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GRE High Frequency Words Vocab

Subjects : gre, english, vocabulary
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Matching; corresponding or proportionate in degree - size - or amount






2. The quality of being evenly balanced






3. To appease; to calm by making concessions






4. Unit used in measuring the intensity of a sound






5. Shortness or briefness - esp. in time






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






7. Implied; not explicitly stated






8. A quirk particular to a group or individual






9. Hidden - clandestine






10. To disguise or conceal






11. Lecture or discussion; conversation






12. Act or process of causing deterioration; a wearing away esp of metals






13. Depart secretly and hide






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






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






16. An expression of approval or praise






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






18. A speech honoring the dead






19. Occurring only occasionally - or in a scattered instances






20. To remove or separate by cutting off






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






22. To slow delay or hamper






23. To reprove; to express warning or disapproval






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






25. Thick; sticky






26. The quality of being energized or filled with liveliness






27. To provide support or reinforcement






28. Conflicting; dissonant or harsh in sound






29. Spread out or scattered






30. To champion or support; to argue in favor of






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






32. To cause to spread - multiply or reproduce






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






34. Strenuous - taxing






35. To calm or soothe; to reduce in emotional intesity






36. Acting with excessive haste or impulse






37. Ostentatious or showy; flashy






38. Not vital or pertinent; irrelevant






39. Shrewdness and craftiness; slyness






40. To trudge; to move slowly and heavily






41. One who avoids social contact and lives in seclusion






42. Concerned and attentive; eager






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






44. Recklessly wasteful; extravagant; profuse; lavish






45. Accustomed to accepting something undesirable






46. To invalidate; to repeal to retract






47. Exceeding what is sufficient or necessary






48. Excessive indulgence of appetite or passion - esp. in regard to alcohol; lack of constraint






49. Not tied down; unrestrained






50. Dull; lacking vitality or luminosity