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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. A speech honoring the dead






2. To blame or denounce






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






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






5. To use ambiguous language with a deceptive intent






6. Implied but no directly stated; tacit






7. An invigorating substance that excites mental or physical activity






8. Marked by stealth - covert - surreptitious






9. Aversion; dislike






10. Deceptive; based upon a false belief or impression






11. An expression of approval or praise






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






13. Pliability; malleability; flexibility






14. Dismay; startling - distressing fear or shock that results in complete confusion






15. To cut back or clip branches or other parts of a plant - esp parts that are dead






16. Departing from norms or convention






17. Unimportant; lacking value






18. To state as a fact; to confirm or support






19. Not obvious; elusive - difficult to discern






20. Brief and concise






21. The quality of being energized or filled with liveliness






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






23. Lecture or discussion; conversation






24. Extremely talkative






25. To dry out or dehydrate to make dry or dull






26. Called for; authorized; justified






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






28. Brief; fleeting






29. Authoritative permission or approval; a penalty intended to enforce compliance






30. Unorthodox; iconoclastic; dissenting from established dogma






31. A humorous imitation intended for ridicule or comic effect - esp. in literature and art






32. Annoyance or irritation






33. Severe criticism or punishment






34. Shrewdness and craftiness; slyness






35. Misgivings; reservations; causes for hesitancy






36. Pure; uncorrupted; clean






37. To exist in agreement or conformity; harmonize






38. Active bodily or mental strength or energy; force






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






40. Calmness; serenity; peacefulness






41. Boldness; impudence; arrogance






42. Strong inclination; liking






43. The act of returning something to its proper owner - or of compensating the owner for the loss of such an item; reparation






44. Relevant; germane






45. Exceeding what is sufficient or necessary






46. Deliberate deceit with the goal of gaining an unlawful advantage






47. Not definite; uncertain; experimental






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






49. questioning; curious






50. To combine several elements into a whole