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GRE High Frequency Words Vocab

Subjects : gre, english, vocabulary
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. To criticize severely to officially rebuke






2. Shrewdness and craftiness; slyness






3. Unit used in measuring the intensity of a sound






4. To grow rapidly or flourish






5. Lacking faithfulness or loyalty; traitorous; unstable






6. An overabundance; a surplus






7. Daring and fearless; recklessly bold






8. Easily angered






9. Calmness; serenity; peacefulness






10. Charitable and kind in action






11. Naturally inclined; tending; likely






12. Stubbornly opinionated






13. Active bodily or mental strength or energy; force






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






15. To remove or separate by cutting off






16. Very learned; scholarly






17. The act of reestablishing harmony or friendly interactions






18. Moderate; marked by restraint and lack of extremes






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






20. Conflicting; dissonant or harsh in sound






21. Thick; sticky






22. Well-spoken; expressive; articulate






23. Able to meet financial obligations; able to dissolve another substance






24. Full of tiny openings able to absorb fluid or gas; permeable






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






26. Well-spoken; coherent






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






28. Possessing education - refinement and taste; polished






29. Burning or stinging; causing corrosion






30. Complex or complicated






31. Serving or intended to compel by force or authority






32. Unclear; open to more than one potential meaning






33. To cause to spread - multiply or reproduce






34. To moderate or soothe






35. Cleverness or inventiveness






36. Honesty; frankness; sincerity






37. To move to and fro; to sway; to be unsettled in decision






38. Stubborn; hardheaded






39. Refusing to compromise






40. To provide support or reinforcement






41. The act of casting out or excluding an individual from a society or group; banishment






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






43. Associated with war and the armed forces






44. Not vital or pertinent; irrelevant






45. A mournful poem - esp one lamenting the dead






46. Discreet; prudent; careful






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






48. Called for; authorized; justified






49. Pointlessly talkative; talking too much






50. Lacking depth; existing on or near the surface