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GRE Wordlist: Meanings - Complete Sentences

Subjects : english, vocabulary
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1. Argumentative; fond of argument People avoided discussing contemporary problems with him because of his ________ manner.






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






3. Hostile feeling or intent The ________ of the speaker became obvious to all when he began to indulge in sarcastic and insulting remarks.






4. Self-restraint; sexual chastity She vowed to lead a life of ________.






5. Whirlwind; whirlpool; center of turbulence; predicament into which one is inexorably plunged Sucked into the ________ of the tornado - Dorothy and Toto were carried from Kansas to Oz.






6. Forerunner The crocus is an early ________ of spring.






7. Deny; go back on He ________d on paying off his debt.






8. Inclination; natural tendency The cross old lady has a ________ to grumble.






9. Infallibility Jane refused to believe in the pope's ________ - reasoning: "All human beings are capable of error. The pope is a human being. Therefore - he pope is capable of error.






10. Peeping Jill called Jack a ________ when she caught him aiming his binoculars at a bedroom window of the house next door.






11. Compulsion; repression of feelings There was a feeling of ________ in the room because no one dared to criticize the speaker.






12. Diligent The young woman was so ________ that she received a commendation for her hard work.






13. Quality of being unsophisticated I cannot believe that such ________ is unassumed in a person of her age and experience.






14. Language; idiom All this legal ________ confuses me; I need an interpreter.






15. Taking up again; recommencement During the summer break - Don had not realized how much he missed university life: at the ________ of classes - however - he felt marked excitement and pleasure.






16. Binding; rigid I think these regulations are too ________.






17. Idle person; male bee Content to let his wife support him - the would-be writer was in reality nothing but a ________.






18. Easily nauseated; squeamish As the ship left the harbor - he became ________ and thought that he was going to suffer from seasickness.






19. Still in existence Although the authorities suppressed the book - many copies are ________ and may be purchased at exorbitant prices.






20. Tending to improve; beneficial; wholesome The punishment had a ________ effect on the boy - as he became a model student.






21. Stubborn; willful; unyielding Because she refused to marry the man her parents had chosen for her - everyone scolded Minna and called her a foolish - ________ girl.






22. Controlling influence President Marcos failed to maintain his ________ over Philippines.






23. Hypnotize The incessant drone seemed to ________ him and place him in a trance.






24. Showy; pretentious; trying to attract attention Trump's latest casino in Atlantic City is the most ________ gambling place in the East: it easily outglitters its competitors.






25. Simultaneous firing or outburs (of missiles - questions - etc.) Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture concludes with a thunderous ________ of cannon fire.






26. Combative; bellicose Although at this time he was advocating a policy of neutrality - one could usually find him adopting a more ________ attitude.






27. Forerunners; advance forces We are the ________ of a tremendous army that is following us.






28. Raving mad His ________ laughter frightened us.






29. Official publication He read the ________s regularly for announcement of his promotion.






30. Combine; unite in one body The unions will attempt to ________ their groups into one national body.






31. Oversimplified; lacking individuality; seen as a type My chief objection to the book is that the characters are ________; they come across as ethnic caricatures - not as real people with individual quirks - fears - and dreams.






32. Pertaining to the lungs In his researches on ________ diseases - he discovered many facts about the lungs of animals and human beings.






33. Negative in connotation; having a belittling effect Instead of criticizing Clinton's policies - the Republicans made ________ remarks about his character.






34. Make impure by mixing with baser substances It is a crime to ________ foods without informing the buyer.






35. Ungrateful person That ________ Bob sneered at the tie I gave him.






36. Beggar From the moment we left the ship - we were surrounded by ________s and peddlers.






37. Interpret incorrectly; misjudge She took the passage seriously rather than humourously because she ________d the author's ironic tone.






38. Similary timed; simultaneous with We have many examples of scientists in different parts of the world who have made ________ discoveries.






39. Offensive I find your behavior ________; please mend your ways.






40. Mangle; tear Her body was ________d in the automobile crash.






41. Complete agreement We were surprised by the ________ with which our proposals were accepted by the different groups.






42. Gruesome; grisly The city morgue is a ________ spot for the uninitiated.






43. Mouthlike opening; small opening The Howe Caverns were discovered when someone observed that a cold wind was issuing from an ________ in the hillside.






44. One who hates mankind We thought the hermit was a ________ because he shunned our society.






45. Played in an abrupt manner; marked by abrupt - sharp sound His ________ speech reminded one of the sound of a machine gun.






46. Snub; beat back She ________ed his invitation so smoothly that he did not realize he had been snubbed.






47. Disentangle; solve With equal ease Miss Marple ________ed tangled balls of yarn and baffling murder mysteries.






48. Gigantic ________ waves beat aginst the shore during the hurricane.






49. Violate; desecrate Tourists are urged not to ________ the sanctity of holy places by wearing improper garb.






50. Stikingly bright; shining with intense heat If you leave on an ________light bulb - it quickly grows too hot to touch.