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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. Deviating from the norm






2. Truthfulness; honesty






3. Peaceful; calm






4. Conflicting; dissonant or harsh in sound






5. Honesty; frankness; sincerity






6. Wise and careful; showing good judgment






7. To grow rapidly or flourish






8. Well-spoken; expressive; articulate






9. To approve tacitly by overlooking or excusing; to allow or forgive






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






11. Boldness; impudence; arrogance






12. To move to and fro; to sway; to be unsettled in decision






13. Ostentatious or showy; flashy






14. To blacken; to belittle; to sully defame disparage






15. A speech made to oneself; a monologue






16. Deliberate deceit with the goal of gaining an unlawful advantage






17. To flatter or praise excessively






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






19. Relevant; germane






20. Hardship






21. Silly inanely foolish






22. Attacking cherished beliefs; heretical; heterodox






23. Called for; authorized; justified






24. Using few words; terse






25. To ease or lessen; to appease or pacify






26. yielding or submissive; amenable






27. A collection of lierary works by various authors






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






29. To enjoy in a thorough manner; to relish; to fully appreciate






30. To waste by spending or using irresponsibly






31. Occurring only occasionally - or in a scattered instances






32. Rare and insufficient






33. Excessive indulgence of appetite or passion - esp. in regard to alcohol; lack of constraint






34. A quirk particular to a group or individual






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






36. The parading of learning; excessive attention to minutiae and formal rules






37. Dark and depressing; mournful






38. Brief; fleeting






39. Playful humorous






40. Tranquility; peacefulness






41. A machine that spins very swiftly about a central axis - and - using centrifugal force - separates disparate substances






42. To cause to spread - multiply or reproduce






43. To weaken; to reduce in vitality






44. Poverty; destitution






45. Stubborn; hardheaded






46. Lacking originality






47. To replace; to supersede; to appropriate






48. To anticipate and make unnecessary






49. To cut back or clip branches or other parts of a plant - esp parts that are dead






50. Extreme respect and reverence; worship