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GRE Wordlist: Meanings - Complete Sentences

Subjects : english, vocabulary
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1. Understood but not stated Jack never told Jill he adored her; he believed his love was ________ in his deeds.






2. In name only; trifling He offered to drive her to the airport for only a ________ fee.






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






4. Sharpen To make shaving easier - he ________d his razor with great care.






5. Include; consist of If the District of Columbia were to be granted a statehood - the United States of America would ________ fifty-onestates - not just fifty.






6. Generosity Noted for his ________ - philanthropist Eugene Lang donated millions to charity.






7. Thin and wasted His long period of starvation had left him ________.






8. Easily burned After the recent outbreak of fires in private homes - the fire commissioner ordered that all ________ materials be kept in safe containers.






9. Blood feud The rival mobs engaged in a bitter ________.






10. Pertaining to or resembling glass Although this plastic has many ________ qualties such as transparency - it is unbreakable.






11. Cause to be set aside; replace This regulation will ________ all previous rules.






12. Animal or plant living on another; toady; sycophant The tapeworm is an example of the kind of ________ that may infest the human body.






13. Eat away The limestone was ________d by the dripping water






14. Inhabitant of Ghosts are ________s of the land of the dead who return to earth.






15. Divided into classes; arranged into strata As the economic gap between the rich and the poor increased - Roman society grew increasingly ________.






16. Unbecoming; indecent Your levity is ________ at this time of mourning.






17. Form into grains Sugar that has been ________d dissolves more readily than lump sugar.






18. Demanding much work or care; tedious In putting together his dictionary of the English language - Doctor Johnson undertook a ________ task.






19. Hanging; suspended The ________ chandeliers swayed in the breeze as if they were about to fall from the ceiling.






20. Excessively careful He was ________ in checking his accounts and never made mistakes.






21. Varying form of an element The study of the ________s of uranium led to the development of the nuclear bomb.






22. Cause to become sick; fill with disgust The foul smells began to ________ him.






23. Measure; distribute He tried to be impartial in his efforts to ________ out justice.






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






25. Approach and speak first to a person When the two young men ________ed me - I was frightened because I thought they were going to attack me.






26. Fortress - The ________ overlooked the city like a protecting angel.






27. Sleight of hand The magician demonstrated his renowned ________.






28. Person entitled to benefits or proceeds of an insurance policy You may change your ________ as often as you wish.






29. Gift giver; patron Scrooge later became Tiny Tim's ________ and gave him a benediction.






30. Commonplace; trite The English teacher criticized her story because of its ________ and unoriginal plot.






31. Raving mad His ________ laughter frightened us.






32. Method or system of government When a Frenchman mentions the Old ________ - he refers to the government existing before the revolution.






33. Manner of walking or running; speed The lame man walked with an uneven ________.






34. Dining hall In this huge ________ - we can feed the entire student body at one sitting.






35. Dangerous Your occupation is too ________ for insurance companies to consider your application.






36. Preceding in time - rank - etc. Our discussions - ________ to this event - certainly did not give you any reason to believe that we would adopt your proposal.






37. Reveal I will not tell you this news because I am sure you will ________ it prematurely.






38. Darkness; gloom The ________ and fog of the waterfront that evening depressed me.






39. Admit to the rights of citizenship (especially the right to vote) Although blacks were ________d shortly after the Civil War - women did not receive the right to vote until 1920.






40. Pertaining to the stars He was the ________ attraction of the entire performance.






41. Experience; support; nourish He sustained such a severe injury that the doctors feared he would be unable to work to ________ his growing family.






42. Harmful; damaging Your acceptance of her support will ultimately prove ________ rather than helpful to your cause.






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






44. Unreal reflection; optical illusion The lost prospector was fooled by a ________ in the desert.






45. Division; split Let us not widen the ________ by further bickering.






46. Pertaining to the people He lamented the passing of aristocratic society and maintained that a ________ society would lower the nation's standards.






47. Slavish; cringing Constantly fawning on his employer - humble Uriah Heap was a ________ creature.






48. Disobedient The ________ private was confined to the barracks.






49. Irreverence; wickedness We must regard your blasphemy as an act of ________.






50. Summarize Let us ________ what has been said thus far before going ahead.