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GRE High Frequency Words Vocab
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Possessing education - refinement and taste; polished
cultured
disinterest
extemporaneous
stint
2. Apt to break or crack due to a lack of elasticity; fragile
temper
deviation
tranquil
brittle
3. Abnormal; deviating from the common or general type
insipid
derivative
anomalous
sever
4. Self-important or pompous writing or speech
implicit
dissertation
brevity
bombast
5. Restricted or peculiar to a particular region; indigenous
apprise
rigidity
porous
endemic
6. yielding or submissive; amenable
compliant
sporadic
volatile
obstinate
7. Not obvious; elusive - difficult to discern
subtle
enumerate
infuse
insipid
8. Departure or wandering away from the accepted standard
deviation
candor
cower
condone
9. Not capable of being appeased or significantly changed
expel
monotonous
denounce
implacable
10. An invigorating substance that excites mental or physical activity
spurious
eloquent
stimulant
distention
11. Implied; not explicitly stated
tacit
adversity
discordant
obviate
12. Lack of bias or involvement; impartiality; (ed) uninvolved; free from self-interest
scarce
disinterest
perennial
endemic
13. To waste by spending or using irresponsibly
tentative
dispersed
covert
squander
14. Of the world; typical of or concerned w/the ordinary
succinct
mundane
miser
epitome
15. A support or prop - often an external prop used to bolster a wall
maverick
buttress
prone
inchoate
16. A collection of lierary works by various authors
anthology
infuse
eradicate
florid
17. The parading of learning; excessive attention to minutiae and formal rules
ambiguous
pedantic
tirade
illusory
18. To compel or require; to push one'S views or authority upon others
unfettered
impose
morose
denigrate
19. Inclined to change one'S mind impulsively; erratic; unpredictable
capricious
fortuitous
sporadic
aggravate
20. Belonging to another time; removed from natural chronological context
superfluous
intransigent
anachronistic
facilitate
21. Harmless; causing no damage
warranted
rescind
innocuous
florid
22. Essential for or relating to life; necessary
homogeneous
compliant
validity
vital
23. Peaceful; calm
aver
anthology
tranquil
pedantic
24. Scorn; ridicule; contemptuous treatment
convention
esoteric
ephemeral
derision
25. To approve tacitly by overlooking or excusing; to allow or forgive
sever
condone
frugality
elegy
26. The state or act of extending or being swollen out of shape
restitution
inopportune
burgeon
distention
27. To moderate or soothe
ephemeral
disinterest
temper
illusory
28. Obstinately defiant of authority; difficult to manage
exacerbate
corrosion
recalcitrant
admonish
29. Authoritative permission or approval; a penalty intended to enforce compliance
sanction
approbation
laud
cower
30. Annoyance or irritation
vexation
cynicism
caustic
succinct
31. To remove completely; to annihilate; to pull out by the roots
eradicate
authoritarian
mitigate
loquacious
32. To remove or separate by cutting off
sever
discordant
spurious
defer
33. Trickery or subterfuge
nonplused
chicanery
camouflage
derivative
34. Pointlessly talkative; talking too much
somber
garrulous
veneration
squander
35. To restrain; to be sparing or frugal
stint
innocuous
recalcitrant
fatuous
36. Strong inclination; liking
connoisseur
converge
penchant
extend
37. An inclination or tendency
bent
ingenuity
apprise
recluse
38. Shrewdness and craftiness; slyness
denounce
exacerbate
cunning
corroborate
39. To defeat; to put down
discomfit
miser
reconciliation
articulate
40. Characterized by extreme care and precision; attentive to detail
eccentric
meticulous
preempt
discrete
41. Faithfulness; loyalty
fidelity
epitome
eradicate
approbation
42. Having or showing often viscious ill-will -spite - hatred
tirade
precipitate
inchoate
malevolent
43. State or quality of differing from the accepted norm; abnormality
solvent
hierarchy
deviance
derision
44. A means of disguising people or things to make them blend in with their surroundings
prodigal
pervasive
camouflage
superficial
45. Honesty; frankness; sincerity
veracity
candor
malevolent
sporadic
46. To plunge or drop straight down
plummet
validity
burgeon
converge
47. Extreme brightness; possessing luminosity or genius
implacable
brevity
brilliance
flamboyant
48. Cursory; done without care or interest
discordant
perfunctory
catalyst
buttress
49. A speech made to oneself; a monologue
soliloquy
catalyst
recalcitrant
epitome
50. Matching; corresponding or proportionate in degree - size - or amount
luminous
brilliance
warranted
commensurate