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GRE High Frequency Words Vocab
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. A quirk particular to a group or individual
solvent
abscond
idiosyncrasy
maverick
2. An intense feeling of dislike or disgust
aversion
superficial
deviance
laconic
3. Flowery; ruddy; ornate
capricious
emulate
prodigious
florid
4. Embodiment; quintessence
propagate
propensity
epitome
diffident
5. Pointlessly talkative; talking too much
discrete
waver
garrulous
enigmatic
6. Marked by extreme calm - impassivity - and steadiness
garrulous
imperturbable
trivial
ephemeral
7. An expression of approval or praise
fraud
eccentric
approbation
dogmatic
8. Unyielding; hardhearted
obdurate
caustic
parody
banal
9. Obstinately defiant of authority; difficult to manage
precursor
fidelity
discomfit
recalcitrant
10. Troubling burdensome
arbitrary
desiccate
onerous
facilitate
11. Without taste or flavor; lacking in spirits; bland
perjury
exacerbate
derision
insipid
12. An attitude or quality of belief that all people are motivated by selfishness
somber
extraneous
assuage
cynicism
13. The purposeful giving of false or misleading testimony while under oath
facetious
candor
brittle
perjury
14. Carefree; merry
blithe
aver
lackluster
magnanimity
15. To champion or support; to argue in favor of
correspond
advocate
extravagance
disingenuous
16. Having the tendency to permeate or spread throughout
opprobrium
superficial
fraud
pervasive
17. To exist in agreement or conformity; harmonize
archaic
correspond
scarce
buttress
18. Insincere; lacking in honesty
discordant
cunning
disingenuous
savor
19. Outdated; associated with an earlier - perhaps more primitive time
plasticity
precipitate
camouflage
archaic
20. Playful humorous
connoisseur
intransigent
emulate
facetious
21. To moderate or soothe
presumptuous
temper
cultured
obviate
22. Extremely talkative
tractable
treacherous
loquacious
temperate
23. Cleverness or inventiveness
inopportune
desiccate
ambiguous
ingenuity
24. To cut back or clip branches or other parts of a plant - esp parts that are dead
laconic
denounce
prune
inchoate
25. Hardship
fawn
adversity
anesthetic
succinct
26. Practical rather than idealistic
temperate
pragmatic
probity
retard
27. Not talkative; reserved
taciturn
implicit
corroborate
calibrate
28. Dismay; startling - distressing fear or shock that results in complete confusion
martial
secrete
mollify
consternation
29. Serving or intended to compel by force or authority
symmetry
compliant
inundate
coercive
30. To criticize severely to officially rebuke
censure
rhetoric
corroborate
amalgamate
31. Full of tiny openings able to absorb fluid or gas; permeable
porous
perjury
tout
placate
32. Assuming an unauthorized right or responsibility; overly forward and arrogant
savor
presumptuous
facetious
miser
33. Sad - sullen
inquisitive
cacophony
morose
exculpate
34. To deliver a pompous speech or tirade
vigor
distill
validity
harangue
35. Harmless; causing no damage
presumption
malevolent
condemn
innocuous
36. Extreme respect and reverence; worship
dogmatic
reconciliation
veneration
stint
37. Not tied down; unrestrained
cynicism
unfettered
furtive
stint
38. Conflicting; dissonant or harsh in sound
opprobrium
consternation
defer
discordant
39. Adherence to the highest principles; uprightness
disabuse
platitude
probity
inquisitive
40. Exceeding what is sufficient or necessary
tact
laud
superfluous
succinct
41. A generally agreed-upon practice or attitude
brilliance
convention
vigor
admonish
42. Associated with war and the armed forces
censure
ascetic
martial
prune
43. An informed and astute judge in matters of taste; expert
presumptuous
connoisseur
proliferate
cynicism
44. Not definite; uncertain; experimental
tentative
subjective
recluse
fawn
45. Ostentatious or showy; flashy
luminous
condemn
conspire
flamboyant
46. Easily visible; obvious
prodigal
platitude
belie
conspicuous
47. To praise highly
laud
ensure
consternation
inquisitive
48. An individual who lives poorly in order to hoard money; a person who is stingy
stint
brittle
tranquil
miser
49. Essential for or relating to life; necessary
obsequious
desiccate
vital
rescind
50. Strong inclination; liking
deference
soliloquy
innocuous
penchant