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GRE High Frequency Words Vocab

Subjects : gre, english, vocabulary
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1. A mournful poem - esp one lamenting the dead






2. The act of reestablishing harmony or friendly interactions






3. Dull; lacking vitality or luminosity






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






5. Possessing education - refinement and taste; polished






6. Having no interest or concern; showing no bias or prejudice






7. To inspect - determine - or correct the graduations of an instrument by comparing it to a standard






8. An individual who lives poorly in order to hoard money; a person who is stingy






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






10. A person or thing that causes change






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






12. The combination of parts to make a whole






13. Peaceful; calm






14. Marked by stealth - covert - surreptitious






15. Faithfulness; loyalty






16. Flowery; ruddy; ornate






17. Unclear; open to more than one potential meaning






18. To blame or denounce






19. Assuming an unauthorized right or responsibility; overly forward and arrogant






20. yield; submit; bow






21. The quality or state of being unyielding or stiff






22. To anticipate and make unnecessary






23. Dull and without variety; tedious






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






25. To make right or fix; correct






26. Winding; twisting; excessively complicated






27. To give a false impression of'






28. Misgivings; reservations; causes for hesitancy






29. Pointlessly talkative; talking too much






30. An inclination or tendency






31. The quality of being energized or filled with liveliness






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






33. Scorn; ridicule; contemptuous treatment






34. Attacking cherished beliefs; heretical; heterodox






35. Dispersed or scattered; not centralized






36. In an initial stage; not fully formed






37. Tranquility; peacefulness






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






39. An expression of approval or praise






40. Wise and careful; showing good judgment






41. The state or act of extending or being swollen out of shape






42. Unoriginal; obtained from another source






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






44. To replace; to supersede; to appropriate






45. Baffled; in a quandry; at a loss for what to say or do






46. Shortness or briefness - esp. in time






47. To prod or drive forward; to urge on; incite






48. Restricted or peculiar to a particular region; indigenous






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






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