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GRE High Frequency Words Vocab
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Unorthodox; iconoclastic; dissenting from established dogma
corrosion
symmetry
burnish
heretical
2. To move to and fro; to sway; to be unsettled in decision
waver
obviate
distill
extend
3. To state as a fact; to confirm or support
provoke
apprise
aver
treacherous
4. To make or become less severe or intense; to moderate
belie
mitigate
cunning
assuage
5. To dry out or dehydrate to make dry or dull
desiccate
ostracism
caustic
irascible
6. A machine that spins very swiftly about a central axis - and - using centrifugal force - separates disparate substances
centrifuge
pervasive
inquisitive
slight
7. Exceeding what is sufficient or necessary
prudent
converge
superfluous
specious
8. Deliberate deceit with the goal of gaining an unlawful advantage
fraud
savor
desiccate
precipitate
9. A system in which individuals or things are ranked in a particular order
connoisseur
enumerate
hierarchy
shrill
10. To restrain; to be sparing or frugal
erudite
presumptuous
innocuous
stint
11. Belonging to another time; removed from natural chronological context
anachronistic
inured
unfettered
plummet
12. The act of reestablishing harmony or friendly interactions
extravagance
prone
beneficent
reconciliation
13. Lacking authenticity or validity; false; counterfeit
placate
stint
denigrate
spurious
14. Using few words; terse
assuage
specious
synthetic
laconic
15. Accustomed to accepting something undesirable
miser
inured
diffuse
temperate
16. To grow rapidly or flourish
arduous
plethora
burgeon
proliferate
17. To replace; to supersede; to appropriate
obviate
exculpate
converge
preempt
18. Deceptive; based upon a false belief or impression
goad
convoluted
dogmatic
illusory
19. Lacking faithfulness or loyalty; traitorous; unstable
precursor
emulate
eulogy
treacherous
20. The purposeful giving of false or misleading testimony while under oath
perjury
enervate
epitome
elegy
21. A generally agreed-upon practice or attitude
convention
tirade
eclectic
camouflage
22. Concerned and attentive; eager
indifferent
solicitous
martial
connoisseur
23. Depart secretly and hide
abscond
precursor
dissertation
obsequious
24. A thin - flexible film of tissue that covers or lines an organ
cynicism
obviate
pragmatic
membrane
25. The parading of learning; excessive attention to minutiae and formal rules
aggravate
cultured
invigoration
pedantic
26. To invalidate; to repeal to retract
dogmatic
rescind
waver
treacherous
27. State or quality of differing from the accepted norm; abnormality
impudent
trivial
deviance
secrete
28. Implied; not explicitly stated
bombast
disinterest
tacit
implicit
29. Readily changing to a vapor; changeable; fickle; explosive
warranted
volatile
extend
deference
30. To incite anger - resentment or exasperation
provoke
fatuous
converge
intrepid
31. Lacking originality
articulate
symmetry
banal
temper
32. To praise highly
deviance
distention
laud
presumption
33. Cursory; done without care or interest
secrete
hierarchy
perfunctory
tacit
34. To abruptly and violently collapse inward
serenity
implode
waver
tentative
35. An overabundance; a surplus
repudiate
plethora
cacophony
invigoration
36. To polish; to rub to a shine
burnish
perfunctory
emulate
implicit
37. An invigorating substance that excites mental or physical activity
warranted
stimulant
monotonous
derivative
38. Able to meet financial obligations; able to dissolve another substance
tact
solvent
anesthetic
lucid
39. Made up of elements that are similar in nature or kind; uniform
homogeneous
plasticity
cunning
assuage
40. To worsen or intensify
opprobrium
aggravate
fraud
dogmatic
41. To coax; persuade - often through the use of flattery or smooth talk
wheedle
tortuous
buttress
covert
42. To calm or soothe; to reduce in emotional intesity
garrulous
impudent
retard
mollify
43. To cut back or clip branches or other parts of a plant - esp parts that are dead
squander
brittle
prune
connoisseur
44. Seeming true - but actually being fallacious; misleadingly attractive
ostracism
sever
specious
prone
45. To approve tacitly by overlooking or excusing; to allow or forgive
denounce
condone
fraud
specious
46. Pointlessly talkative; talking too much
specious
garrulous
synthetic
defer
47. Essential for or relating to life; necessary
innocuous
proliferate
vital
extemporaneous
48. To publicly praise or promote
esoteric
sanction
luminous
tout
49. To combine several elements into a whole
amalgamate
irascible
lackluster
esoteric
50. Subject to chance or individual whim; without definite reason
arbitrary
perjury
iconoclastic
ambiguous