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GRE High Frequency Words Vocab

Subjects : gre, english, vocabulary
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Recurrent through the year or many years; happening repeatedly






2. Not capable of being appeased or significantly changed






3. Not vital or pertinent; irrelevant






4. Pliability; malleability; flexibility






5. To appease; to conciliate






6. Poverty; destitution






7. Acting with excessive haste or impulse






8. To exist in agreement or conformity; harmonize






9. Scorn; ridicule; contemptuous treatment






10. Tranquility; peacefulness






11. To plunge or drop straight down






12. One that precedes and indicates or announces another






13. Refusing to compromise






14. Contemptibly fainthearted - lacking any courage






15. Charitable and kind in action






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






17. Discerning and sensitive use of speech; diplomacy






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






19. Spread out or scattered






20. To grow rapidly or flourish






21. Payment given for services rendered or for loss






22. A humorous imitation intended for ridicule or comic effect - esp. in literature and art






23. Obstinately defiant of authority; difficult to manage






24. Troubling burdensome






25. Having or showing often viscious ill-will -spite - hatred






26. Pure; uncorrupted; clean






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






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






29. To grow or increase swiftly and abundantly






30. The combination of parts to make a whole






31. To praise highly






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






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






34. Ostentatious or showy; flashy






35. To remove or separate by cutting off






36. To deliver a pompous speech or tirade






37. Ill-timed; unsuitable; inappropriate






38. To list or count off individually






39. Intended for or understood by a small - specific group






40. Calmness; serenity; peacefulness






41. Insincere; lacking in honesty






42. Peaceful; calm






43. Docile; obedience; easily led






44. A substance that causes insensibility and removes pain






45. Severe criticism or punishment






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






47. Playful humorous






48. To anticipate and make unnecessary






49. Depart secretly and hide






50. To make worse or more severe