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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. Stillness; motionless; quality of being at rest






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






3. To disguise or conceal






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






5. To trudge; to move slowly and heavily






6. To confirm; to provide additional support; verify






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






8. Peaceful; calm






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






10. Extreme respect and reverence; worship






11. Strenuous - taxing






12. Winding; twisting; excessively complicated






13. Ill-timed; unsuitable; inappropriate






14. Poverty; destitution






15. Dull and without variety; tedious






16. Happening by fortunate accident or chance






17. Pointlessly talkative; talking too much






18. To guarantee or make certain






19. Loud and high-pitched; screeching






20. Calmness; serenity; peacefulness






21. Hidden - clandestine






22. Recurrent through the year or many years; happening repeatedly






23. One who avoids social contact and lives in seclusion






24. To aid by making easier






25. To flood or overwhelm






26. A mild replacement for a harsher or more offensive term






27. Embodiment; quintessence






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






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






30. Carefree; merry






31. To give notice to; to inform






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






33. A generally agreed-upon practice or attitude






34. Extremely talkative






35. A person or thing that causes change






36. To criticize severely to officially rebuke






37. Honesty; frankness; sincerity






38. To list or count off individually






39. Not talkative; reserved






40. To give a false impression of'






41. Recklessly wasteful; extravagant; profuse; lavish






42. Silly inanely foolish






43. To moderate or soothe






44. Clear; easily understood






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






46. To appease; to calm by making concessions






47. To invalidate; to repeal to retract






48. Rare and insufficient






49. A speech honoring the dead






50. A mournful poem - esp one lamenting the dead