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GRE High Frequency Words Vocab
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1. A thin - flexible film of tissue that covers or lines an organ
shrill
euphemism
membrane
tranquility
2. Belonging to another time; removed from natural chronological context
impudent
anachronistic
laconic
admonish
3. Daring and fearless; recklessly bold
audacious
vital
iconoclastic
converge
4. Inclined to change one'S mind impulsively; erratic; unpredictable
innocuous
cultivation
capricious
parody
5. Doctrine or set of religious principles
dogma
symmetry
frugality
exacerbate
6. Appealing forcibly to the mind or reason; convincing
parody
secrete
cogent
implicit
7. Departure or wandering away from the accepted standard
discourse
symmetry
inquisitive
deviation
8. Brief; fleeting
ephemeral
perjury
morose
castigation
9. Harsh - jarring - discordant sound
cacophony
convention
propitiate
endemic
10. To aid by making easier
abscond
facilitate
subjective
tranquility
11. Happening by fortunate accident or chance
squander
innocuous
fortuitous
tacit
12. Embodiment; quintessence
condone
epitome
discordant
furtive
13. A system in which individuals or things are ranked in a particular order
conversion
irascible
deference
hierarchy
14. Act or process of causing deterioration; a wearing away esp of metals
provoke
condone
corrosion
enervate
15. To approve tacitly by overlooking or excusing; to allow or forgive
vexation
squander
cacophony
condone
16. Sad - sullen
ascetic
approbation
antipathy
morose
17. A speech made to oneself; a monologue
obsequious
soliloquy
infuse
quiescence
18. Unoriginal; obtained from another source
banal
coercive
derivative
conspire
19. An expression of approval or praise
lethargic
erudite
condemn
approbation
20. Soundness or truthfulness
perfunctory
validity
obstinate
deference
21. A courteous and respectful yielding to the will of another
implacable
deference
ingenuity
parody
22. Cleverness or inventiveness
arduous
symmetry
ingenuity
secrete
23. In an initial stage; not fully formed
inchoate
provoke
calibrate
convoluted
24. Clear; easily understood
lucid
frugality
pristine
burgeon
25. The quality of being evenly balanced
emulate
propitiate
symmetry
enumerate
26. Recklessly wasteful; extravagant; profuse; lavish
derision
prodigal
vigor
euphemism
27. Able to meet financial obligations; able to dissolve another substance
aberrant
solvent
propensity
chicanery
28. A means of disguising people or things to make them blend in with their surroundings
diffident
bent
camouflage
perfunctory
29. Discerning and sensitive use of speech; diplomacy
effrontery
euphemism
impose
tact
30. To calm or soothe; to reduce in emotional intesity
prodigious
exacerbate
intransigent
mollify
31. The act of making an assumption or taking something for granted
pragmatic
defer
plethora
presumption
32. yielding or submissive; amenable
superficial
corrosion
platitude
compliant
33. To champion or support; to argue in favor of
advocate
harangue
desiccate
succinct
34. To compel or require; to push one'S views or authority upon others
impose
pristine
circumspect
pervasive
35. Naturally inclined; tending; likely
catalyst
denigrate
rarefy
prone
36. Unit used in measuring the intensity of a sound
compliant
deviation
dogma
decibel
37. The quality of being energized or filled with liveliness
martial
compliant
invigoration
derision
38. Unyielding; hardhearted
obdurate
tacit
cogent
tranquility
39. Poverty; destitution
wheedle
penury
furtive
presumption
40. To replace; to supersede; to appropriate
camouflage
taciturn
preempt
tangential
41. To lengthen or stretch out
dogmatic
extend
preempt
deviation
42. Payment given for services rendered or for loss
compensation
antipathy
implicit
malevolent
43. Practical rather than idealistic
iconoclastic
advocate
pragmatic
stimulant
44. Characterized by extreme care and precision; attentive to detail
volatile
meticulous
compliant
dissemble
45. Winding; twisting; excessively complicated
tortuous
inundate
sporadic
corrosion
46. To blame or denounce
tout
exacerbate
condemn
amalgamate
47. Misgivings; reservations; causes for hesitancy
mollify
adversity
commensurate
qualms
48. Deviation from the normal order - form - or rule
anomaly
scarce
tentative
abscond
49. Faithfulness; loyalty
fidelity
tacit
compliant
savor
50. To deliver a pompous speech or tirade
meticulous
harangue
disingenuous
diatribe