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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 ease or lessen; to appease or pacify






2. A mild replacement for a harsher or more offensive term






3. Serving or intended to compel by force or authority






4. Dark and depressing; mournful






5. To calm or soothe; to reduce in emotional intesity






6. Shrewdness and craftiness; slyness






7. To cause to spread - multiply or reproduce






8. Silly inanely foolish






9. Thriftiness; economy; prudence in financial matters






10. A harsh denunciation






11. Deviation from the normal order - form - or rule






12. Daring and fearless; recklessly bold






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






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






15. Only touching briefly upon the topic at hand; irrelevant






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






17. Calmness; serenity; peacefulness






18. Subject to chance or individual whim; without definite reason






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






20. To appease; to conciliate






21. Unclear; open to more than one potential meaning






22. A speech honoring the dead






23. To blame or denounce






24. Stubborn; hardheaded






25. One who avoids social contact and lives in seclusion






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






27. A collection of lierary works by various authors






28. Faithfulness; loyalty






29. To ensconce - conceal - or stow






30. Called for; authorized; justified






31. Spread out or scattered






32. Carefree; merry






33. To list or count off individually






34. Not talkative; reserved






35. Relating to or at an edge or boundary; minimal






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






37. Aversion; dislike






38. Deceptive; based upon a false belief or impression






39. Dispersed or scattered; not centralized






40. Characterized by brightness and the emission of light






41. Contemptibly fainthearted - lacking any courage






42. To remove or strip esp clothing






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






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






45. To state as a fact; to confirm or support






46. To undeceive to set right






47. Very learned; scholarly






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






49. To publicly condemn or criticize






50. A person or thing that causes change