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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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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. yield; submit; bow






2. Lacking depth; existing on or near the surface






3. Acting with excessive haste or impulse






4. Burning or stinging; causing corrosion






5. Having or showing often viscious ill-will -spite - hatred






6. Disgrace; contempt; scorn






7. Stubborn; hardheaded






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






9. To purify or concentrate through a process of vaporization






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






11. Calmness; serenity; peacefulness






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






13. To invalidate; to repeal to retract






14. Lacking energy; sluggish or sleepy






15. Unclear; open to more than one potential meaning






16. Hidden - clandestine






17. Doctrine or set of religious principles






18. Tranquility; peacefulness






19. Playful humorous






20. Happening by fortunate accident or chance






21. Discerning and sensitive use of speech; diplomacy






22. To make right or fix; correct






23. A harsh denunciation






24. Reserved - shy - or unassuming; lacking in self-confidence






25. Saucy; impertinent






26. Culled from many sources






27. Refusing to compromise






28. Dull; lacking vitality or luminosity






29. To grow rapidly or flourish






30. Lacking faithfulness or loyalty; traitorous; unstable






31. Not tied down; unrestrained






32. To force out; to discharge






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






34. Essential for or relating to life; necessary






35. An inclination or tendency






36. To remove or strip esp clothing






37. To praise highly






38. To ease or lessen; to appease or pacify






39. Clear; easily understood






40. The quality of being evenly balanced






41. One who avoids social contact and lives in seclusion






42. To publicly praise or promote






43. To abruptly and violently collapse inward






44. Rare and insufficient






45. To confirm; to provide additional support; verify






46. The quality of being energized or filled with liveliness






47. To ensconce - conceal - or stow






48. To coax; persuade - often through the use of flattery or smooth talk






49. The quality of being generously noble in the mind and heart - esp in forgiving






50. To trudge; to move slowly and heavily