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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. Full of tiny openings able to absorb fluid or gas; permeable






2. To combine several elements into a whole






3. Reserved - shy - or unassuming; lacking in self-confidence






4. Clear; easily understood






5. Complex or complicated






6. Intended for or understood by a small - specific group






7. The quality of being generously noble in the mind and heart - esp in forgiving






8. Not obvious; elusive - difficult to discern






9. Acting with excessive haste or impulse






10. Easily visible; obvious






11. To give notice to; to inform






12. To grow rapidly or flourish






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






14. Adherence to the highest principles; uprightness






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






16. A generally agreed-upon practice or attitude






17. Outdated; associated with an earlier - perhaps more primitive time






18. Trickery or subterfuge






19. A natural inclination or tendency; penchant






20. Readily changing to a vapor; changeable; fickle; explosive






21. Matching; corresponding or proportionate in degree - size - or amount






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






23. To waste by spending or using irresponsibly






24. Brief; fleeting






25. Departing from norms or convention






26. Improvised; done without preparation






27. Dispersed or scattered; not centralized






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






29. Poverty; destitution






30. To blame or denounce






31. Authoritative permission or approval; a penalty intended to enforce compliance






32. To aid by making easier






33. To reprove; to express warning or disapproval






34. A quirk particular to a group or individual






35. Insincere; lacking in honesty






36. To use ambiguous language with a deceptive intent






37. Annoyance or irritation






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






39. Flowery; ruddy; ornate






40. To defeat; to put down






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






42. Harsh - jarring - discordant sound






43. Tranquility; peacefulness






44. Thick; sticky






45. The act or process of transforming to another form - state or product






46. An attitude or quality of belief that all people are motivated by selfishness






47. Obstinately defiant of authority; difficult to manage






48. Possessing education - refinement and taste; polished






49. Silly inanely foolish






50. Hardship