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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. Charitable and kind in action






2. Relating to or at an edge or boundary; minimal






3. Steadfast and courageous






4. Not objective; based upon internal perceptions rather than upon unprejudiced fact






5. Lack of bias or involvement; impartiality; (ed) uninvolved; free from self-interest






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






7. Unorthodox; iconoclastic; dissenting from established dogma






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






9. Excessive indulgence of appetite or passion - esp. in regard to alcohol; lack of constraint






10. To appease; to conciliate






11. Associated with war and the armed forces






12. Insincere; lacking in honesty






13. Cleverness or inventiveness






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






15. To aid by making easier






16. Silly inanely foolish






17. To abruptly and violently collapse inward






18. To waste by spending or using irresponsibly






19. Obstinately defiant of authority; difficult to manage






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






21. State or quality of differing from the accepted norm; abnormality






22. Practical rather than idealistic






23. To enjoy in a thorough manner; to relish; to fully appreciate






24. Easily visible; obvious






25. Ambiguous; doubtful or uncertain






26. Dispersed or scattered; not centralized






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






28. Without taste or flavor; lacking in spirits; bland






29. The act of making an assumption or taking something for granted






30. An inclination or tendency






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






32. Culled from many sources






33. To give notice to; to inform






34. Essential for or relating to life; necessary






35. Ill-timed; unsuitable; inappropriate






36. In an initial stage; not fully formed






37. An invigorating substance that excites mental or physical activity






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






39. Improvised; done without preparation






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 publicly condemn or criticize






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






43. Marked by extreme calm - impassivity - and steadiness






44. To remove or separate by cutting off






45. Dull; lacking vitality or luminosity






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






47. Dark and depressing; mournful






48. To reprove; to express warning or disapproval






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






50. Characterized by brightness and the emission of light