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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. Sad - sullen






2. To invalidate; to repeal to retract






3. To make or become thin - less dense; to refine






4. To make right or fix; correct






5. Pointlessly talkative; talking too much






6. To cut back or clip branches or other parts of a plant - esp parts that are dead






7. To defeat; to put down






8. Rare and insufficient






9. To slow delay or hamper






10. Inclined to change one'S mind impulsively; erratic; unpredictable






11. Exhibiting a fawning attentiveness






12. Dispersed or scattered; not centralized






13. Stillness; motionless; quality of being at rest






14. Small; lacking substance in degree - amount - or size






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






16. Having or showing often viscious ill-will -spite - hatred






17. To fill until there is no further capacity for absorbance; to soak






18. To calm or soothe; to reduce in emotional intesity






19. A collection of lierary works by various authors






20. Marked by extreme calm - impassivity - and steadiness






21. To guarantee or make certain






22. Lacking originality






23. To deliver a pompous speech or tirade






24. Unit used in measuring the intensity of a sound






25. Flowery; ruddy; ornate






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






27. The act of preparing or working land in order to grow crops






28. Lacking faithfulness or loyalty; traitorous; unstable






29. Brief and concise






30. The combination of parts to make a whole






31. Discreet; prudent; careful






32. Not objective; based upon internal perceptions rather than upon unprejudiced fact






33. Boldness; impudence; arrogance






34. To imitate with the goal of rivaling or surpassing






35. A substance that causes insensibility and removes pain






36. Contemptibly fainthearted - lacking any courage






37. To coax; persuade - often through the use of flattery or smooth talk






38. Departing from norms or convention






39. To remove or separate by cutting off






40. To inspect - determine - or correct the graduations of an instrument by comparing it to a standard






41. Relevant; germane






42. Pure; uncorrupted; clean






43. To grow or increase swiftly and abundantly






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






45. Aversion; dislike






46. Lacking energy; sluggish or sleepy






47. Dull; lacking vitality or luminosity






48. The art or study of effect use of language for communication and persuasion






49. Poverty; destitution






50. Trickery or subterfuge