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GRE High Frequency Words Vocab
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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. Refusing to compromise
specious
intransigent
eloquent
cacophony
2. Excessive indulgence of appetite or passion - esp. in regard to alcohol; lack of constraint
advocate
intemperance
precipitate
vexation
3. To moderate or soothe
temper
condone
monotonous
covert
4. To purify or concentrate through a process of vaporization
distill
enervate
decibel
intrepid
5. An attitude or quality of belief that all people are motivated by selfishness
cynicism
erudite
articulate
expel
6. The state or act of extending or being swollen out of shape
sporadic
distention
commensurate
aggravate
7. Cautious reserve in speech; ability to make responsible decisions
dissertation
enervate
discretion
arbitrary
8. Not obvious; elusive - difficult to discern
subtle
diatribe
apprise
camouflage
9. Called for; authorized; justified
warranted
facetious
disabuse
pristine
10. Act or process of causing deterioration; a wearing away esp of metals
discretion
meticulous
cultivation
corrosion
11. Characterized by extreme care and precision; attentive to detail
unfeigned
equivocal
synthesis
meticulous
12. Extreme respect and reverence; worship
fraud
veneration
ascetic
aggravate
13. An independent individual who does not go along with a group or party
brevity
waver
maverick
perfunctory
14. To remove or separate by cutting off
specious
penchant
sever
burnish
15. Extreme brightness; possessing luminosity or genius
emulate
volatile
brilliance
antipathy
16. Thriftiness; economy; prudence in financial matters
somber
parody
frugality
meticulous
17. Disgrace; contempt; scorn
wheedle
succinct
opprobrium
amalgamate
18. To list or count off individually
treacherous
enumerate
implode
laconic
19. Strong inclination; liking
converge
penchant
convention
presumption
20. Discreet; prudent; careful
plummet
retard
circumspect
pervasive
21. Improvised; done without preparation
parody
euphemism
extemporaneous
antipathy
22. To use ambiguous language with a deceptive intent
membrane
equivocate
spurious
ascetic
23. Stubbornly opinionated
dogmatic
rectify
tranquility
impudent
24. To plunge or drop straight down
plummet
slight
stint
saturate
25. Aversion; dislike
burgeon
subjective
antipathy
veracity
26. Restricted or peculiar to a particular region; indigenous
vigor
scarce
endemic
rectify
27. The act of making an assumption or taking something for granted
presumption
rarefy
authoritarian
diatribe
28. Tranquility; peacefulness
serenity
eulogy
stanza
tact
29. A thin - flexible film of tissue that covers or lines an organ
membrane
deviation
frugality
recalcitrant
30. To invalidate; to repeal to retract
tranquility
rescind
magnanimity
mundane
31. To inspect - determine - or correct the graduations of an instrument by comparing it to a standard
impudent
calibrate
propagate
miser
32. A harsh denunciation
elegy
diatribe
prune
prone
33. Clear; easily understood
lucid
implicit
bombast
recluse
34. To replace; to supersede; to appropriate
catalyst
defer
preempt
luminous
35. Unyielding; hardhearted
impudent
obdurate
cunning
loquacious
36. To ensconce - conceal - or stow
secrete
cultured
assuage
garrulous
37. Recklessly wasteful; extravagant; profuse; lavish
prune
buttress
prodigal
sever
38. Unclear; open to more than one potential meaning
brevity
ambiguous
tout
exculpate
39. Baffled; in a quandry; at a loss for what to say or do
inopportune
eclectic
nonplused
ingenuity
40. An overabundance; a surplus
tortuous
plethora
retard
coercive
41. Not tied down; unrestrained
capricious
sanction
unfettered
recalcitrant
42. Trickery or subterfuge
hierarchy
abscond
chicanery
aversion
43. Payment given for services rendered or for loss
superfluous
obviate
compensation
membrane
44. Active bodily or mental strength or energy; force
unfeigned
vigor
chicanery
wheedle
45. Not definite; uncertain; experimental
amalgamate
tentative
porous
commensurate
46. Exhibiting a fawning attentiveness
intemperance
disinterest
saturate
obsequious
47. Marked by ease or informality; nonchalant; lacking in depth; superficial
inchoate
aberrant
glib
rectify
48. To anticipate and make unnecessary
circumspect
distill
obviate
stimulant
49. To publicly praise or promote
mollify
fidelity
tout
covert
50. Pure; uncorrupted; clean
disabuse
mitigate
bolster
pristine