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GRE High Frequency Words Vocab

Subjects : gre, english, vocabulary
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Unorthodox; iconoclastic; dissenting from established dogma






2. To criticize severely to officially rebuke






3. Baffled; in a quandry; at a loss for what to say or do






4. Saucy; impertinent






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






6. To appease; to calm by making concessions






7. Pointlessly talkative; talking too much






8. Doctrine or set of religious principles






9. Shrink in fear - cringe






10. Called for; authorized; justified






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






12. A person or thing that causes change






13. To weaken; to reduce in vitality






14. Lacking originality






15. Lecture or discussion; conversation






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






17. To ensconce - conceal - or stow






18. Very learned; scholarly






19. Harmless; causing no damage






20. To disguise or conceal






21. The act of reestablishing harmony or friendly interactions






22. The quality of being evenly balanced






23. Subject to chance or individual whim; without definite reason






24. To replace; to supersede; to appropriate






25. Man-made; artificial; relating to or involving the combination of parts to make a whole






26. Without taste or flavor; lacking in spirits; bland






27. Characterized by brightness and the emission of light






28. The quality of being energized or filled with liveliness






29. Not capable of being appeased or significantly changed






30. Clear; easily understood






31. Stillness; motionless; quality of being at rest






32. Winding; twisting; excessively complicated






33. Lacking depth; existing on or near the surface






34. Lacking originality; commonplace






35. Discerning and sensitive use of speech; diplomacy






36. The quality or state of being unyielding or stiff






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






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






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






40. To cause to spread - multiply or reproduce






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






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






43. To invalidate; to repeal to retract






44. Sad - sullen






45. To aid by making easier






46. Ambiguous; doubtful or uncertain






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






48. Abnormal; deviating from the common or general type






49. An inclination or tendency






50. One who avoids social contact and lives in seclusion