Gre High-Frequency Words List 2

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compliant

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willing to do whatever you are asked or ordered to do : ready and willing to comply

agreeing with a set of rules, standards, or requirements

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conciliatory

Back 2

to make (someone) more friendly or less angry

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condone

Back 3

to forgive or approve (something that is considered wrong)

to allow (something that is considered wrong) to continue

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confound

Back 4

to surprise and confuse (someone or something)

to prove (someone or something) wrong

—used as an interjection to express anger or annoyance

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connoisseur

Back 5

a person who knows a lot about something (such as art, wine, food, etc.)

an expert in a particular subject

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contention

Back 6

something (such as a belief, opinion, or idea) that is argued or stated

anger and disagreement

a situation in which you have a chance to win something that you are trying to win

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contentious

Back 7

likely to cause people to argue or disagree

involving a lot of arguing

likely or willing to argue

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contrite

Back 8

feeling or showing regret for bad behavior

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conundrum

Back 9

a riddle whose answer is or involves a pun

a question or problem having only a conjectural answer

an intricate and difficult problem

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converge

Back 10

to move toward one point and join together : to come together and meet

to meet or come together to form a crowd or group

to come together and have one interest, purpose, or goal

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convoluted

Back 11

very complicated and difficult to understand

having many twists and curves

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craven

Back 12

having or showing a complete lack of courage : very cowardly

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daunt

Back 13

to make (someone) afraid or less confident

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decorum

Back 14

correct or proper behavior that shows respect and good manners

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default

Back 15

a failure to make a payment (such as a payment on a loan)

law : failure to appear in court

computers : a setting, option, etc., that a computer uses if you do not choose a different one

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deference

Back 16

a way of behaving that shows respect for someone or something

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delineate

Back 17

to clearly show or describe (something)

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denigrate

Back 18

to say very critical and often unfair things about (someone)

to make (something) seem less important or valuable

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deride

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to talk or write about (someone or something) in a very critical or insulting way : to say that (someone or something) is ridiculous or has no value

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derivative

Back 20

a word formed from another word

something that comes from something else : a substance that is made from another substance

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desiccate

Back 21

to dry up

to preserve (a food) by drying : dehydrate

to drain of emotional or intellectual vitality

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desultory

Back 22

not having a plan or purpose

done without serious effort

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deterrent

Back 23

the act of making someone decide not to do something : the act of preventing a particular act or behavior from happening

politics : the policy of developing a lot of military power so that other countries will not attack your country

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diatribe

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an angry and usually long speech or piece of writing that strongly criticizes someone or something

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dichotomy

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a difference between two opposite things : a division into two opposite groups

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diffidence

Back 26

lacking confidence : not feeling comfortable around people

very careful about acting or speaking

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diffuse

Back 27

spread out over a large space : not concentrated in one area

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digression

Back 28

the act or an instance of digressing in a discourse or other usually organized literary work

archaic : a going aside

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disabuse

Back 29

to show or convince (someone) that a belief is incorrect

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discerning

Back 30

able to see and understand people, things, or situations clearly and intelligently

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discordant

Back 31

harsh or unpleasant in sound

not agreeing : not in harmony

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discredit

Back 32

to cause (someone or something) to seem dishonest or untrue

to damage the reputation of (someone)

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discrepancy

Back 33

a difference especially between things that should be the same

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discrete

Back 34

separate and different from each other

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disingenuous

Back 35

not truly honest or sincere : giving the false appearance of being honest or sincere

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disinterested

Back 36

not influenced by personal feelings, opinions, or concerns

having no desire to know about a particular thing : not interested

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disjointed

Back 37

lacking order and organization

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dismiss

Back 38

to decide not to think about or consider (something or someone)

: to send (someone) away : to cause or allow (someone) to leave

: to officially make (someone) leave a job : to end the employment or service of (someone)

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disparage

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to describe (someone or something) as unimportant, weak, bad, etc.

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disparate

Back 40

different from each other

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dissemble

Back 41

to hide your true feelings, opinions, etc.

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disseminate

Back 42

to cause (something, such as information) to go to many people

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dissolution

Back 43

: the act of officially ending a marriage, organization, agreement, etc.

: the process of making something slowly end or disappear

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dissonance

Back 44

lack of agreement; especially : inconsistency between the beliefs one holds or between one's actions and one's beliefs — compare cognitive dissonance

an instance of such inconsistency or disagreement

a mingling of discordant sounds; especially : a clashing or unresolved musical interval or chord

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distend

Back 45

to become larger and rounder because of pressure from inside

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distill

Back 46

: to make (a liquid) pure by heating it until it becomes a gas and then cooling it until it is a liquid again : to purify (a liquid) by distillation

: to make (a strong alcoholic drink) by using this process

: to take the most important parts of something and put them in a different and usually improved form

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diverge

Back 47

to split and move out in different directions from a single point

: to be or become different

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divest

Back 48

to sell (something valuable, such as property or stocks)

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document [v]

Back 49

to create a record of (something) through writing, film, photography, etc.

: to prove (something) by using usually written evidence

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dogmatic

Back 50

expressing personal opinions or beliefs as if they are certainly correct and cannot be doubted

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dormant

Back 51

not doing anything at this time : not active but able to become active

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dupe

Back 52

to deceive or trick (someone) into believing or doing something

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ebullient

Back 53

lively and enthusiastic

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eclectic

Back 54

including things taken from many different sources