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GRE High Frequency Words Vocab

Subjects : gre, english, vocabulary
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. To appease; to conciliate






2. Dull; lacking vitality or luminosity






3. Serving or intended to compel by force or authority






4. A speech honoring the dead






5. To calm or soothe; to reduce in emotional intesity






6. Possessing education - refinement and taste; polished






7. To praise highly






8. Payment given for services rendered or for loss






9. The combination of parts to make a whole






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






11. Unit used in measuring the intensity of a sound






12. To make right or fix; correct






13. Troubling burdensome






14. Characterized by brightness and the emission of light






15. Soundness or truthfulness






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






17. Pliability; malleability; flexibility






18. Strenuous - taxing






19. Lacking depth; existing on or near the surface






20. Dull and without variety; tedious






21. Spread out or scattered






22. Docile; obedience; easily led






23. Misgivings; reservations; causes for hesitancy






24. Honesty; frankness; sincerity






25. Hidden - clandestine






26. Burning or stinging; causing corrosion






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






28. Lacking originality; commonplace






29. Ostentatious or showy; flashy






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






31. Not capable of being appeased or significantly changed






32. To waste by spending or using irresponsibly






33. Discerning and sensitive use of speech; diplomacy






34. To remove or strip esp clothing






35. Stubbornly opinionated






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






37. Easily visible; obvious






38. Doctrine or set of religious principles






39. Mysterious; obscure; difficult to understand






40. The act of returning something to its proper owner - or of compensating the owner for the loss of such an item; reparation






41. To lengthen or stretch out






42. Not tied down; unrestrained






43. Appealing forcibly to the mind or reason; convincing






44. Winding; twisting; excessively complicated






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






46. Apt to break or crack due to a lack of elasticity; fragile






47. To grow or increase swiftly and abundantly






48. Dark and depressing; mournful






49. To publicly condemn or criticize






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