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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. Saucy; impertinent






2. Full of tiny openings able to absorb fluid or gas; permeable






3. To approve tacitly by overlooking or excusing; to allow or forgive






4. One who avoids social contact and lives in seclusion






5. Troubling burdensome






6. To remove completely; to annihilate; to pull out by the roots






7. Using few words; terse






8. A substance that causes insensibility and removes pain






9. Tranquility; peacefulness






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






11. Boldness; impudence; arrogance






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






13. To praise highly






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






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






16. To aid by making easier






17. To defeat; to put down






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






19. Doctrine or set of religious principles






20. To move to and fro; to sway; to be unsettled in decision






21. Complex or complicated






22. A group of two or more verses or lines that make up a division in a poem and correspond in rhyme - meter - and length






23. Associated with war and the armed forces






24. Unimportant; lacking value






25. Marked by stealth - covert - surreptitious






26. Lacking depth; existing on or near the surface






27. An invigorating substance that excites mental or physical activity






28. To ensconce - conceal - or stow






29. To weaken; to reduce in vitality






30. Not objective; based upon internal perceptions rather than upon unprejudiced fact






31. A harsh denunciation






32. To replace; to supersede; to appropriate






33. Lacking authenticity or validity; false; counterfeit






34. Extremely talkative






35. To reprove; to express warning or disapproval






36. A machine that spins very swiftly about a central axis - and - using centrifugal force - separates disparate substances






37. Stubborn; hardheaded






38. To refuse to have anything to do with; to disown






39. A thin - flexible film of tissue that covers or lines an organ






40. An expression of approval or praise






41. To use ambiguous language with a deceptive intent






42. Calmness; serenity; peacefulness






43. To inspect - determine - or correct the graduations of an instrument by comparing it to a standard






44. Exonerate; to clear of blame






45. Unclear; open to more than one potential meaning






46. To worsen or intensify






47. To give a false impression of'






48. A means of disguising people or things to make them blend in with their surroundings






49. Sad - sullen






50. To criticize severely to officially rebuke