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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. To polish; to rub to a shine






2. A long and extremely critical speech; a harsh denunciation






3. Not definite; uncertain; experimental






4. To combine several elements into a whole






5. Thriftiness; economy; prudence in financial matters






6. Not capable of being appeased or significantly changed






7. Carefree; merry






8. Mysterious; obscure; difficult to understand






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






10. Using few words; terse






11. Only touching briefly upon the topic at hand; irrelevant






12. Lacking originality






13. Self-important or pompous writing or speech






14. Pure; uncorrupted; clean






15. Occurring only occasionally - or in a scattered instances






16. To disguise or conceal






17. Soundness or truthfulness






18. Unclear; open to more than one potential meaning






19. To publicly condemn or criticize






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






21. The quality of being evenly balanced






22. Exhibiting a fawning attentiveness






23. A quirk particular to a group or individual






24. To secretly work together with the intent to commit a wrong or illegal act






25. Harsh - jarring - discordant sound






26. Complex or complicated






27. Stubborn; hardheaded






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






29. To plunge or drop straight down






30. A collection of lierary works by various authors






31. An invigorating substance that excites mental or physical activity






32. To list or count off individually






33. Unyielding; hardhearted






34. A substance that causes insensibility and removes pain






35. To provide support or reinforcement






36. Well-spoken; coherent






37. Doctrine or set of religious principles






38. Having or showing often viscious ill-will -spite - hatred






39. Poverty; destitution






40. An independent individual who does not go along with a group or party






41. Dull; lacking vitality or luminosity






42. To criticize severely to officially rebuke






43. Brief; fleeting






44. Contemptibly fainthearted - lacking any courage






45. To reprove; to express warning or disapproval






46. Shortness or briefness - esp. in time






47. To waste by spending or using irresponsibly






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 Outdated; associated with an earlier - perhaps more primitive time






49. Marked by ease or informality; nonchalant; lacking in depth; superficial






50. Burning or stinging; causing corrosion