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GRE High Frequency Words Vocab
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gre
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english
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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 make worse or more severe
propitiate
facilitate
exacerbate
pertinent
2. Subject to chance or individual whim; without definite reason
superfluous
implode
arbitrary
aggravate
3. To dry out or dehydrate to make dry or dull
eclectic
calibrate
desiccate
tact
4. Ill-timed; unsuitable; inappropriate
tranquility
squander
chicanery
inopportune
5. An inclination or tendency
corroborate
bent
brittle
indifferent
6. To plunge or drop straight down
banal
florid
plummet
equivocate
7. To blame or denounce
enervate
condemn
rescind
articulate
8. Harmless; causing no damage
approbation
innocuous
beneficent
denigrate
9. Abundant in size - force - or extent; extraordinary
prune
prodigious
goad
fidelity
10. A speech made to oneself; a monologue
marginal
veracity
soliloquy
membrane
11. To inspect - determine - or correct the graduations of an instrument by comparing it to a standard
reconciliation
ambiguous
fidelity
calibrate
12. A mild replacement for a harsher or more offensive term
corroborate
capricious
euphemism
prodigal
13. To remove or strip esp clothing
lucid
ingenuity
divest
banal
14. To defeat; to put down
discomfit
solvent
recluse
divest
15. Shrewdness and craftiness; slyness
laud
cunning
nonplused
garrulous
16. Misgivings; reservations; causes for hesitancy
qualms
blithe
convention
brevity
17. Abnormal; deviating from the common or general type
anomalous
assuage
epitome
articulate
18. Trickery or subterfuge
miser
chicanery
serenity
decibel
19. Marked by extreme calm - impassivity - and steadiness
euphemism
idiosyncrasy
imperturbable
convoluted
20. Exceeding what is sufficient or necessary
apprise
equivocate
amalgamate
superfluous
21. Marked by ease or informality; nonchalant; lacking in depth; superficial
stimulant
obstinate
tangential
glib
22. One who practices rigid self-denial esp in religious devotion
ascetic
deviance
superficial
wheedle
23. Distinct; individual
meticulous
facilitate
propensity
discrete
24. Winding; twisting; excessively complicated
tortuous
aversion
heretical
amalgamate
25. An individual who lives poorly in order to hoard money; a person who is stingy
decibel
miser
chicanery
dissertation
26. Adherence to the highest principles; uprightness
perjury
soliloquy
apprise
probity
27. Rare and insufficient
euphemism
rigidity
trivial
scarce
28. Thriftiness; economy; prudence in financial matters
assuage
garrulous
brittle
frugality
29. A quirk particular to a group or individual
malevolent
idiosyncrasy
correspond
superficial
30. To moderate or soothe
treacherous
abscond
temper
plummet
31. An intense feeling of dislike or disgust
dissertation
fatuous
treacherous
aversion
32. Self-important or pompous writing or speech
inquisitive
propensity
bombast
corrosion
33. Excessive indulgence of appetite or passion - esp. in regard to alcohol; lack of constraint
intemperance
pertinent
eclectic
implacable
34. Lecture or discussion; conversation
equivocate
discourse
anomalous
tacit
35. The combination of parts to make a whole
synthetic
martial
synthesis
cower
36. To trudge; to move slowly and heavily
magnanimity
somber
plod
indifferent
37. An overabundance; a surplus
prudent
plethora
slight
maverick
38. Easily visible; obvious
camouflage
conspicuous
perjury
aver
39. An expression of approval or praise
approbation
parody
vigor
viscous
40. To tend toward the same spot or outcome; inclining to join at an intersecting point
converge
temperate
reconciliation
brilliance
41. To state as a fact; to confirm or support
warranted
erudite
aver
craven
42. To restrain; to be sparing or frugal
camouflage
rescind
stint
camouflage
43. Implied; not explicitly stated
subjective
tacit
epitome
platitude
44. To aid by making easier
aver
facilitate
inchoate
exacerbate
45. An informed and astute judge in matters of taste; expert
pristine
connoisseur
implacable
camouflage
46. Implied but no directly stated; tacit
implicit
epitome
equivocate
preempt
47. To grow or increase swiftly and abundantly
insipid
proliferate
veracity
aversion
48. Shortness or briefness - esp. in time
expel
brevity
parody
opprobrium
49. Peaceful; calm
banal
tranquil
synthesis
discretion
50. Not talkative; reserved
assuage
enumerate
taciturn
irascible