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GRE High Frequency Words Vocab

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






2. Practical rather than idealistic






3. The parading of learning; excessive attention to minutiae and formal rules






4. Exceeding what is sufficient or necessary






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






6. Matching; corresponding or proportionate in degree - size - or amount






7. Flowery; ruddy; ornate






8. Ostentatious or showy; flashy






9. To force out; to discharge






10. Annoyance or irritation






11. Saucy; impertinent






12. Unorthodox; iconoclastic; dissenting from established dogma






13. Essential for or relating to life; necessary






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






15. To lengthen or stretch out






16. Restricted or peculiar to a particular region; indigenous






17. Appealing forcibly to the mind or reason; convincing






18. A person or thing that causes change






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






20. Occurring only occasionally - or in a scattered instances






21. An inclination or tendency






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






23. Easily visible; obvious






24. A long and formal written thesis or treatise - usually written by a doctoral candidate to meet a degree requirement






25. Deceptive; based upon a false belief or impression






26. Aversion; dislike






27. Harsh - jarring - discordant sound






28. An individual who lives poorly in order to hoard money; a person who is stingy






29. A machine that spins very swiftly about a central axis - and - using centrifugal force - separates disparate substances






30. To combine several elements into a whole






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






32. Possessing education - refinement and taste; polished






33. To reprove; to express warning or disapproval






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






35. A system in which individuals or things are ranked in a particular order






36. To defeat; to put down






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






38. Insincere; lacking in honesty






39. To calm or soothe; to reduce in emotional intesity






40. To make worse or more severe






41. Spread out or scattered






42. Troubling burdensome






43. To aid by making easier






44. To grow rapidly or flourish






45. Stubborn; hardheaded






46. Thriftiness; economy; prudence in financial matters






47. A quirk particular to a group or individual






48. Stubbornly opinionated






49. To remove or separate by cutting off






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