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GRE High Frequency Words Vocab

Subjects : gre, english, vocabulary
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Act or process of causing deterioration; a wearing away esp of metals






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






3. A group of two or more verses or lines that make up a division in a poem and correspond in rhyme - meter - and length






4. To tend toward the same spot or outcome; inclining to join at an intersecting point






5. Departing from norms or convention






6. To make or become thin - less dense; to refine






7. Shrewdness and craftiness; slyness






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






9. To blame or denounce






10. To stray from the point; to go off on a tangent






11. To lengthen or stretch out






12. Charitable and kind in action






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






14. Lacking depth; existing on or near the surface






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






16. Practical rather than idealistic






17. Cleverness or inventiveness






18. Hidden - clandestine






19. To enjoy in a thorough manner; to relish; to fully appreciate






20. Implied but no directly stated; tacit






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






22. A mournful poem - esp one lamenting the dead






23. A harsh denunciation






24. To grow rapidly or flourish






25. Characterized by brightness and the emission of light






26. Deceptive; based upon a false belief or impression






27. Seeming true - but actually being fallacious; misleadingly attractive






28. Exceeding what is sufficient or necessary






29. Disgrace; contempt; scorn






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






31. Departure or wandering away from the accepted standard






32. Discreet; prudent; careful






33. Genuine; not false or hypocritical






34. Using few words; terse






35. State or quality of differing from the accepted norm; abnormality






36. To appease; to conciliate






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






38. Not talkative; reserved






39. Distinct; individual






40. To remove or strip esp clothing






41. A long and extremely critical speech; a harsh denunciation






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






43. To make right or fix; correct






44. Essential for or relating to life; necessary






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






46. Shrink in fear - cringe






47. Unoriginal; obtained from another source






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






49. Burning or stinging; causing corrosion






50. To exist in agreement or conformity; harmonize