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






2. Deceptive; based upon a false belief or impression






3. Dull; lacking vitality or luminosity






4. Baffled; in a quandry; at a loss for what to say or do






5. Saucy; impertinent






6. Troubling burdensome






7. The act of reestablishing harmony or friendly interactions






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






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






10. Serving or intended to compel by force or authority






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






12. Dispersed or scattered; not centralized






13. Only touching briefly upon the topic at hand; irrelevant






14. To lengthen or stretch out






15. To give notice to; to inform






16. Spread out or scattered






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






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






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






20. Unoriginal; obtained from another source






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






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






23. Severe criticism or punishment






24. Calmness; serenity; peacefulness






25. Deviating from the norm






26. The purposeful giving of false or misleading testimony while under oath






27. Possessing education - refinement and taste; polished






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






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






30. To ease or lessen; to appease or pacify






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






32. The quality of being energized or filled with liveliness






33. To disguise or conceal






34. To calm or soothe; to reduce in emotional intesity






35. Matching; corresponding or proportionate in degree - size - or amount






36. Cursory; done without care or interest






37. To combine several elements into a whole






38. Using few words; terse






39. To force out; to discharge






40. Cautious reserve in speech; ability to make responsible decisions






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






42. Apt to break or crack due to a lack of elasticity; fragile






43. Strong inclination; liking






44. The combination of parts to make a whole






45. Exonerate; to clear of blame






46. Harsh - jarring - discordant sound






47. Not definite; uncertain; experimental






48. Stubbornly opinionated






49. The state or act of extending or being swollen out of shape






50. Peaceful; calm