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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. The combination of parts to make a whole






2. Not obvious; elusive - difficult to discern






3. The quality of being energized or filled with liveliness






4. To praise highly






5. To slow delay or hamper






6. yield; submit; bow






7. The quality or state of being unyielding or stiff






8. A generally agreed-upon practice or attitude






9. Brief; fleeting






10. Unoriginal; obtained from another source






11. Daring and fearless; recklessly bold






12. To coax; persuade - often through the use of flattery or smooth talk






13. Ambiguous; doubtful or uncertain






14. To moderate or soothe






15. A system in which individuals or things are ranked in a particular order






16. To grow rapidly or flourish






17. Concerned and attentive; eager






18. Belonging to another time; removed from natural chronological context






19. Cleverness or inventiveness






20. Hidden - clandestine






21. Pure; uncorrupted; clean






22. To make right or fix; correct






23. Not talkative; reserved






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






25. Exceeding what is sufficient or necessary






26. Practical rather than idealistic






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






28. Lacking energy; sluggish or sleepy






29. To give notice to; to inform






30. Discerning and sensitive use of speech; diplomacy






31. Soundness or truthfulness






32. Unimportant; lacking value






33. To blame or denounce






34. Carefree; merry






35. Without taste or flavor; lacking in spirits; bland






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






37. Associated with war and the armed forces






38. Lacking originality






39. Not definite; uncertain; experimental






40. To plunge or drop straight down






41. Called for; authorized; justified






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






43. Man-made; artificial; relating to or involving the combination of parts to make a whole






44. To inspect - determine - or correct the graduations of an instrument by comparing it to a standard






45. To cause to spread - multiply or reproduce






46. To ensconce - conceal - or stow






47. Accustomed to accepting something undesirable






48. Characterized by brightness and the emission of light






49. Implied but no directly stated; tacit






50. A collection of lierary works by various authors