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GRE High Frequency Words Vocab

Subjects : gre, english, vocabulary
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A group of two or more verses or lines that make up a division in a poem and correspond in rhyme - meter - and length






2. Spread out or scattered






3. Playful humorous






4. Troubling burdensome






5. A system in which individuals or things are ranked in a particular order






6. Lacking originality






7. Self-important or pompous writing or speech






8. Payment given for services rendered or for loss






9. Unclear; open to more than one potential meaning






10. Cleverness or inventiveness






11. Dull; lacking vitality or luminosity






12. To appease; to conciliate






13. A collection of lierary works by various authors






14. One that precedes and indicates or announces another






15. Ostentatious or showy; flashy






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






17. Not vital or pertinent; irrelevant






18. Carefree; merry






19. Discerning and sensitive use of speech; diplomacy






20. To remove completely; to annihilate; to pull out by the roots






21. Strenuous - taxing






22. A substance that causes insensibility and removes pain






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






24. Unorthodox; iconoclastic; dissenting from established dogma






25. To plunge or drop straight down






26. To incite anger - resentment or exasperation






27. Active bodily or mental strength or energy; force






28. Occurring only occasionally - or in a scattered instances






29. To imbue; to pour in; to introduce; to instill






30. To publicly praise or promote






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






32. Winding; twisting; excessively complicated






33. Harmless; causing no damage






34. Extremely talkative






35. Docile; obedience; easily led






36. Refusing to compromise






37. An overabundance; a surplus






38. In an initial stage; not fully formed






39. Insincere; lacking in honesty






40. Cautious reserve in speech; ability to make responsible decisions






41. Pure; uncorrupted; clean






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






43. An intense feeling of dislike or disgust






44. Man-made; artificial; relating to or involving the combination of parts to make a whole






45. Ill-timed; unsuitable; inappropriate






46. Deviating from the norm






47. To grow rapidly or flourish






48. To publicly condemn or criticize






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






50. Stubborn; hardheaded