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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. Aversion; dislike






2. To blacken; to belittle; to sully defame disparage






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






4. To make worse or more severe






5. A natural inclination or tendency; penchant






6. Loud and high-pitched; screeching






7. Genuine; not false or hypocritical






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






9. Excessive indulgence of appetite or passion - esp. in regard to alcohol; lack of constraint






10. Departing from norms or convention






11. Conflicting; dissonant or harsh in sound






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






13. To restrain; to be sparing or frugal






14. Strong inclination; liking






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






16. Practical rather than idealistic






17. Adherence to the highest principles; uprightness






18. To grow rapidly or flourish






19. Extreme brightness; possessing luminosity or genius






20. Stubborn; hardheaded






21. Recklessly wasteful; extravagant; profuse; lavish






22. A long and extremely critical speech; a harsh denunciation






23. Abnormal; deviating from the common or general type






24. Not definite; uncertain; experimental






25. Lacking authenticity or validity; false; counterfeit






26. A quirk particular to a group or individual






27. Unimportant; lacking value






28. To cause to spread - multiply or reproduce






29. To remove or separate by cutting off






30. Poverty; destitution






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






32. Implied but no directly stated; tacit






33. To praise highly






34. Marked by stealth - covert - surreptitious






35. To publicly praise or promote






36. Thriftiness; economy; prudence in financial matters






37. To remove or strip esp clothing






38. To deliver a pompous speech or tirade






39. yield; submit; bow






40. To guarantee or make certain






41. A harsh denunciation






42. Subject to chance or individual whim; without definite reason






43. The act of preparing or working land in order to grow crops






44. To incite anger - resentment or exasperation






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






46. Relevant; germane






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






48. Ambiguous; doubtful or uncertain






49. To worsen or intensify






50. Acting with excessive haste or impulse