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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. Scorn; ridicule; contemptuous treatment






2. An overabundance; a surplus






3. Truthfulness; honesty






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






5. A support or prop - often an external prop used to bolster a wall






6. Having the tendency to permeate or spread throughout






7. In an initial stage; not fully formed






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






9. To flood or overwhelm






10. Lacking originality






11. Recklessly wasteful; extravagant; profuse; lavish






12. Not tied down; unrestrained






13. Conflicting; dissonant or harsh in sound






14. Rare and insufficient






15. Contemptibly fainthearted - lacking any courage






16. To weaken; to reduce in vitality






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






18. To abruptly and violently collapse inward






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






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






21. Extreme respect and reverence; worship






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






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






24. One that precedes and indicates or announces another






25. To dry out or dehydrate to make dry or dull






26. Very learned; scholarly






27. Small; lacking substance in degree - amount - or size






28. To ease or lessen; to appease or pacify






29. To tend toward the same spot or outcome; inclining to join at an intersecting point






30. To stray from the point; to go off on a tangent






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






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






33. Honesty; frankness; sincerity






34. The quality of being evenly balanced






35. Relevant; germane






36. Departure or wandering away from the accepted standard






37. Wise and careful; showing good judgment






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






39. Faithfulness; loyalty






40. To exist in agreement or conformity; harmonize






41. Burning or stinging; causing corrosion






42. Restricted or peculiar to a particular region; indigenous






43. Spread out or scattered






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






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






46. Soundness or truthfulness






47. Discerning and sensitive use of speech; diplomacy






48. Poverty; destitution






49. Dispersed or scattered; not centralized






50. Dull; lacking vitality or luminosity