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






2. Daring and fearless; recklessly bold






3. Ambiguous; doubtful or uncertain






4. To enjoy in a thorough manner; to relish; to fully appreciate






5. To secretly work together with the intent to commit a wrong or illegal act






6. Hardship






7. yielding or submissive; amenable






8. Playful humorous






9. To cut back or clip branches or other parts of a plant - esp parts that are dead






10. To remove or separate by cutting off






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






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






13. The quality of being generously noble in the mind and heart - esp in forgiving






14. Relating to or at an edge or boundary; minimal






15. Refusing to compromise






16. Obstinately defiant of authority; difficult to manage






17. To make or become thin - less dense; to refine






18. Dull; lacking vitality or luminosity






19. Apt to break or crack due to a lack of elasticity; fragile






20. Adherence to the highest principles; uprightness






21. To coax; persuade - often through the use of flattery or smooth talk






22. Wise and careful; showing good judgment






23. To ensconce - conceal - or stow






24. Contemptibly fainthearted - lacking any courage






25. Occurring only occasionally - or in a scattered instances






26. To combine several elements into a whole






27. Misgivings; reservations; causes for hesitancy






28. Poverty; destitution






29. Having the tendency to permeate or spread throughout






30. To worsen or intensify






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






32. An individual who lives poorly in order to hoard money; a person who is stingy






33. To defeat; to put down






34. Payment given for services rendered or for loss






35. An independent individual who does not go along with a group or party






36. To purify or concentrate through a process of vaporization






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






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






39. To confirm; to provide additional support; verify






40. A substance that causes insensibility and removes pain






41. To flood or overwhelm






42. Marked by ease or informality; nonchalant; lacking in depth; superficial






43. To force out; to discharge






44. Cursory; done without care or interest






45. Brief; fleeting






46. Embodiment; quintessence






47. To move to and fro; to sway; to be unsettled in decision






48. Recurrent through the year or many years; happening repeatedly






49. To publicly praise or promote






50. Calmness; serenity; peacefulness