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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. An independent individual who does not go along with a group or party






2. To disguise or conceal






3. To make or become less severe or intense; to moderate






4. To enjoy in a thorough manner; to relish; to fully appreciate






5. Act or process of causing deterioration; a wearing away esp of metals






6. To imbue; to pour in; to introduce; to instill






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






8. Dull and without variety; tedious






9. Ostentatious or showy; flashy






10. To invalidate; to repeal to retract






11. Scorn; ridicule; contemptuous treatment






12. Pure; uncorrupted; clean






13. A mournful poem - esp one lamenting the dead






14. To guarantee or make certain






15. A speech made to oneself; a monologue






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






17. Sad - sullen






18. To coax; persuade - often through the use of flattery or smooth talk






19. Cleverness or inventiveness






20. Winding; twisting; excessively complicated






21. Adherence to the highest principles; uprightness






22. To exist in agreement or conformity; harmonize






23. Marked by extreme calm - impassivity - and steadiness






24. Marked by ease or informality; nonchalant; lacking in depth; superficial






25. Using few words; terse






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






27. Unorthodox; iconoclastic; dissenting from established dogma






28. Reserved - shy - or unassuming; lacking in self-confidence






29. A generally agreed-upon practice or attitude






30. Embodiment; quintessence






31. yield; submit; bow






32. Shortness or briefness - esp. in time






33. Thriftiness; economy; prudence in financial matters






34. Honesty; frankness; sincerity






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






36. Strenuous - taxing






37. Characterized by brightness and the emission of light






38. Stillness; motionless; quality of being at rest






39. To secretly work together with the intent to commit a wrong or illegal act






40. Having the tendency to permeate or spread throughout






41. To remove or separate by cutting off






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






43. Easily angered






44. The combination of parts to make a whole






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






46. Brief; fleeting






47. Of the world; typical of or concerned w/the ordinary






48. Brief and concise






49. Stubborn; hardheaded






50. To make right or fix; correct