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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 grow or increase swiftly and abundantly






2. Belonging to another time; removed from natural chronological context






3. Not talkative; reserved






4. Characterized by extreme care and precision; attentive to detail






5. Appealing forcibly to the mind or reason; convincing






6. A quirk particular to a group or individual






7. yield; submit; bow






8. Trickery or subterfuge






9. Tranquility; peacefulness






10. Playful humorous






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 Outdated; associated with an earlier - perhaps more primitive time






12. Restricted or peculiar to a particular region; indigenous






13. Ill-timed; unsuitable; inappropriate






14. To coax; persuade - often through the use of flattery or smooth talk






15. A natural inclination or tendency; penchant






16. Departing from norms or convention






17. Misgivings; reservations; causes for hesitancy






18. Disgrace; contempt; scorn






19. A collection of lierary works by various authors






20. Scorn; ridicule; contemptuous treatment






21. Lacking energy; sluggish or sleepy






22. One who hates all other humans






23. To cut back or clip branches or other parts of a plant - esp parts that are dead






24. The combination of parts to make a whole






25. One that precedes and indicates or announces another






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






27. Concerned and attentive; eager






28. Thick; sticky






29. Complex or complicated






30. Loud and high-pitched; screeching






31. To appease; to conciliate






32. Troubling burdensome






33. To trudge; to move slowly and heavily






34. Stillness; motionless; quality of being at rest






35. Payment given for services rendered or for loss






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






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






38. Deliberate deceit with the goal of gaining an unlawful advantage






39. Not vital or pertinent; irrelevant






40. The act of preparing or working land in order to grow crops






41. Silly inanely foolish






42. Stubbornly opinionated






43. Doctrine or set of religious principles






44. Not definite; uncertain; experimental






45. Moderate; marked by restraint and lack of extremes






46. Hardship






47. To make or become less severe or intense; to moderate






48. Insincere; lacking in honesty






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






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