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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. Departing from norms or convention






2. Shrewdness and craftiness; slyness






3. To waste by spending or using irresponsibly






4. A support or prop - often an external prop used to bolster a wall






5. Lavishness; an unnecessary or unrestrained spend esp. of funds






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






7. To incite anger - resentment or exasperation






8. Faithfulness; loyalty






9. Payment given for services rendered or for loss






10. Naturally inclined; tending; likely






11. Deviating from the norm






12. Annoyance or irritation






13. An informed and astute judge in matters of taste; expert






14. To undeceive to set right






15. Restricted or peculiar to a particular region; indigenous






16. Not talkative; reserved






17. Hidden - clandestine






18. Implied but no directly stated; tacit






19. One who avoids social contact and lives in seclusion






20. To make right or fix; correct






21. The act of casting out or excluding an individual from a society or group; banishment






22. A thin - flexible film of tissue that covers or lines an organ






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






24. Able to meet financial obligations; able to dissolve another substance






25. The act of reestablishing harmony or friendly interactions






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






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






28. One that precedes and indicates or announces another






29. Misgivings; reservations; causes for hesitancy






30. Act or process of causing deterioration; a wearing away esp of metals






31. Pure; uncorrupted; clean






32. Not definite; uncertain; experimental






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






34. To publicly praise or promote






35. Unyielding; hardhearted






36. Disgrace; contempt; scorn






37. To trudge; to move slowly and heavily






38. Flowery; ruddy; ornate






39. To deliver a pompous speech or tirade






40. Unoriginal; obtained from another source






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






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






43. To tend toward the same spot or outcome; inclining to join at an intersecting point






44. Marked by stealth - covert - surreptitious






45. Having the tendency to permeate or spread throughout






46. yield; submit; bow






47. Using few words; terse






48. Not tied down; unrestrained






49. Deviation from the normal order - form - or rule






50. Characterized by brightness and the emission of light