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GRE High Frequency Words Vocab
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Not objective; based upon internal perceptions rather than upon unprejudiced fact
convention
blithe
subjective
luminous
2. Insincere; lacking in honesty
aggravate
propitiate
disingenuous
parody
3. Stubbornly opinionated
opprobrium
dogmatic
anomaly
wheedle
4. Payment given for services rendered or for loss
florid
parody
compensation
admonish
5. Strong inclination; liking
presumption
homogeneous
penchant
equivocal
6. A natural inclination or tendency; penchant
dogma
serenity
propensity
diffuse
7. The purposeful giving of false or misleading testimony while under oath
diatribe
obstinate
spurious
perjury
8. Abundant in size - force - or extent; extraordinary
divest
obstinate
esoteric
prodigious
9. Deceptive; based upon a false belief or impression
tirade
illusory
cacophony
intemperance
10. State or quality of differing from the accepted norm; abnormality
serenity
banal
deviance
bombast
11. To slow delay or hamper
retard
cogent
volatile
veracity
12. Marked by ease or informality; nonchalant; lacking in depth; superficial
anachronistic
glib
ephemeral
specious
13. Faithfulness; loyalty
temperate
fidelity
blithe
capricious
14. Deviating from the norm
flamboyant
discordant
aberrant
repudiate
15. To publicly condemn or criticize
denounce
extraneous
preempt
fraud
16. A generally agreed-upon practice or attitude
vital
convention
goad
impudent
17. Lecture or discussion; conversation
discourse
equivocate
morose
castigation
18. Very learned; scholarly
emulate
admonish
condone
erudite
19. An attitude or quality of belief that all people are motivated by selfishness
taciturn
cynicism
qualms
intrepid
20. Made up of elements that are similar in nature or kind; uniform
cultured
prodigal
erudite
homogeneous
21. Lacking originality; commonplace
vexation
expel
banal
eclectic
22. To secretly work together with the intent to commit a wrong or illegal act
penchant
conspire
bombast
diffident
23. Ill-timed; unsuitable; inappropriate
superficial
laconic
vexation
inopportune
24. To abruptly and violently collapse inward
exacerbate
bombast
implode
aver
25. To move to and fro; to sway; to be unsettled in decision
implode
craven
tranquility
waver
26. Misgivings; reservations; causes for hesitancy
implicit
endemic
recalcitrant
qualms
27. To refuse to have anything to do with; to disown
serenity
subjective
diffuse
repudiate
28. The act of reestablishing harmony or friendly interactions
rectify
solvent
reconciliation
frugality
29. One who practices rigid self-denial esp in religious devotion
infuse
ascetic
fraud
marginal
30. Flowery; ruddy; ornate
pervasive
exculpate
florid
veneration
31. Soundness or truthfulness
furtive
impudent
approbation
validity
32. Disgrace; contempt; scorn
obdurate
elegy
opprobrium
invigoration
33. Lacking energy; sluggish or sleepy
synthetic
presumptuous
lethargic
apprise
34. Loud and high-pitched; screeching
abscond
eradicate
shrill
equivocal
35. Well-spoken; expressive; articulate
distill
dogma
eloquent
blithe
36. To trudge; to move slowly and heavily
mundane
plod
approbation
rarefy
37. Exhibiting a fawning attentiveness
obsequious
inundate
discretion
castigation
38. The act of casting out or excluding an individual from a society or group; banishment
ostracism
tirade
unfettered
conspicuous
39. To ease or lessen; to appease or pacify
volatile
perfunctory
assuage
bolster
40. Small; lacking substance in degree - amount - or size
slight
nonplused
anesthetic
antipathy
41. Thick; sticky
parody
morose
viscous
aberrant
42. Rare and insufficient
cogent
squander
scarce
soliloquy
43. To compel or require; to push one'S views or authority upon others
impose
tractable
imperturbable
inured
44. Burning or stinging; causing corrosion
superfluous
ostracism
caustic
aggravate
45. Attacking cherished beliefs; heretical; heterodox
advocate
synthetic
iconoclastic
candor
46. Steadfast and courageous
discourse
intrepid
approbation
facilitate
47. The state or act of extending or being swollen out of shape
anachronistic
eradicate
distention
restitution
48. To appease; to calm by making concessions
sanction
vigor
frugality
placate
49. To list or count off individually
fawn
imperturbable
enumerate
wheedle
50. Hidden - clandestine
covert
taciturn
malevolent
solvent