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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. To force out; to discharge






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






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






4. To dry out or dehydrate to make dry or dull






5. Acting with excessive haste or impulse






6. Harsh - jarring - discordant sound






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






8. Possessing education - refinement and taste; polished






9. A speech honoring the dead






10. The quality or state of being unyielding or stiff






11. Departing from norms or convention






12. To stray from the point; to go off on a tangent






13. To flatter or praise excessively






14. Deviating from the norm






15. The act or process of transforming to another form - state or product






16. An overabundance; a surplus






17. To provide support or reinforcement






18. Having no interest or concern; showing no bias or prejudice






19. Occurring only occasionally - or in a scattered instances






20. To give a false impression of'






21. A person or thing that causes change






22. Annoyance or irritation






23. Dull; lacking vitality or luminosity






24. Seeming true - but actually being fallacious; misleadingly attractive






25. Marked by stealth - covert - surreptitious






26. Ambiguous; doubtful or uncertain






27. An attitude or quality of belief that all people are motivated by selfishness






28. Lacking originality; commonplace






29. Not definite; uncertain; experimental






30. Assuming an unauthorized right or responsibility; overly forward and arrogant






31. To give notice to; to inform






32. To remove or separate by cutting off






33. In an initial stage; not fully formed






34. Called for; authorized; justified






35. One that precedes and indicates or announces another






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






37. Not tied down; unrestrained






38. To trudge; to move slowly and heavily






39. To make right or fix; correct






40. Essential for or relating to life; necessary






41. A superficial remark - esp. one offered as meaningful






42. Flowery; ruddy; ornate






43. To use ambiguous language with a deceptive intent






44. Disgrace; contempt; scorn






45. To ease or lessen; to appease or pacify






46. Trickery or subterfuge






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






48. Exceeding what is sufficient or necessary






49. Abnormal; deviating from the common or general type






50. Ostentatious or showy; flashy