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GRE High Frequency Words Vocab

Subjects : gre, english, vocabulary
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. To guarantee or make certain






2. Characterized by brightness and the emission of light






3. Concerned and attentive; eager






4. To moderate or soothe






5. Shrink in fear - cringe






6. A group of two or more verses or lines that make up a division in a poem and correspond in rhyme - meter - and length






7. Harsh - jarring - discordant sound






8. A machine that spins very swiftly about a central axis - and - using centrifugal force - separates disparate substances






9. Deviating from the norm






10. The act of making an assumption or taking something for granted






11. Thriftiness; economy; prudence in financial matters






12. Apt to break or crack due to a lack of elasticity; fragile






13. To aid by making easier






14. A quirk particular to a group or individual






15. To abruptly and violently collapse inward






16. To lengthen or stretch out






17. To undeceive to set right






18. To give a false impression of'






19. To reprove; to express warning or disapproval






20. Poverty; destitution






21. Peaceful; calm






22. Flowery; ruddy; ornate






23. Deliberate deceit with the goal of gaining an unlawful advantage






24. Refusing to compromise






25. Trickery or subterfuge






26. Associated with war and the armed forces






27. Exceeding what is sufficient or necessary






28. Rare and insufficient






29. To refuse to have anything to do with; to disown






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






31. Able to meet financial obligations; able to dissolve another substance






32. Calmness; serenity; peacefulness






33. To replace; to supersede; to appropriate






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






35. In an initial stage; not fully formed






36. To combine several elements into a whole






37. Relevant; germane






38. Using few words; terse






39. Unoriginal; obtained from another source






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






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






42. Deceptive; based upon a false belief or impression






43. Of the world; typical of or concerned w/the ordinary






44. Unit used in measuring the intensity of a sound






45. Embodiment; quintessence






46. Called for; authorized; justified






47. To dry out or dehydrate to make dry or dull






48. Marked by stealth - covert - surreptitious






49. Having the tendency to permeate or spread throughout






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