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gre high freq list Word Search Puzzle

Question	Answer
abate	subside,moderate
aberrant	abnormal;deviant
abeyance	suspended action
abscond	depart secretly and hide
abstemious	sparing in eating and drinking;temperate
admonish	warn;reprove
adulterate	make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances
aesthetic	artistic;dealing with or capable of appreciating the beautiful
aggregate	gather;accumulate
alacrity	cheerful promptness;eagerness
alleviate	relieve
amalgamate	combine;unite in one body
ambiguous	unclear or doubtful in meaning
ambivalence	the state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes
ameliorate	improve
anachronism	someone or something misplaced in time
analogous	comparable
anarchy	absence of governing body;state of disorder
anomalous	abnormal;irregular
antipathy	aversion;dislike
apathy	lack of caring;indifference
appease	pacify or soothe;relieve
apprise	inform
approbation	approval
appropiate	acquire;take possession of for one's own use
arduous	hard;strenous
artless	open and honest;without guile(duplicacy)
ascetic	practicing self-denial;austere
assiduous	diligent;hardworking
assuage	ease or lessen;satisfy;soothe
attenuate	make thin or weaken
audacious	bold;daring
austere	forbiddingly stern;severely simple and unornamented
autonomous	self-governing
aver	state confidently
banal	hackneyed;trite;commonplace;lacking originality
belie	contradict;give false impression
beneficient	kindly;doing good
bolster	support;reinforce
bombastic	pompous;using inflated language
boorish	rude;insensitive
burgeon	grow forth;send out buds
burnish	make shiny by rubbing;polish
buttress	support;prop up
cacophonous	discordant;inharmonious
capricious	unpredictable;fickle
castigation	punishment;severe criticism
caustic	burning;sarcastically biting
catalyst	agent that brngs about a chemical change
chicanery	trickery;deception
coagulate	thicken;congeal;clot
coda	concluding section of literary or musical composition
cogent	convincing
commensurate	equal in extent
compendium	brief;comprehensive summary
complaisant	trying to please;obliging
compliant	yeilding;confirming to requirements
conciliatory	reconciling;soothing
condone	overlook;forgive;excuse
confound	confuse;puzzle
connoisseur	person competent to act as a judge of art
contention	claim;thesis
contentious	quarrelsome
contrite	penitent;repentant
conundrum	riddle;difficult problem
converge	approach;tend to meet;come together
convoluted	coiled around;involved;intricate
craven	cowardly
daunt	intimidate;frighten
decorum	propriety(correct conduct);orderliness and good taste in manners
default	failure to act
deference	courteous regard for another's wish
delineate	portray;sketch;depict
denigrate	blacken;defame
deride	ridicule;make fun of
derivative	unoriginal;obtained from another source
desiccate	dry up
desultory	aimless;haphazard;lacking purpose
deterrent	something that discourages;hinderance
diatribe	bitter scolding;invective
dichotomy	split;branching into 2 parts(esp contradictory ones)
diffidence	shyness
diffuse	wordy;rambling;spread out
digression	wandering away from the subject
dirge	lament with music;song for the dead
disabuse	correct a false impression;undeceive
discerning	mentally quick and observant;having insight
discordant	not harmonious;conflicting
discredit	defame;destroy confidence in;disbelieve
discrepancy	lack of consistency;difference
discrete	separate;unconnected
disingenuous	not naive;sophisticated
disintrested	unprejudiced
disjointed	disconnected
disparate	basically different;unrelated
dissemble	disguise;pretend
disseminate	spread;scatter;distribute
dissolution	disintegration;looseness in morals
dissonance	discord;opposite of harmony
distend	expand or swell out
dismiss	reject
disparage	belittle
distill	purify;refine;concentrate
diverge	vary;go in diferent directions from the same point
divest	strip;deprive;denude
document	provide written evidence
dogmatic	opinionated;arbitrary;doctrinal;arrogant
dormant	sleeping;lethargic
dupe	someone easily fooled
ebullient	showing excitement
