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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. To praise highly






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






3. A speech made to oneself; a monologue






4. The act or process of transforming to another form - state or product






5. To remove or separate by cutting off






6. To force out; to discharge






7. yielding or submissive; amenable






8. An overabundance; a surplus






9. Abundant in size - force - or extent; extraordinary






10. Moderate; marked by restraint and lack of extremes






11. Unorthodox; iconoclastic; dissenting from established dogma






12. To stray from the point; to go off on a tangent






13. Lacking depth; existing on or near the surface






14. To blame or denounce






15. Easily angered






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






17. To fill until there is no further capacity for absorbance; to soak






18. Implied but no directly stated; tacit






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 Outdated; associated with an earlier - perhaps more primitive time






20. Characterized by brightness and the emission of light






21. To dry out or dehydrate to make dry or dull






22. To guarantee or make certain






23. The act of casting out or excluding an individual from a society or group; banishment






24. Contemptibly fainthearted - lacking any courage






25. To grow rapidly or flourish






26. The quality of being evenly balanced






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






28. Stillness; motionless; quality of being at rest






29. Inclined to change one'S mind impulsively; erratic; unpredictable






30. Called for; authorized; justified






31. Conflicting; dissonant or harsh in sound






32. Hidden - clandestine






33. Well-spoken; coherent






34. An inclination or tendency






35. Brief and concise






36. Improvised; done without preparation






37. Unyielding; hardhearted






38. To prod or drive forward; to urge on; incite






39. Reserved - shy - or unassuming; lacking in self-confidence






40. Spread out or scattered






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






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






43. To waste by spending or using irresponsibly






44. Flowery; ruddy; ornate






45. Peaceful; calm






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






47. Saucy; impertinent






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






49. To remove completely; to annihilate; to pull out by the roots






50. To plunge or drop straight down