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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. To slow delay or hamper






2. One who practices rigid self-denial esp in religious devotion






3. To trudge; to move slowly and heavily






4. Shrewdness and craftiness; slyness






5. Active bodily or mental strength or energy; force






6. Unoriginal; obtained from another source






7. Having the tendency to permeate or spread throughout






8. Honesty; frankness; sincerity






9. Matching; corresponding or proportionate in degree - size - or amount






10. To publicly condemn or criticize






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






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






13. Unyielding; hardhearted






14. To lengthen or stretch out






15. Full of tiny openings able to absorb fluid or gas; permeable






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






17. Using few words; terse






18. Lacking originality; commonplace






19. Burning or stinging; causing corrosion






20. Deviating from the norm






21. Dark and depressing; mournful






22. Marked by extreme calm - impassivity - and steadiness






23. Acting with excessive haste or impulse






24. Contemptibly fainthearted - lacking any courage






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






26. Departure or wandering away from the accepted standard






27. Saucy; impertinent






28. To guarantee or make certain






29. Able to meet financial obligations; able to dissolve another substance






30. A group of two or more verses or lines that make up a division in a poem and correspond in rhyme - meter - and length






31. Associated with war and the armed forces






32. To give a false impression of'






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






34. Abnormal; deviating from the common or general type






35. Lacking originality






36. To make worse or more severe






37. Ill-timed; unsuitable; inappropriate






38. Not vital or pertinent; irrelevant






39. Brief; fleeting






40. To list or count off individually






41. Stubbornly opinionated






42. A support or prop - often an external prop used to bolster a wall






43. Pure; uncorrupted; clean






44. Complex or complicated






45. Payment given for services rendered or for loss






46. To worsen or intensify






47. To make or become thin - less dense; to refine






48. Relevant; germane






49. Lacking energy; sluggish or sleepy






50. Well-spoken; coherent