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GRE Wordlist: Meanings - Complete Sentences

Subjects : english, vocabulary
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1. Lead-coloredl; black and blue; ashen; enraged His face was so ________ with rage that we were afraid that he might have an attack of apoplexy.






2. Soothing or softening remedy He applied an ________ to the inflamed area.






3. Occurring irregularly Although there are still ________ outbursts of shooting in the streets - the rebellion is essentially over.






4. Surrender something; efect; vomit Unwilling to ________ the cash he had stolen from the pension fund - the embezzler tried to run away.






5. Occurring again and again These ________ attacks disturbed us and we consulted a physician.






6. Devoted to the pleasures of the senses; carnal; voluptous I cannot understand what caused him to drop his ________ way of life and become so ascetic.






7. Laughable; trifling Let us be serious; this is not a ________ issue.






8. Reflection; thought She reached her decision only after much ________.






9. Fleshly - The public was more interested in ________ pleasures than in spiritual matters.






10. Unmoved; lacking concern Because she felt no desire to marry - she was ________ to his constant proposals.






11. Odd; old-fashioned; picturesque Her ________ clothes and old-fashioned language marked her as an eccentric.






12. Permanent The ________ bonds of marriage are all too often being dissolved.






13. Stopping - The workers threatened a ________ of all activities if their demands were not met.






14. Enclose; place in something Tales of actual historical figures like King Alfred have become ________ded in legends.






15. Hollow The back-packers found partial shelter from the storm by huddling against the ________ wall of the cliff.






16. Officeholder The newly elected public official received valuable advice from the present ________.






17. Make known by official proclamation or publication As soon as the Civil Service Commission ________s the names of the successful candidates - we shall begin to hire members of our staff.






18. Split - Erosion caused a ________ in the huge boulder.






19. Lack of self-confidence or courage If you are to succeed as a salesperson - you must first lose your ________ and fear of failure.






20. Wintry Bears prepare for their long ________ sleep by overeating.






21. Attribute; ascribe If I wished to ________ blame to the officers in charge of this program - I would state my feelings definitely and immediately.






22. Substance that propels or drives forward The development of our missile program has forced our scientists to seek more powerful ________s.






23. Capable of maintaining life; practicable; workable The infant - though prematurely born - is ________ and has a good chance to survive.






24. Urge The evangelist will ________ all sinners in his audience to reform.






25. Stoop short - as if faced with an obstacle - and refuse to continue The chief of police ________ed at sending his officers into the riot-torn area.






26. Flood; rush When we advertised the position - we received a ________ of applications.






27. Extinct flying reptile The remains of ________s indicate that these flying reptiles had a wingspan of as much as twenty feet.






28. Fret; complain There is no sense ________(ing) over the work you have left undone.






29. Inclination; bias As a judge - not only must I be unbiased - but I must also avoid any evidence of ________ when I award the prize.






30. Rob of joy; lay waste to; forsake The bandits ________d the countryside - burning farms and carrying off the harvest.






31. Move furtively and secretly He ________ed through the less fashionable sections of the city in order to avoid meeting any of his former friends.






32. Harmonious; in harmony with They were ________ neighbors - never quarreling over unimportant matters.






33. Determined;stubborn Les Miserables tells of Inspector Javert's long - ________ pursuit of the criminal Jean Valjean.






34. Arouse to action The demogogue ________d the mob to take action into its own hands.






35. Vague; hazy; cloudy She had only a ________ memory of her grandmother's face.






36. Good-naturedly ridiculing They resented his ________ remarks because they misinterpreted his teasing as sarcasm.






37. Paint or draw with dots Seurat carefully ________d dabs of pure color on the canvas - juxtaposing dots of blue and yellow that the viewer's eye would interpret as green.






38. Disown; disavow He announced that he would ________ all debts incurred by his wife.






39. Grisly People screamed when her ________ appearance was flashed on the screen.






40. Agreeable; lovable His ________ disposition pleased all who had dealings with him.






41. Radiating; departing from the center - Many automatic drying machines remove excess moisture from clothing by ________ force.






42. Disable During the winter - many people were ________d by respiratory ailments.






43. Shell covering the back (of a turtle - crab - etc) - At the children's zoo - Richard perched on top of the giant turtle's hard ________ as it slowly made its way around the enclosure.






44. Spiritual rebirth Modern penologists strive for the ________ of the prisoners.






45. Disdainful; sarcastic; cynical The ________ humor of nightclub comedians who satirize or ridicule patrons in the audience strikes some people as amusing and others as rude.






46. Looking within oneself We all have our ________ moments during which we examine our souls.






47. Respectful His ________ attitude was appropriate in a house of worship.






48. Persuade; bring about After the quarrel - Tina said nothing could ________ her to talk to Tony again.






49. Thrift; economy In these economically difficult days businesses must practice ________ or risk bankruptcy.






50. Pistol case Even when he was not in uniform - he carried a ________ and pistol under his arm.