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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. The quality of being energized or filled with liveliness






2. Faithfulness; loyalty






3. To worsen or intensify






4. Disgrace; contempt; scorn






5. Burning or stinging; causing corrosion






6. Honesty; frankness; sincerity






7. Not vital or pertinent; irrelevant






8. A speech honoring the dead






9. Harsh - jarring - discordant sound






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






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






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






13. Easily angered






14. Shortness or briefness - esp. in time






15. Acting with excessive haste or impulse






16. To flatter or praise excessively






17. Serving or intended to compel by force or authority






18. Winding; twisting; excessively complicated






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






20. A mild replacement for a harsher or more offensive term






21. To fill until there is no further capacity for absorbance; to soak






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






23. The art or study of effect use of language for communication and persuasion






24. Assuming an unauthorized right or responsibility; overly forward and arrogant






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






26. To cause to spread - multiply or reproduce






27. To waste by spending or using irresponsibly






28. Lacking authenticity or validity; false; counterfeit






29. Severe criticism or punishment






30. To invalidate; to repeal to retract






31. The purposeful giving of false or misleading testimony while under oath






32. Characterized by a preference for complete obedience to authority; domineering






33. To imitate with the goal of rivaling or surpassing






34. To flood or overwhelm






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






36. Possessing education - refinement and taste; polished






37. To compel or require; to push one'S views or authority upon others






38. Seeming true - but actually being fallacious; misleadingly attractive






39. Poverty; destitution






40. The quality of being evenly balanced






41. The combination of parts to make a whole






42. Sad - sullen






43. Attacking cherished beliefs; heretical; heterodox






44. To force out; to discharge






45. Depart secretly and hide






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






47. Ill-timed; unsuitable; inappropriate






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






49. Aversion; dislike






50. Genuine; not false or hypocritical