Test your basic knowledge |

GRE High Frequency Words Vocab

Subjects : gre, english, vocabulary
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
  • If you are not ready to take this test, you can study here.
  • Match each statement with the correct term.
  • Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.

This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Insincere; lacking in honesty






2. To make right or fix; correct






3. To use ambiguous language with a deceptive intent






4. Not talkative; reserved






5. Cleverness or inventiveness






6. Lacking originality; commonplace






7. Unclear; open to more than one potential meaning






8. Dull; lacking vitality or luminosity






9. Marked by ease or informality; nonchalant; lacking in depth; superficial






10. Restricted or peculiar to a particular region; indigenous






11. Deviating from the norm






12. Ostentatious or showy; flashy






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






14. Charitable and kind in action






15. Culled from many sources






16. One who avoids social contact and lives in seclusion






17. Flowery; ruddy; ornate






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






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






20. To make worse or more severe






21. Relating to or at an edge or boundary; minimal






22. Disgrace; contempt; scorn






23. Acting with excessive haste or impulse






24. Practical rather than idealistic






25. To state as a fact; to confirm or support






26. To compel or require; to push one'S views or authority upon others






27. The purposeful giving of false or misleading testimony while under oath






28. To defeat; to put down






29. Appealing forcibly to the mind or reason; convincing






30. Mysterious; obscure; difficult to understand






31. Trickery or subterfuge






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






33. Marked by stealth - covert - surreptitious






34. Called for; authorized; justified






35. To deliver a pompous speech or tirade






36. A speech made to oneself; a monologue






37. Tranquility; peacefulness






38. Clear; easily understood






39. Boldness; impudence; arrogance






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






41. Unoriginal; obtained from another source






42. Thick; sticky






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






44. Lacking authenticity or validity; false; counterfeit






45. To slow delay or hamper






46. A harsh denunciation






47. Implied but no directly stated; tacit






48. To grow rapidly or flourish






49. Contemptibly fainthearted - lacking any courage






50. Easily visible; obvious