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GRE Wordlist: Meanings - Complete Sentences

Subjects : english, vocabulary
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1. Retaliation I am confident that we are ready for any ________s the enemy may undertake.






2. Ill will; hatred At Camp David President Carter labored to bring an end to the ________ that prevented Egypt and Israel from living in peace.






3. Renunciation; self-sacrifice Though Rudolph and Duchess Flavia loved one another - their love was doomed - for she had to wed the king; their act of ________ was necessary to preserve the kingdom.






4. Grow rapidly; spread; multiply Times of economic hardship inevitably encourage countless get-rich-quick schemes to ________






5. Tunnels in which rabbits live; crowded conditions in which people live. The tenement was a veritable ________ - packed with people too poor to live elsewhere.






6. Stone used to test the fineness of gold alloys; criterion What ________ can be used to measure the character of a person?






7. Terminology; system of names She struggled to master scientific ________.






8. Puzzle in which pictures stand for words A coven of witches beside a tree is a possible ________ for the town Coventry.






9. Boisterous; noisy The crowd became ________ and shouted their disapproval of the proposals made by the speaker.






10. Worsen; embitter This latest arrest will ________ the already existing discontent of the people and enrage them.






11. Substance formed by decaying vegetable matter In order to improve his garden - he spread ________ over his lawn and flower beds.






12. To bring to an end When his contract was ________d unexpectedly - he desperately needed a new job.






13. A formal systematic inquiry; an explanation of the results of a formal inquiry In his ________ - he outlined the steps he had taken in reaching his conclusions.






14. Ceremonial staff; clublike medieval weapon The Grand Marshal of the parade raised his ________ to signal that it was time for the procession to begin.






15. Marked by changes in fortune - During his ________ career he had lived in palatial mansions and in dreary boardinghouses.






16. Pretense; evasion As soon as we realized that you had won our support by a ________ we withdrew our endorsement of your candidacy.






17. Sheer; transparent They saw the burglar clearly through the ________ curtain.






18. Pertaining to the brain or intellect - The content of philosophical works is ________ in nature and requires much thought.






19. Irritation; resentment She showed her ________ by her refusal to appear with the other contestants at the end of the contest.






20. Huge creature; something of monstrous size or power Sportcasters nicknamed the linebacker "The ________."






21. Grow gradually smaller. From now until December 21 - the winter solstice - the hours of daylight will ________.






22. Pamper; indulge excessively Don't ________ the boy - Maud! You'll spoil him.






23. Very important On this ________ occasion - we must be very solemn.






24. Buddihist teachings - the ideal state in which the individual loses himself in the attainment of an impersonal beatitude Despite his desire to achieve ________ - the young Buddhist found that even the buzzing of a fly could distract him from his medi






25. Raise in rank or dignity; praise The actor Alec Guinness was ________ed to the rank of knighthood by the Queen; he now is known as Sir Alec Guinness.






26. Parchment used for second time after original writing has been erased Using chemical reagents - scientists have been able to restore the original writings on many ________s.






27. Unruly; rebellious The captain had to use force to quiet his ________ crew.






28. Stubborn; persistent He is bound to succeed because his ________ nature will not permit him to quit.






29. Wakefulness; inability to sleep He refused to join us in a midnight cup of coffee because he claimed it gave him ________.






30. Cancel Because of public resentment - the king had to ________ his order.






31. Central; critical De Klerk's decision to set Nelson Mandela free was ________; without Mandela's release - there was no possibility that the African National Cogress would entertain talks with the South African government.






32. Reserved or aloof; cold in manner His ________ greeting made me feel unwelcome from the start.






33. Humoring; yielding; lenient ________ parents spoil their children by giving in to their every whim.






34. Spot Her cheeks ________ed with tears - were testimony to the hours of weeping.






35. Hermit The ________ lived in a hut in the forest.






36. Tear out In that fight - all the rules were forgotten; the adversaries bit - kicked - and tried to ________ each other's eyes out.






37. Muddy; having the sediment disturbed The water was ________ after the children had waded through it.






38. Pollute; profane The hoodlums ________d the church with their scurrilous writing.






39. Vain about dress and appearance He tried to imitate the ________ manner of the young men of the court.






40. Mysterious; set down in an ancient alphabet Tolkien's use of Old English words and inscriptions in the ________ alphabet give The Lord of the Rings its atmosphere of antiquity.






41. Dictionary I cannot find this word in any ________in the library.






42. Praise; glorify The astronauts were ________led as the pioneers of the Space Age.






43. Changeable; explosive; evaporating rapidly The political climate today is extremely ________: no one can predict what the electorate will do next.






44. Cheat She was gullible and trusting - an easy victim for the first ________ who came along.






45. Brother or sister We may not enjoy being ________s - but we cannot forget that we still belong to the same family.






46. Common; pertaining to the common people His speeches were aimed at the ________ minds and emotions; they disgusted the more refined.






47. Stealing The bank teller confessed his ________ of the funds.






48. Charmingly carefree; simple Far from the city - she led an ________ existence in her rural retreat.






49. Gold and silver in the form of bars Much ________ is stored in the vaults at Fort Knox.






50. Slow; sluggish The sailor had been taught not to be ________ in carrying out orders.