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






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






3. To purify or concentrate through a process of vaporization






4. Refusing to compromise






5. Obstinately defiant of authority; difficult to manage






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






7. The art or study of effect use of language for communication and persuasion






8. Extreme brightness; possessing luminosity or genius






9. To appease; to conciliate






10. Playful humorous






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






12. The act of returning something to its proper owner - or of compensating the owner for the loss of such an item; reparation






13. To slow delay or hamper






14. Lecture or discussion; conversation






15. Characterized by brightness and the emission of light






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






17. yielding or submissive; amenable






18. To champion or support; to argue in favor of






19. Relevant; germane






20. Having the tendency to permeate or spread throughout






21. Stubborn; hardheaded






22. The act or process of transforming to another form - state or product






23. State or quality of differing from the accepted norm; abnormality






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






25. The quality or state of being unyielding or stiff






26. Extreme respect and reverence; worship






27. Self-important or pompous writing or speech






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






29. Carefree; merry






30. To worsen or intensify






31. Annoyance or irritation






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






33. Readily changing to a vapor; changeable; fickle; explosive






34. Not obvious; elusive - difficult to discern






35. To reprove; to express warning or disapproval






36. A mournful poem - esp one lamenting the dead






37. Shrink in fear - cringe






38. To state as a fact; to confirm or support






39. To flatter or praise excessively






40. An expression of approval or praise






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






42. Mysterious; obscure; difficult to understand






43. Unorthodox; iconoclastic; dissenting from established dogma






44. Docile; obedience; easily led






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






46. Seeming true - but actually being fallacious; misleadingly attractive






47. Hidden - clandestine






48. Lacking originality






49. Characterized by a preference for complete obedience to authority; domineering






50. Deviating from the norm