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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. Self-important or pompous writing or speech






2. Carefree; merry






3. Restricted or peculiar to a particular region; indigenous






4. To flatter or praise excessively






5. Extreme brightness; possessing luminosity or genius






6. Not definite; uncertain; experimental






7. To confirm; to provide additional support; verify






8. To replace; to supersede; to appropriate






9. To worsen or intensify






10. To moderate or soothe






11. A natural inclination or tendency; penchant






12. Outdated; associated with an earlier - perhaps more primitive time






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






14. To tend toward the same spot or outcome; inclining to join at an intersecting point






15. Lacking authenticity or validity; false; counterfeit






16. A speech honoring the dead






17. Not objective; based upon internal perceptions rather than upon unprejudiced fact






18. One who avoids social contact and lives in seclusion






19. Not vital or pertinent; irrelevant






20. Unimportant; lacking value






21. Acting with excessive haste or impulse






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






23. Poverty; destitution






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






25. To publicly praise or promote






26. Peaceful; calm






27. A long and formal written thesis or treatise - usually written by a doctoral candidate to meet a degree requirement






28. To make right or fix; correct






29. The quality of being generously noble in the mind and heart - esp in forgiving






30. Misgivings; reservations; causes for hesitancy






31. A thin - flexible film of tissue that covers or lines an organ






32. To state as a fact; to confirm or support






33. The quality of being energized or filled with liveliness






34. Relevant; germane






35. To make or become less severe or intense; to moderate






36. Pointlessly talkative; talking too much






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






38. Steadfast and courageous






39. Adherence to the highest principles; uprightness






40. Clear; easily understood






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






42. Scorn; ridicule; contemptuous treatment






43. Occurring only occasionally - or in a scattered instances






44. An inclination or tendency






45. To slow delay or hamper






46. To make worse or more severe






47. Baffled; in a quandry; at a loss for what to say or do






48. To remove or strip esp clothing






49. Readily changing to a vapor; changeable; fickle; explosive






50. To undeceive to set right