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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. Brief and concise






2. The quality of being evenly balanced






3. Saucy; impertinent






4. Flowery; ruddy; ornate






5. A person or thing that causes change






6. Using few words; terse






7. Accustomed to accepting something undesirable






8. Without taste or flavor; lacking in spirits; bland






9. Embodiment; quintessence






10. Silly inanely foolish






11. Lacking faithfulness or loyalty; traitorous; unstable






12. Having no interest or concern; showing no bias or prejudice






13. An invigorating substance that excites mental or physical activity






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






15. To polish; to rub to a shine






16. Unimportant; lacking value






17. Hardship






18. The parading of learning; excessive attention to minutiae and formal rules






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






20. To prod or drive forward; to urge on; incite






21. Inclined to change one'S mind impulsively; erratic; unpredictable






22. A mild replacement for a harsher or more offensive term






23. Recklessly wasteful; extravagant; profuse; lavish






24. Sad - sullen






25. Abundant in size - force - or extent; extraordinary






26. Lacking originality; commonplace






27. Authoritative permission or approval; a penalty intended to enforce compliance






28. yielding or submissive; amenable






29. To trudge; to move slowly and heavily






30. Made up of elements that are similar in nature or kind; uniform






31. Troubling burdensome






32. To plunge or drop straight down






33. The state or act of extending or being swollen out of shape






34. A quirk particular to a group or individual






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






36. One that precedes and indicates or announces another






37. To give a false impression of'






38. Possessing education - refinement and taste; polished






39. Contemptibly fainthearted - lacking any courage






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






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






42. A substance that causes insensibility and removes pain






43. Carefree; merry






44. Dark and depressing; mournful






45. Mysterious; obscure; difficult to understand






46. An intense feeling of dislike or disgust






47. Shortness or briefness - esp. in time






48. Happening by fortunate accident or chance






49. Pure; uncorrupted; clean






50. To invalidate; to repeal to retract