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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. Called for; authorized; justified






2. To slow delay or hamper






3. The quality of being energized or filled with liveliness






4. The act of making an assumption or taking something for granted






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






6. Dark and depressing; mournful






7. Burning or stinging; causing corrosion






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






9. Made up of elements that are similar in nature or kind; uniform






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






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






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






13. The act of preparing or working land in order to grow crops






14. A speech made to oneself; a monologue






15. Only touching briefly upon the topic at hand; irrelevant






16. Refusing to compromise






17. Exceeding what is sufficient or necessary






18. Insincere; lacking in honesty






19. Not talkative; reserved






20. Not obvious; elusive - difficult to discern






21. Easily angered






22. A mournful poem - esp one lamenting the dead






23. Pliability; malleability; flexibility






24. Contemptibly fainthearted - lacking any courage






25. To make or become less severe or intense; to moderate






26. To aid by making easier






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






28. To exist in agreement or conformity; harmonize






29. Mysterious; obscure; difficult to understand






30. Silly inanely foolish






31. Unimportant; lacking value






32. To guarantee or make certain






33. Characterized by extreme care and precision; attentive to detail






34. A system in which individuals or things are ranked in a particular order






35. Ill-timed; unsuitable; inappropriate






36. Extreme respect and reverence; worship






37. yielding or submissive; amenable






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






39. Clear; easily understood






40. To criticize severely to officially rebuke






41. To undeceive to set right






42. The purposeful giving of false or misleading testimony while under oath






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






44. To incite anger - resentment or exasperation






45. To invalidate; to repeal to retract






46. To prod or drive forward; to urge on; incite






47. Distinct; individual






48. Discerning and sensitive use of speech; diplomacy






49. To ease or lessen; to appease or pacify






50. Unorthodox; iconoclastic; dissenting from established dogma