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GRE High Frequency Words Vocab
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. To remove or separate by cutting off
arbitrary
vital
sever
eccentric
2. Practical rather than idealistic
succinct
goad
irascible
pragmatic
3. The act of making an assumption or taking something for granted
presumption
exculpate
soliloquy
taciturn
4. Brief; fleeting
precursor
anomaly
ephemeral
wheedle
5. Steadfast and courageous
plasticity
placate
perennial
intrepid
6. Adherence to the highest principles; uprightness
pedantic
probity
erudite
discordant
7. A natural inclination or tendency; penchant
luminous
propensity
synthetic
squander
8. Exonerate; to clear of blame
exculpate
presumption
enervate
amalgamate
9. Self-important or pompous writing or speech
obviate
vigor
epitome
bombast
10. The act of returning something to its proper owner - or of compensating the owner for the loss of such an item; reparation
restitution
plummet
temper
perfunctory
11. Lacking originality
penchant
banal
prudent
antipathy
12. Attacking cherished beliefs; heretical; heterodox
intrepid
iconoclastic
covert
calibrate
13. A generally agreed-upon practice or attitude
convention
proliferate
pragmatic
ensure
14. Seeming true - but actually being fallacious; misleadingly attractive
specious
distill
articulate
anthology
15. An individual who lives poorly in order to hoard money; a person who is stingy
diffuse
recalcitrant
penury
miser
16. Not definite; uncertain; experimental
epitome
tentative
enumerate
rectify
17. To publicly praise or promote
implicit
unfettered
tout
innocuous
18. Exceeding what is sufficient or necessary
ambiguous
superfluous
disinterest
loquacious
19. Disgrace; contempt; scorn
cultured
opprobrium
savor
pervasive
20. To cause to spread - multiply or reproduce
taciturn
ephemeral
propagate
articulate
21. Honesty; frankness; sincerity
miser
candor
tangential
scarce
22. To remove completely; to annihilate; to pull out by the roots
martial
perfunctory
disabuse
eradicate
23. Intended for or understood by a small - specific group
esoteric
trivial
scarce
recluse
24. Mysterious; obscure; difficult to understand
enigmatic
desiccate
discrete
ingenuity
25. Act or process of causing deterioration; a wearing away esp of metals
probity
retard
corrosion
subtle
26. Lacking originality; commonplace
amalgamate
catalyst
correspond
banal
27. An inclination or tendency
iconoclastic
implode
bent
provoke
28. Misgivings; reservations; causes for hesitancy
qualms
mitigate
correspond
unfettered
29. To remove or strip esp clothing
blithe
divest
propagate
bent
30. Associated with war and the armed forces
caustic
convention
martial
distill
31. A group of two or more verses or lines that make up a division in a poem and correspond in rhyme - meter - and length
consternation
taciturn
parody
stanza
32. Faithfulness; loyalty
fidelity
discrete
epitome
anachronistic
33. Pure; uncorrupted; clean
rescind
pristine
castigation
adversity
34. To move to and fro; to sway; to be unsettled in decision
vigor
indifferent
florid
waver
35. To imitate with the goal of rivaling or surpassing
serenity
loquacious
deviance
emulate
36. To appease; to calm by making concessions
vital
repudiate
temper
placate
37. An intense feeling of dislike or disgust
shrill
aversion
anomalous
meticulous
38. Characterized by a preference for complete obedience to authority; domineering
meticulous
serenity
catalyst
authoritarian
39. To coax; persuade - often through the use of flattery or smooth talk
endemic
tact
wheedle
corroborate
40. Clear; easily understood
lucid
infuse
cacophony
succinct
41. A system in which individuals or things are ranked in a particular order
exculpate
hierarchy
sporadic
equivocate
42. Loud and high-pitched; screeching
shrill
diffident
anomalous
discretion
43. Possessing education - refinement and taste; polished
insipid
aberrant
cultured
lackluster
44. Ostentatious or showy; flashy
tranquil
pervasive
aversion
flamboyant
45. Culled from many sources
eclectic
retard
cacophony
plasticity
46. To exist in agreement or conformity; harmonize
correspond
trivial
perennial
heretical
47. Not tied down; unrestrained
emulate
unfettered
specious
articulate
48. Dismay; startling - distressing fear or shock that results in complete confusion
audacious
condemn
fidelity
consternation
49. Unyielding; hardhearted
abscond
synthetic
aggravate
obdurate
50. Payment given for services rendered or for loss
compensation
garrulous
restitution
martial