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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. Daring and fearless; recklessly bold






2. Essential for or relating to life; necessary






3. One who avoids social contact and lives in seclusion






4. Lavishness; an unnecessary or unrestrained spend esp. of funds






5. To abruptly and violently collapse inward






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






7. Refusing to compromise






8. Dull; lacking vitality or luminosity






9. Ostentatious or showy; flashy






10. To make or become thin - less dense; to refine






11. Troubling burdensome






12. Hidden - clandestine






13. Active bodily or mental strength or energy; force






14. Characterized by a preference for complete obedience to authority; domineering






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






16. Shrewdness and craftiness; slyness






17. Recurrent through the year or many years; happening repeatedly






18. Not talkative; reserved






19. One who practices rigid self-denial esp in religious devotion






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






21. To publicly praise or promote






22. An expression of approval or praise






23. Lacking depth; existing on or near the surface






24. Cleverness or inventiveness






25. The act of returning something to its proper owner - or of compensating the owner for the loss of such an item; reparation






26. Relevant; germane






27. To trudge; to move slowly and heavily






28. Deviation from the normal order - form - or rule






29. Deceptive; based upon a false belief or impression






30. A long and extremely critical speech; a harsh denunciation






31. A support or prop - often an external prop used to bolster a wall






32. To ease or lessen; to appease or pacify






33. To guarantee or make certain






34. Not definite; uncertain; experimental






35. To weaken; to reduce in vitality






36. The quality of being evenly balanced






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






38. Faithfulness; loyalty






39. Charitable and kind in action






40. Saucy; impertinent






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






42. Moderate; marked by restraint and lack of extremes






43. To blame or denounce






44. Called for; authorized; justified






45. Very learned; scholarly






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






47. To plunge or drop straight down






48. To reprove; to express warning or disapproval






49. To imitate with the goal of rivaling or surpassing






50. To grow rapidly or flourish