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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. Extreme brightness; possessing luminosity or genius






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






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






4. To provide support or reinforcement






5. To defeat; to put down






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






7. To exist in agreement or conformity; harmonize






8. To abruptly and violently collapse inward






9. Charitable and kind in action






10. Possessing education - refinement and taste; polished






11. Culled from many sources






12. Cursory; done without care or interest






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






14. To deliver a pompous speech or tirade






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






16. To waste by spending or using irresponsibly






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






18. Adherence to the highest principles; uprightness






19. To polish; to rub to a shine






20. Spread out or scattered






21. The quality of being energized or filled with liveliness






22. Essential for or relating to life; necessary






23. Extremely talkative






24. Exceeding what is sufficient or necessary






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






26. To plunge or drop straight down






27. Moderate; marked by restraint and lack of extremes






28. Having the tendency to permeate or spread throughout






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






30. To remove completely; to annihilate; to pull out by the roots






31. To purify or concentrate through a process of vaporization






32. Conflicting; dissonant or harsh in sound






33. To publicly praise or promote






34. Lacking authenticity or validity; false; counterfeit






35. Not tied down; unrestrained






36. Faithfulness; loyalty






37. An informed and astute judge in matters of taste; expert






38. Lacking originality






39. Unorthodox; iconoclastic; dissenting from established dogma






40. Loud and high-pitched; screeching






41. Stubbornly opinionated






42. Easily angered






43. Well-spoken; coherent






44. To criticize severely to officially rebuke






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






46. Mysterious; obscure; difficult to understand






47. A machine that spins very swiftly about a central axis - and - using centrifugal force - separates disparate substances






48. An individual who lives poorly in order to hoard money; a person who is stingy






49. questioning; curious






50. Payment given for services rendered or for loss