eclectic	selective;composed of elements drwan from disparate sources
efficacy	power to produce desired effect
effrontery	shameless boldness
elegy	poem or song expressing lamentation
elicit	drawn out by discusson
embellish	adorn;ornament;enhance,as a story
emperical	based on experience
emulate	imitate with effort to equal or surpass;rival with some degree of success
endemic	prevailing among a specific group of ppl or specific area or country
enervate	weaken
engender	cause;produce
enhance	increase;improve
ephemeral	short-lived;fleeting
equanimity	calmness of temperament;composure
equivocate	mislead;attempt to conceal the truth
erudite	learned;scholarly
esoteric	hard to understand;known to the chosen few
eulogy	expression of praise,often on occasion of someone's death
euphemism	mild expression in stead of an unpleasant one
exacerbate	worsen;embitter
exculpate	clear from blame
exigeny	urgent situation
extrapolation	projection;conjecture
facetious	joking(often inappropiately);humorous
facilitate	mak less ifficult ;help bring about
fallacious	false;misleading
fatuous	foolish;inane
fawning	courting favor by cringing and flattering
felicitious	apt;suitably expresses;well chosen
fervor	glowing ardor;intensity of feeling
flag	droop;grow feeble
fledgling	inexperienced
flout	reject;mock
foment	stir up;instigate
forestall	prevent by taking action in advance
frugality	economy;thrifty
futile	useless;hopeless;ineffectual
gainsay	deny
garrulous	loquacious;talkative;wordy
goad	urge on
gouge	overcharge
grandiloquent	pompous;bombastic;using high sounding language
gregarious	sociable
guileless	without deceit
gullible	easily decived
harangue	long,pompous,passionate & vehement speech
homogenous	of the same kind
hyperbole	exaggeration;overstatement
iconoclastic	attacking cherished traditions or sacred beliefs
idolatry	worship of idols,excessive admiration
immutable	unchangeable
impair	injure;hurt
impassive	without feeling;imperturbable;stoic
impede	hinder;block
impermeable	impervious;not permitting passage through the substance
imperturbable	calm;placid
impervious	impenetrable
implacable	incapable of being pacified
implicit	understood but not stated
implode	burst inward
inadvertently	unintentionally
inchoate	recently begun;rudimentary;elimentary
incongruity	lack of harmony;absurdity
inconsequential	insignificant;unimportant
incorporate	introduce something into a larger whole;combine;unite
indeterminate	uncertain;not clearly fixed;indefinite
indigence	poverty
indolent	lazy
inert	inactive;lacking power to move
ingenuous	naive & trusting;young;unsophisticated
inherent	firmly estd. by nature or habit
innocuous	harmless
insensible	unconcious;unresponsive
insinuate	hint;imply;creep in
insipid	lacking in flavor;dull
insularity	narrow-mindedness;isolation
intractable	unruly;stubborn;unyielding
intransigence	refuse of any compromise;stubborness
inundate	overwhelm;flood;submerge
inured	accustomed;hardened
invective	abuse
irascible	irritable;easily angered
irresolute	uncertain how to act;weak
itinerary	plan of a trip
laconic	brief & to the point
lassitude	languor;weariness;fatigue
latent	dormant;potential but undeveloped
laud	praise
lethargic	drowsy;dull
levee	earthen or stone embankment to prevent flooding
levity	lack of seriousness or steadiness;frivolity
log	record of voyage or flight;record of day to day activities
loquacious	talkative
lucid	easily understood;clear;intelligible
luminous	shining;issuing light
magnanimity	liberal & generosity
malingerer	one who feigns(pretends) illness to escape duty
malleable	capable of being shaped by pounding
maverick	rebel;nonconfirmist
mendacious	lying;habitually dishonest
meticulous	excessively careful;painstaking;scrupulous
metamorphosis	change of form
misanthrope	1 who hates mankind
mitigate	appease;moderate
mollify	soothe
morose	ill-humored;sullen;melancholy
mundane	ordinary;wordly as opposed to spiritual;everyday
negate	cancel out;nullify;deny
neophyte	recent convert;beginner
obdurate	stubborn
obsequious	slaishly attentive;servile;sycophantic;compliant
obviate	make unnecessary;get rid of
