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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. The art or study of effect use of language for communication and persuasion






2. Depart secretly and hide






3. Pointlessly talkative; talking too much






4. To invalidate; to repeal to retract






5. Not talkative; reserved






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






7. A thin - flexible film of tissue that covers or lines an organ






8. Unyielding; hardhearted






9. Aversion; dislike






10. Daring and fearless; recklessly bold






11. Tranquility; peacefulness






12. To aid by making easier






13. Scorn; ridicule; contemptuous treatment






14. Not definite; uncertain; experimental






15. Deceptive; based upon a false belief or impression






16. Moderate; marked by restraint and lack of extremes






17. One who avoids social contact and lives in seclusion






18. Calmness; serenity; peacefulness






19. Cursory; done without care or interest






20. Faithfulness; loyalty






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






22. Carefree; merry






23. The quality of being energized or filled with liveliness






24. To praise highly






25. To ensconce - conceal - or stow






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






27. Naturally inclined; tending; likely






28. Full of tiny openings able to absorb fluid or gas; permeable






29. Shrewdness and craftiness; slyness






30. Happening by fortunate accident or chance






31. Troubling burdensome






32. Possessing education - refinement and taste; polished






33. To imitate with the goal of rivaling or surpassing






34. Appealing forcibly to the mind or reason; convincing






35. A mild replacement for a harsher or more offensive term






36. Charitable and kind in action






37. Attacking cherished beliefs; heretical; heterodox






38. One who hates all other humans






39. Essential for or relating to life; necessary






40. To make worse or more severe






41. Dispersed or scattered; not centralized






42. Belonging to another time; removed from natural chronological context






43. Mysterious; obscure; difficult to understand






44. Marked by stealth - covert - surreptitious






45. Dull and without variety; tedious






46. Harmless; causing no damage






47. Saucy; impertinent






48. Occurring only occasionally - or in a scattered instances






49. To imbue; to pour in; to introduce; to instill






50. To purify or concentrate through a process of vaporization