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GRE High Frequency Words Vocab

Subjects : gre, english, vocabulary
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1. Doctrine or set of religious principles






2. An inclination or tendency






3. To approve tacitly by overlooking or excusing; to allow or forgive






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






5. Pliability; malleability; flexibility






6. Lacking originality






7. Soundness or truthfulness






8. Lack of bias or involvement; impartiality; (ed) uninvolved; free from self-interest






9. Saucy; impertinent






10. Relating to or at an edge or boundary; minimal






11. A natural inclination or tendency; penchant






12. Stubbornly opinionated






13. Harsh - jarring - discordant sound






14. To trudge; to move slowly and heavily






15. Self-important or pompous writing or speech






16. One who hates all other humans






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






18. To purify or concentrate through a process of vaporization






19. Possessing education - refinement and taste; polished






20. Occurring only occasionally - or in a scattered instances






21. Dull; lacking vitality or luminosity






22. Severe criticism or punishment






23. Well-spoken; expressive; articulate






24. Unorthodox; iconoclastic; dissenting from established dogma






25. Serving or intended to compel by force or authority






26. To flatter or praise excessively






27. Disgrace; contempt; scorn






28. Of the world; typical of or concerned w/the ordinary






29. Dispersed or scattered; not centralized






30. To abruptly and violently collapse inward






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






32. Shortness or briefness - esp. in time






33. Scorn; ridicule; contemptuous treatment






34. To grow or increase swiftly and abundantly






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






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






37. Payment given for services rendered or for loss






38. Silly inanely foolish






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






40. Ambiguous; doubtful or uncertain






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






42. Adherence to the highest principles; uprightness






43. Very learned; scholarly






44. To grow rapidly or flourish






45. To criticize severely to officially rebuke






46. The quality or state of being unyielding or stiff






47. Harmless; causing no damage






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






49. yield; submit; bow






50. To praise highly