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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. Depart secretly and hide






2. Flowery; ruddy; ornate






3. Shrink in fear - cringe






4. Discerning and sensitive use of speech; diplomacy






5. Deviating from the norm






6. Not talkative; reserved






7. Moderate; marked by restraint and lack of extremes






8. To invalidate; to repeal to retract






9. Implied; not explicitly stated






10. Extreme respect and reverence; worship






11. Harmless; causing no damage






12. Hardship






13. Brief and concise






14. To flatter or praise excessively






15. Embodiment; quintessence






16. To trudge; to move slowly and heavily






17. One who hates all other humans






18. A speech made to oneself; a monologue






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






20. Obstinately defiant of authority; difficult to manage






21. Strong inclination; liking






22. To blacken; to belittle; to sully defame disparage






23. To disguise or conceal






24. To anticipate and make unnecessary






25. Shortness or briefness - esp. in time






26. To undeceive to set right






27. The quality or state of being unyielding or stiff






28. To publicly condemn or criticize






29. Complex or complicated






30. Annoyance or irritation






31. To abruptly and violently collapse inward






32. Ostentatious or showy; flashy






33. Dull and without variety; tedious






34. To cause to spread - multiply or reproduce






35. Brief; fleeting






36. Accustomed to accepting something undesirable






37. Silly inanely foolish






38. A long and formal written thesis or treatise - usually written by a doctoral candidate to meet a degree requirement






39. Only touching briefly upon the topic at hand; irrelevant






40. To grow rapidly or flourish






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






42. To force out; to discharge






43. To remove or separate by cutting off






44. Practical rather than idealistic






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






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






47. To lengthen or stretch out






48. Lacking depth; existing on or near the surface






49. Cleverness or inventiveness






50. Assuming an unauthorized right or responsibility; overly forward and arrogant