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GRE High Frequency Words Vocab
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1. Burning or stinging; causing corrosion
fortuitous
caustic
audacious
tact
2. To remove or strip esp clothing
inquisitive
divest
provoke
erudite
3. To trudge; to move slowly and heavily
plod
shrill
obviate
anachronistic
4. Departing from norms or convention
assuage
erudite
corrosion
eccentric
5. Disgrace; contempt; scorn
opprobrium
misanthrope
meticulous
impudent
6. A system in which individuals or things are ranked in a particular order
subtle
hierarchy
specious
rescind
7. Brief and concise
convention
succinct
obsequious
corroborate
8. Mysterious; obscure; difficult to understand
enigmatic
cunning
abscond
obsequious
9. To champion or support; to argue in favor of
advocate
warranted
derivative
brittle
10. Not objective; based upon internal perceptions rather than upon unprejudiced fact
ambiguous
candor
subjective
glib
11. Characterized by a preference for complete obedience to authority; domineering
camouflage
volatile
authoritarian
intransigent
12. The act of reestablishing harmony or friendly interactions
penchant
diatribe
reconciliation
plummet
13. A speech made to oneself; a monologue
castigation
soliloquy
conspire
dissemble
14. A courteous and respectful yielding to the will of another
cultivation
perfunctory
deference
prodigal
15. Deviating from the norm
aberrant
beneficent
propitiate
diffuse
16. The act or process of transforming to another form - state or product
presumptuous
lethargic
conversion
enumerate
17. The act of making an assumption or taking something for granted
presumption
indifferent
chicanery
irascible
18. Appealing forcibly to the mind or reason; convincing
cogent
perfunctory
secrete
expel
19. Brief; fleeting
ephemeral
diffuse
laconic
sanction
20. An overabundance; a surplus
plethora
facetious
loquacious
luminous
21. To compel or require; to push one'S views or authority upon others
impose
eulogy
anesthetic
nonplused
22. Not obvious; elusive - difficult to discern
approbation
defer
subtle
validity
23. Exhibiting a fawning attentiveness
fawn
burnish
obstinate
obsequious
24. Lacking faithfulness or loyalty; traitorous; unstable
rectify
anesthetic
condone
treacherous
25. The purposeful giving of false or misleading testimony while under oath
expel
perjury
tact
adversity
26. One who practices rigid self-denial esp in religious devotion
ascetic
intemperance
enumerate
distill
27. To confirm; to provide additional support; verify
corrosion
unfeigned
ingenuity
corroborate
28. Dull; lacking vitality or luminosity
lackluster
distention
dissertation
proliferate
29. A speech honoring the dead
eulogy
fraud
diffuse
superfluous
30. Winding; twisting; excessively complicated
tortuous
imperturbable
porous
tact
31. The act of casting out or excluding an individual from a society or group; banishment
scarce
ostracism
deviation
trivial
32. An expression of approval or praise
approbation
morose
stimulant
pervasive
33. To incite anger - resentment or exasperation
provoke
prodigal
obstinate
eradicate
34. To prod or drive forward; to urge on; incite
diffuse
reconciliation
goad
correspond
35. To deliver a pompous speech or tirade
enigmatic
veneration
harangue
precipitate
36. To state as a fact; to confirm or support
mitigate
arduous
fidelity
aver
37. Lavishness; an unnecessary or unrestrained spend esp. of funds
effrontery
extravagance
provoke
intransigent
38. Very learned; scholarly
erudite
coercive
disingenuous
eloquent
39. An inclination or tendency
authoritarian
eulogy
conversion
bent
40. Harsh - jarring - discordant sound
inundate
cacophony
scarce
compliant
41. A machine that spins very swiftly about a central axis - and - using centrifugal force - separates disparate substances
fidelity
centrifuge
corrosion
temper
42. To provide support or reinforcement
anachronistic
epitome
cacophony
bolster
43. To undeceive to set right
disabuse
dogma
invigoration
aggravate
44. Baffled; in a quandry; at a loss for what to say or do
fatuous
caustic
idiosyncrasy
nonplused
45. Strong inclination; liking
implode
fortuitous
banal
penchant
46. Concerned and attentive; eager
synthesis
cower
solicitous
wheedle
47. Extreme respect and reverence; worship
solvent
veneration
epitome
laconic
48. To publicly praise or promote
dogmatic
desiccate
perennial
tout
49. Intended for or understood by a small - specific group
esoteric
articulate
extravagance
exculpate
50. Deceptive; based upon a false belief or impression
illusory
tact
intrepid
qualms
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