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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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1. To invalidate; to repeal to retract






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






3. A support or prop - often an external prop used to bolster a wall






4. To fill until there is no further capacity for absorbance; to soak






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






6. To abruptly and violently collapse inward






7. A means of disguising people or things to make them blend in with their surroundings






8. Inclined to change one'S mind impulsively; erratic; unpredictable






9. To grow or increase swiftly and abundantly






10. To polish; to rub to a shine






11. To remove or separate by cutting off






12. To guarantee or make certain






13. A means of disguising people or things to make them blend in with their surroundings






14. Insincere; lacking in honesty






15. Calmness; serenity; peacefulness






16. Disgrace; contempt; scorn






17. To deliver a pompous speech or tirade






18. Hidden - clandestine






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






20. Serving or intended to compel by force or authority






21. Able to meet financial obligations; able to dissolve another substance






22. Ill-timed; unsuitable; inappropriate






23. Possessing education - refinement and taste; polished






24. Exhibiting a fawning attentiveness






25. Payment given for services rendered or for loss






26. Distinct; individual






27. Steadfast and courageous






28. To champion or support; to argue in favor of






29. Abundant in size - force - or extent; extraordinary






30. Lacking energy; sluggish or sleepy






31. To criticize severely to officially rebuke






32. Extreme respect and reverence; worship






33. A speech made to oneself; a monologue






34. The act of reestablishing harmony or friendly interactions






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






36. A natural inclination or tendency; penchant






37. A person or thing that causes change






38. Strenuous - taxing






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






40. Misgivings; reservations; causes for hesitancy






41. Genuine; not false or hypocritical






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






43. Annoyance or irritation






44. yield; submit; bow






45. An invigorating substance that excites mental or physical activity






46. Lacking originality; commonplace






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






48. To remove completely; to annihilate; to pull out by the roots






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






50. To provide support or reinforcement