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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. Characterized by extreme care and precision; attentive to detail






2. The quality or state of being unyielding or stiff






3. To invalidate; to repeal to retract






4. To remove or strip esp clothing






5. Marked by ease or informality; nonchalant; lacking in depth; superficial






6. Without taste or flavor; lacking in spirits; bland






7. Winding; twisting; excessively complicated






8. Exhibiting a fawning attentiveness






9. To aid by making easier






10. Soundness or truthfulness






11. Hidden - clandestine






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






13. The combination of parts to make a whole






14. Dark and depressing; mournful






15. Relating to or at an edge or boundary; minimal






16. Thriftiness; economy; prudence in financial matters






17. Discerning and sensitive use of speech; diplomacy






18. Implied but no directly stated; tacit






19. A means of disguising people or things to make them blend in with their surroundings






20. Not definite; uncertain; experimental






21. An expression of approval or praise






22. To restrain; to be sparing or frugal






23. Exceeding what is sufficient or necessary






24. To coax; persuade - often through the use of flattery or smooth talk






25. To ensconce - conceal - or stow






26. Not vital or pertinent; irrelevant






27. To give a false impression of'






28. Aversion; dislike






29. Burning or stinging; causing corrosion






30. An overabundance; a surplus






31. Not tied down; unrestrained






32. Lack of bias or involvement; impartiality; (ed) uninvolved; free from self-interest






33. Mysterious; obscure; difficult to understand






34. Having the tendency to permeate or spread throughout






35. Complex or complicated






36. Serving or intended to compel by force or authority






37. A mild replacement for a harsher or more offensive term






38. Scorn; ridicule; contemptuous treatment






39. Essential for or relating to life; necessary






40. Loud and high-pitched; screeching






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






42. Stubborn; hardheaded






43. To use ambiguous language with a deceptive intent






44. Pointlessly talkative; talking too much






45. To make worse or more severe






46. The purposeful giving of false or misleading testimony while under oath






47. Abnormal; deviating from the common or general type






48. Brief and concise






49. To disguise or conceal






50. To make right or fix; correct