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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. Stillness; motionless; quality of being at rest






2. The act of preparing or working land in order to grow crops






3. Cleverness or inventiveness






4. Soundness or truthfulness






5. The act of reestablishing harmony or friendly interactions






6. To abruptly and violently collapse inward






7. To reprove; to express warning or disapproval






8. Acting with excessive haste or impulse






9. Apt to break or crack due to a lack of elasticity; fragile






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






11. Accustomed to accepting something undesirable






12. To appease; to calm by making concessions






13. Not obvious; elusive - difficult to discern






14. An informed and astute judge in matters of taste; expert






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






16. To refuse to have anything to do with; to disown






17. Lack of bias or involvement; impartiality; (ed) uninvolved; free from self-interest






18. Strenuous - taxing






19. Authoritative permission or approval; a penalty intended to enforce compliance






20. Marked by stealth - covert - surreptitious






21. Severe criticism or punishment






22. To undeceive to set right






23. Lacking originality






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






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






26. A speech made to oneself; a monologue






27. Marked by extreme calm - impassivity - and steadiness






28. Refusing to compromise






29. Implied but no directly stated; tacit






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






31. Appealing forcibly to the mind or reason; convincing






32. Pointlessly talkative; talking too much






33. Active bodily or mental strength or energy; force






34. To make worse or more severe






35. To restrain; to be sparing or frugal






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






37. A speech honoring the dead






38. One that precedes and indicates or announces another






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






40. The quality of being evenly balanced






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






42. Rare and insufficient






43. An attitude or quality of belief that all people are motivated by selfishness






44. To make or become less severe or intense; to moderate






45. Thriftiness; economy; prudence in financial matters






46. Peaceful; calm






47. The quality or state of being unyielding or stiff






48. Lavishness; an unnecessary or unrestrained spend esp. of funds






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






50. To remove or strip esp clothing