49. To make right or fix; correct






50. Conflicting; dissonant or harsh in sound