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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. Cleverness or inventiveness






2. Ostentatious or showy; flashy






3. Called for; authorized; justified






4. Steadfast and courageous






5. Pliability; malleability; flexibility






6. To deliver a pompous speech or tirade






7. Thick; sticky






8. To anticipate and make unnecessary






9. Easily visible; obvious






10. To blame or denounce






11. To confirm; to provide additional support; verify






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






13. Lacking originality






14. Naturally inclined; tending; likely






15. In an initial stage; not fully formed






16. Unorthodox; iconoclastic; dissenting from established dogma






17. Obstinately defiant of authority; difficult to manage






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






19. To ensconce - conceal - or stow






20. To incite anger - resentment or exasperation






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






22. Practical rather than idealistic






23. Unoriginal; obtained from another source






24. To trudge; to move slowly and heavily






25. Appealing forcibly to the mind or reason; convincing






26. To replace; to supersede; to appropriate






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






28. Not definite; uncertain; experimental






29. Honesty; frankness; sincerity






30. To use ambiguous language with a deceptive intent






31. The purposeful giving of false or misleading testimony while under oath






32. To tend toward the same spot or outcome; inclining to join at an intersecting point






33. To imitate with the goal of rivaling or surpassing






34. To criticize severely to officially rebuke






35. A means of disguising people or things to make them blend in with their surroundings






36. To weaken; to reduce in vitality






37. A generally agreed-upon practice or attitude






38. To stray from the point; to go off on a tangent






39. Not obvious; elusive - difficult to discern






40. To ease or lessen; to appease or pacify






41. Marked by extreme calm - impassivity - and steadiness






42. Very learned; scholarly






43. Contemptibly fainthearted - lacking any courage






44. Soundness or truthfulness






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






46. Ambiguous; doubtful or uncertain






47. Carefree; merry






48. Brief and concise






49. Faithfulness; loyalty






50. Mysterious; obscure; difficult to understand