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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. Strenuous - taxing






2. Carefree; merry






3. To reprove; to express warning or disapproval






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






5. To disguise or conceal






6. Unorthodox; iconoclastic; dissenting from established dogma






7. To lengthen or stretch out






8. Intended for or understood by a small - specific group






9. Marked by stealth - covert - surreptitious






10. A thin - flexible film of tissue that covers or lines an organ






11. The art or study of effect use of language for communication and persuasion






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






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






14. Improvised; done without preparation






15. To guarantee or make certain






16. Matching; corresponding or proportionate in degree - size - or amount






17. Shortness or briefness - esp. in time






18. A long and extremely critical speech; a harsh denunciation






19. Troubling burdensome






20. Unclear; open to more than one potential meaning






21. Recklessly wasteful; extravagant; profuse; lavish






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






23. Deviating from the norm






24. Naturally inclined; tending; likely






25. To imitate with the goal of rivaling or surpassing






26. A courteous and respectful yielding to the will of another






27. A collection of lierary works by various authors






28. The quality of being energized or filled with liveliness






29. Lavishness; an unnecessary or unrestrained spend esp. of funds






30. Complex or complicated






31. Acting with excessive haste or impulse






32. One who practices rigid self-denial esp in religious devotion






33. An attitude or quality of belief that all people are motivated by selfishness






34. Belonging to another time; removed from natural chronological context






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






36. Stubbornly opinionated






37. Harmless; causing no damage






38. Winding; twisting; excessively complicated






39. Exceeding what is sufficient or necessary






40. Saucy; impertinent






41. Hidden - clandestine






42. A mournful poem - esp one lamenting the dead






43. To publicly condemn or criticize






44. To restrain; to be sparing or frugal






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






46. Not tied down; unrestrained






47. Shrink in fear - cringe






48. A substance that causes insensibility and removes pain






49. Exonerate; to clear of blame






50. To abruptly and violently collapse inward