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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. Acting with excessive haste or impulse






2. Self-important or pompous writing or speech






3. Using few words; terse






4. To moderate or soothe






5. Appealing forcibly to the mind or reason; convincing






6. Implied but no directly stated; tacit






7. Having or showing often viscious ill-will -spite - hatred






8. Stubbornly opinionated






9. Thick; sticky






10. To coax; persuade - often through the use of flattery or smooth talk






11. Lavishness; an unnecessary or unrestrained spend esp. of funds






12. Man-made; artificial; relating to or involving the combination of parts to make a whole






13. To give notice to; to inform






14. One who hates all other humans






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






16. Naturally inclined; tending; likely






17. To appease; to calm by making concessions






18. Ill-timed; unsuitable; inappropriate






19. Trickery or subterfuge






20. Unimportant; lacking value






21. Genuine; not false or hypocritical






22. Truthfulness; honesty






23. Dull; lacking vitality or luminosity






24. To compel or require; to push one'S views or authority upon others






25. To anticipate and make unnecessary






26. Not vital or pertinent; irrelevant






27. Relating to or at an edge or boundary; minimal






28. Carefree; merry






29. Shrink in fear - cringe






30. Culled from many sources






31. An overabundance; a surplus






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






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






34. To ensconce - conceal - or stow






35. Lacking originality; commonplace






36. An individual who lives poorly in order to hoard money; a person who is stingy






37. To defeat; to put down






38. Obstinately defiant of authority; difficult to manage






39. Discreet; prudent; careful






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






41. Distinct; individual






42. Extreme brightness; possessing luminosity or genius






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






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






45. Brief and concise






46. Well-spoken; coherent






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






48. A system in which individuals or things are ranked in a particular order






49. To plunge or drop straight down






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