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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. Rare and insufficient






2. To slow delay or hamper






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






4. A collection of lierary works by various authors






5. To fill until there is no further capacity for absorbance; to soak






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






7. Disgrace; contempt; scorn






8. To aid by making easier






9. Happening by fortunate accident or chance






10. To praise highly






11. To remove or separate by cutting off






12. Extremely talkative






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






14. Using few words; terse






15. Brief; fleeting






16. Culled from many sources






17. Departure or wandering away from the accepted standard






18. The quality or state of being unyielding or stiff






19. To disguise or conceal






20. Lacking authenticity or validity; false; counterfeit






21. Unit used in measuring the intensity of a sound






22. Possessing education - refinement and taste; polished






23. Appealing forcibly to the mind or reason; convincing






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






25. Clear; easily understood






26. Sad - sullen






27. Unimportant; lacking value






28. To appease; to calm by making concessions






29. To grow or increase swiftly and abundantly






30. Carefree; merry






31. To force out; to discharge






32. A system in which individuals or things are ranked in a particular order






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






34. Brief and concise






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






36. To invalidate; to repeal to retract






37. The act of casting out or excluding an individual from a society or group; banishment






38. To confirm; to provide additional support; verify






39. Associated with war and the armed forces






40. Abnormal; deviating from the common or general type






41. An invigorating substance that excites mental or physical activity






42. In an initial stage; not fully formed






43. Faithfulness; loyalty






44. To grow rapidly or flourish






45. To flatter or praise excessively






46. To give notice to; to inform






47. To reprove; to express warning or disapproval






48. Insincere; lacking in honesty






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






50. The act of preparing or working land in order to grow crops