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GRE Wordlist: Meanings - Complete Sentences

Subjects : english, vocabulary
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1. Solemn curse; someone or something that is despised He heaped ________ upon his foe.






2. Contrast In "Star Wars -" dark - evil Darth Vader is a perfect ________ for fair-haired - naive Luke Skywalker.






3. Fond word or act Your gifts and ________s cannot make me forget your earlier insolence.






4. Drunken Emperor Nero attended the ________ orgy.






5. Relating to the back of an animal A shark may be identified by its ________ fin - which projects above the surface of the ocean.






6. Fly; dart lightly; pass swiftly by Like a bee flitting from flower to flower - Rose ________ted from one boyfriend to the next.






7. Shut; close A blood clot ________d an artery to the heart.






8. Threatening Those clouds are ________; they suggest that a severe storm is on the way.






9. Go ashore; unload cargo from a ship Before the passengers could ________ - they had to pick up their passports from the ship's purser.






10. Waste matter; worhtless impurities Many methods have been devised to separate the valuable metal from the ________.






11. Ancestors Reverence for one's ________ (sometimes referred to as ancestor worship) plays an important part in many Oriental cultures.






12. Belief in one God Abraham was the first to proclaim his belief in ________.






13. Split into opposite extremes or camps The abortion issue has ________d the country into pro-choice and anti-abortion camps.






14. One who studies reptiles As a boy - Indiana Jones had a traumatic experience involving snakes; sensibly enough - he studies to be archaeologist - not a ________.






15. Sweltering He could not adjust himself to the ________ climate of the tropics.






16. Menacing; deadly Casting a ________ eye at his successful rival - the rejected suitor stole off - vowing to have his revenge.






17. Magnificent He proudly showed us through his ________ home.






18. Place where a river can be crossed on foot Rather than risk using the shaky rope bridge - David walked a half-mile downstream until he came to the neartest ________.






19. Smoothness of speech He spoke French with ________ and ease.






20. Change; introduction of something new She loved ________ just because they were new.






21. Very small object or creature; small coin Gnats are annoying ________s that sing.






22. Make frivolous objections - I respect your sensible criticisms - but I dislike the way you ________ about unimportant details.






23. Stale; spoiled by age The attic was dark and ________.






24. Please Her parents were ________(ied) by her success.






25. Seize; commandeer The army ________d all available supplies of uranium.






26. Infallibly My teacher ________ pounced on the one typographical error in my essay.






27. Loyal; unswerving Penelope was ________ in her affections - faithfully waiting for Ulysses to return from his wanderings.






28. Split; tear apart In his grief - he tried to ________ his garments.






29. Pure - Her ________ and decorous garb was appropriately selected for the solemnity of the occasion.






30. Conspiring in a fraudulent scheme The swindlers were found guilty of ________.






31. Abundant He had ________ opportunity to dispose of his loot before his police caught up with him.






32. Petition humbly; pray to grant a favor We ________ Your Majesty to grant him amnesty.






33. On or relating to the earth We have been able to explore the ________ regions much more thoroughly than the aquatic or celestial regions.






34. White with age The man was ________ and wrinkled when he was 70.






35. Cause; provoke; provide a cue for an actor Whatever ________ed you to ask for such a big piece of cake when you're on a diet?






36. Text of an opera The composer of an opera's music is remembered more frequently than the author of its ________.






37. Firmly established by nature or habit His ________ love of justice compelled him to come to their aid.






38. Roman army officer - Because he was in command of a company of one hundred soldiers - he was called a ________.






39. Continued loud noise The ________ of the jackhammers outside the classroom window drowned out the lecturer's voice.






40. Discharge; give forth The maple syrup is obtained from the sap that the trees ________ in early spring.






41. Correct - usually a text The critic ________ed the book by retranslating several passages.






42. Loud - resounding noise - The blacksmith was accustomed to the ________ of hammers on steel.






43. Pardon (an offense) The father confessor ________d him of his sins.






44. Not lasting forever; limited by time; secular At one time in our history - ________ rulers assumed that they had been given their thrones by divine right.






45. Claw of bird The falconer wore a leather gauntlet to avoid being clawed by the hawk's ________s.






46. Accidental transposition of sounds in sucessive words When the radio announcer introduced the President as Hoobert Herver - he was guilty of ________.






47. Pertaining to a son or daughter Many children forget their ________ obligations and disregard the wishes of their parents.






48. Utensil with perforated bottom used for straining Before serving the spaghetti - place it in a ________ to drain it.






49. Untidy Your ________ appearance will hurt your chances in this interview.






50. Plunder The enemy pillaged the quiet ________ and left it in ruins.