Test your basic knowledge |

GRE High Frequency Words Vocab

Subjects : gre, english, vocabulary
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
  • If you are not ready to take this test, you can study here.
  • Match each statement with the correct term.
  • Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.

This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Reserved - shy - or unassuming; lacking in self-confidence






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






3. Extreme brightness; possessing luminosity or genius






4. An informed and astute judge in matters of taste; expert






5. To imitate with the goal of rivaling or surpassing






6. Well-spoken; expressive; articulate






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






8. Culled from many sources






9. Deviation from the normal order - form - or rule






10. Disgrace; contempt; scorn






11. To publicly praise or promote






12. Adherence to the highest principles; uprightness






13. The act of casting out or excluding an individual from a society or group; banishment






14. A substance that causes insensibility and removes pain






15. Exceeding what is sufficient or necessary






16. Obstinately defiant of authority; difficult to manage






17. To moderate or soothe






18. To force out; to discharge






19. Easily visible; obvious






20. Belonging to another time; removed from natural chronological context






21. To flatter or praise excessively






22. Unimportant; lacking value






23. To make or become thin - less dense; to refine






24. Scorn; ridicule; contemptuous treatment






25. A quirk particular to a group or individual






26. Genuine; not false or hypocritical






27. To praise highly






28. To trudge; to move slowly and heavily






29. An independent individual who does not go along with a group or party






30. To combine several elements into a whole






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






32. Cursory; done without care or interest






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






34. A humorous imitation intended for ridicule or comic effect - esp. in literature and art






35. To exist in agreement or conformity; harmonize






36. Well-spoken; coherent






37. To lengthen or stretch out






38. Daring and fearless; recklessly bold






39. An overabundance; a surplus






40. To undeceive to set right






41. Marked by stealth - covert - surreptitious






42. Made up of elements that are similar in nature or kind; uniform






43. Exceeding what is sufficient or necessary






44. Faithfulness; loyalty






45. To list or count off individually






46. The parading of learning; excessive attention to minutiae and formal rules






47. Spread out or scattered






48. To flood or overwhelm






49. Dismay; startling - distressing fear or shock that results in complete confusion






50. Not tied down; unrestrained