occlude	shut;close
officious	meddlesome;excessively pushy in offering one's services
onerous	burdensome
opprobium	infamy;spoil repuatation;vilification
oscillate	vibrate pendulumlike;waver
ostentacious	showy;pretentious;trying to attract attention
paragon	model of perfection
partisan	one-sided;prejudiced;committed to a party
pathological	pertaining to disease
paucity	scarcity
pedantic	showing off learning;bookish
penchant	strong inclination;liking
penury	severe poverty;stinginess
perennial	long-lasting
perfidious	treacherous;disloyal
perfunctory	superficial;not thorough;lacking intrest or enthusiasm
permeable	penetrable;porous
pervasive	spread throughout
phlegmatic	calm;not easily disturbed
piety	devoutness;reverence for God
placate	pacify;concilliate
plasticity	ability to be molded
platitude	trite remark;commonplace statement
plethora	excess;overabundance
plummet	fall sharply
porous	full of pores;like a sieve
pragmatic	practical
preamble	introductory statement
precarious	uncertain;risky
precipitate	rash;hasten;premature
precursor	forerunner
presumptuous	arrogant;taking liberties
prevaricate	lie
pristine	charcteristic of earlier times;primitive
probity	uprightness;incorruptibilty
problematic	doubtful;unsettled;questionable
profound	deep;not superficial;complete
prohibitive	tending to prevent the purchase or use of something
proliferate	grow rapidly;spread;multiply
propensity	natural inclination
propitiate	appease
propriety	fitness;correct conduct
proscribe	ostracize;banish;outlaw
pungent	stinging;sharp in taste or smell;caustic
qualified	limited;restricted
quibble	minor objection or complaint
quiescent	at rest;dormant;temporarily inactive
rarefied	made less dense(of gas)
recalcitrant	obstinately stubborn;unruly;determined to resist authority
recant	disclaim or disavow;retract a previous statement;openly confess error
recluse	hermit;loner
recondite	abstruse(difficult to understand);profound;secret
refractory	stubborn;unmanageable
refute	disprove
relegate	banish to an inferior position;delegate
reproach	express disapproval;disappointment
reprobate	person hardened in sin;deviod of sense of decency
repudiate	disown;diavow(reject the validity or authority)
rescind	cancel
resolution	determination
resolve	determination;firmnes of purpose
reticent	reserved;uncommunicative;inclined to silence
reverent	respectful;worshipful
sage	person celebrated for wisdom
salubrious	healthful
sanction	approve;ratify
satiate	satisfy fully
saturate	soak throughly
savor	enjoy;have a distinct flaor;smell or quality
secrete	hide away or cache;produce and release a substance into an organism
shard	fragment generally of pottery
skeptic	doubter;person who suspends judgement until having examined the evidence supporting a point of view
solicitous	worried;concerned
soporific	sleep-causing;marked by sleepiness
specious	seemingly resonable but incorrect;misleading(often intentionally)
spectrum	colored band when a beam of light passes through prism
stigma	token of disgrace;brand
stint	be thrifty;set limits
stipulate	specify;express conditions
stolid	dull;impasive
striated	marked with parallel bands;grooved
strut	pompous walk//supporting bar
subpoena	rit summonig a witness to appear
subside	settle down;descend;grow quiet
substantiate	estabilish by evidence;verify;support
supersede	replace;cause to be set aside;make obsolete
supposition	hypothesis;surmise
tacit	understood;not put into words
tangential	preipheral;only slightly connected
tenuous	thin;rare;slim
tirade	extended scolding;denunciation;harangue
torpor	lethargy
tortuous	winding;full of curves
tractable	docile;easily managed
transgression	violation of law;sin
truculence	aggresiveness;ferocity
vacillate	waver;fluctuate
venerate	revere
veracious	truthful
verbose	wordy
viable	practical;workable;capable of maintaining life
viscous	sticky;gluey
vituperative	scolding;abusive
volatile	changeable;explosive;evporating rapidly
warranted	justified;authorized
wary	very cautious
welter	turmoil;bewildering jumble
whimsical	capricious;fanciful
zealot	fanatic;person who shows excessive zeal