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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. Charitable and kind in action






2. Trickery or subterfuge






3. Appealing forcibly to the mind or reason; convincing






4. To flood or overwhelm






5. To list or count off individually






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






7. The state or act of extending or being swollen out of shape






8. Marked by extreme calm - impassivity - and steadiness






9. To make worse or more severe






10. Refusing to compromise






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






12. A long and formal written thesis or treatise - usually written by a doctoral candidate to meet a degree requirement






13. Outdated; associated with an earlier - perhaps more primitive time






14. Easily visible; obvious






15. Lacking authenticity or validity; false; counterfeit






16. To give a false impression of'






17. A speech made to oneself; a monologue






18. Shrink in fear - cringe






19. yield; submit; bow






20. Shortness or briefness - esp. in time






21. Called for; authorized; justified






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






23. Relevant; germane






24. The quality of being evenly balanced






25. To praise highly






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






27. To blame or denounce






28. To provide support or reinforcement






29. The act of returning something to its proper owner - or of compensating the owner for the loss of such an item; reparation






30. To grow or increase swiftly and abundantly






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






32. A substance that causes insensibility and removes pain






33. Attacking cherished beliefs; heretical; heterodox






34. The act of making an assumption or taking something for granted






35. An independent individual who does not go along with a group or party






36. To guarantee or make certain






37. Stillness; motionless; quality of being at rest






38. yielding or submissive; amenable






39. A harsh denunciation






40. Severe criticism or punishment






41. Brief; fleeting






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






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






44. Genuine; not false or hypocritical






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






46. Dull and without variety; tedious






47. To champion or support; to argue in favor of






48. Harmless; causing no damage






49. Truthfulness; honesty






50. In an initial stage; not fully formed