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






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






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






4. Daring and fearless; recklessly bold






5. To enjoy in a thorough manner; to relish; to fully appreciate






6. Hidden - clandestine






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






8. Unorthodox; iconoclastic; dissenting from established dogma






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






10. Carefree; merry






11. To praise highly






12. Stillness; motionless; quality of being at rest






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






14. Abnormal; deviating from the common or general type






15. Acting with excessive haste or impulse






16. Dull and without variety; tedious






17. Charitable and kind in action






18. A person or thing that causes change






19. The quality of being energized or filled with liveliness






20. One who practices rigid self-denial esp in religious devotion






21. Unclear; open to more than one potential meaning






22. Naturally inclined; tending; likely






23. Disgrace; contempt; scorn






24. Lacking originality; commonplace






25. Not talkative; reserved






26. Silly inanely foolish






27. Troubling burdensome






28. To purify or concentrate through a process of vaporization






29. A harsh denunciation






30. Pointlessly talkative; talking too much






31. Serving or intended to compel by force or authority






32. Docile; obedience; easily led






33. Lacking faithfulness or loyalty; traitorous; unstable






34. To appease; to calm by making concessions






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






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






37. Truthfulness; honesty






38. Not obvious; elusive - difficult to discern






39. Stubborn; hardheaded






40. The combination of parts to make a whole






41. Lacking originality






42. Clear; easily understood






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






44. Discerning and sensitive use of speech; diplomacy






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






46. Concerned and attentive; eager






47. Attacking cherished beliefs; heretical; heterodox






48. Shrink in fear - cringe






49. Scorn; ridicule; contemptuous treatment






50. A substance that causes insensibility and removes pain