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






2. To exist in agreement or conformity; harmonize






3. Shrewdness and craftiness; slyness






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






5. To restrain; to be sparing or frugal






6. To appease; to conciliate






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






8. Not definite; uncertain; experimental






9. An invigorating substance that excites mental or physical activity






10. To publicly praise or promote






11. A collection of lierary works by various authors






12. Unit used in measuring the intensity of a sound






13. To trudge; to move slowly and heavily






14. Pure; uncorrupted; clean






15. Dispersed or scattered; not centralized






16. Peaceful; calm






17. To incite anger - resentment or exasperation






18. One who hates all other humans






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






20. To give notice to; to inform






21. Hardship






22. Faithfulness; loyalty






23. A superficial remark - esp. one offered as meaningful






24. Stubbornly opinionated






25. To inspect - determine - or correct the graduations of an instrument by comparing it to a standard






26. Characterized by a preference for complete obedience to authority; domineering






27. Appealing forcibly to the mind or reason; convincing






28. Implied but no directly stated; tacit






29. A substance that causes insensibility and removes pain






30. Lacking originality






31. Relevant; germane






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






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






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






35. A person or thing that causes change






36. Exceeding what is sufficient or necessary






37. To ensconce - conceal - or stow






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






39. Winding; twisting; excessively complicated






40. The quality of being energized or filled with liveliness






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






42. Disgrace; contempt; scorn






43. Extremely talkative






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






45. Ostentatious or showy; flashy






46. Improvised; done without preparation






47. Tranquility; peacefulness






48. Severe criticism or punishment






49. Dull; lacking vitality or luminosity






50. Serving or intended to compel by force or authority