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






2. Happening by fortunate accident or chance






3. A courteous and respectful yielding to the will of another






4. Easily angered






5. To cause to spread - multiply or reproduce






6. Accustomed to accepting something undesirable






7. A substance that causes insensibility and removes pain






8. A natural inclination or tendency; penchant






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






10. Attacking cherished beliefs; heretical; heterodox






11. Characterized by extreme care and precision; attentive to detail






12. To guarantee or make certain






13. Peaceful; calm






14. To flood or overwhelm






15. Baffled; in a quandry; at a loss for what to say or do






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






17. Saucy; impertinent






18. One who hates all other humans






19. To combine several elements into a whole






20. Mysterious; obscure; difficult to understand






21. To exist in agreement or conformity; harmonize






22. To replace; to supersede; to appropriate






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






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






25. Dispersed or scattered; not centralized






26. To secretly work together with the intent to commit a wrong or illegal act






27. Using few words; terse






28. Daring and fearless; recklessly bold






29. The quality of being energized or filled with liveliness






30. To polish; to rub to a shine






31. Pointlessly talkative; talking too much






32. Docile; obedience; easily led






33. To undeceive to set right






34. Stillness; motionless; quality of being at rest






35. Not vital or pertinent; irrelevant






36. A mournful poem - esp one lamenting the dead






37. An inclination or tendency






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






39. Doctrine or set of religious principles






40. Lacking authenticity or validity; false; counterfeit






41. Genuine; not false or hypocritical






42. A generally agreed-upon practice or attitude






43. Unimportant; lacking value






44. An intense feeling of dislike or disgust






45. Unit used in measuring the intensity of a sound






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






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






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






49. To ease or lessen; to appease or pacify






50. Dull and without variety; tedious