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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. In an initial stage; not fully formed






2. Dismay; startling - distressing fear or shock that results in complete confusion






3. Mysterious; obscure; difficult to understand






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






5. Intended for or understood by a small - specific group






6. Dull; lacking vitality or luminosity






7. To worsen or intensify






8. To flatter or praise excessively






9. Readily changing to a vapor; changeable; fickle; explosive






10. To plunge or drop straight down






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






12. Called for; authorized; justified






13. Cursory; done without care or interest






14. Truthfulness; honesty






15. A superficial remark - esp. one offered as meaningful






16. Ostentatious or showy; flashy






17. To invalidate; to repeal to retract






18. Departing from norms or convention






19. Easily visible; obvious






20. Genuine; not false or hypocritical






21. The quality of being evenly balanced






22. Thriftiness; economy; prudence in financial matters






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 Outdated; associated with an earlier - perhaps more primitive time






24. Shortness or briefness - esp. in time






25. To blacken; to belittle; to sully defame disparage






26. To cause to spread - multiply or reproduce






27. Acting with excessive haste or impulse






28. To guarantee or make certain






29. yielding or submissive; amenable






30. A harsh denunciation






31. A humorous imitation intended for ridicule or comic effect - esp. in literature and art






32. To blame or denounce






33. Not objective; based upon internal perceptions rather than upon unprejudiced fact






34. Lecture or discussion; conversation






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






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






37. Strenuous - taxing






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






39. To aid by making easier






40. Recklessly wasteful; extravagant; profuse; lavish






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






42. The act of casting out or excluding an individual from a society or group; banishment






43. The act or process of transforming to another form - state or product






44. Refusing to compromise






45. Cleverness or inventiveness






46. A mournful poem - esp one lamenting the dead






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






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






49. Shrewdness and craftiness; slyness






50. Ill-timed; unsuitable; inappropriate