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GRE Wordlist: Meanings - Complete Sentences

Subjects : english, vocabulary
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1. Conceited person A ________ is his own best friend.






2. Drowsy; dull The stuffy room made her ________; she felt as if she was about to nod off.






3. Powerlessness; feebleness The lame duck President was frustrated by his shift from enormous power to relative ________.






4. Smear (as with paint) From the way he ________ed his paint on the canvas - I could tell he knew nothing of oils.






5. Deed or action - particularly a brave deed Raoul Wallenberg was noted for his ________s in rescuing Jews from Hitler's forces.






6. Sameness; consistency; monotony After a while - the ________ of TV situation comedies becomes boring.






7. Fall apart into tangles; unravel or untwist; entangle A sigle thread pulled loose - and the entire scarf started to ________.






8. Schemes I can see through your wily ________.






9. Opposite There is an ________ ratio between the strength of light and its distance.






10. Model of perfection The class disliked him because the teacher was always pointing him out as a ________ of virtue.






11. Turn away from Do not ________ from the truth; you must face the facts.






12. Oily; bland; insincerely suave Uriah Heep disguised his nefarious actions by ________ protestations of his "'umility."






13. Science of preparing and serving good food One of the by-products of his trip to Europe was his interest in ________; he enjoyed preparing and serving foreign dishes to his friends.






14. Abundance; wealth Foreigners are amazed by the ________ and luxury of the American way of life.






15. Corruption; wickedness The ________ of the tyrant's behavior shocked us all.






16. Sweet sound Noted for its ________ even when it is spoken - the Italian language is particularly pleasing to the ear when sung.






17. Temporary encampment While in ________ - we spent the night in our sleeping bags under the stars.






18. Based on assumptions or hypotheses Why do we have to consider ________ cases when we have actual case histories that we may examine?






19. Board on which a painter mixes pigments At the present time - art supply stores are selling a paper ________ that may be discarded after use.






20. Producing motion Designers of the electric automobile find that their greatest obstacle lies in the development of light and efficient storage batteries - the source of the ________ energy needed to propel the vehicle.






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






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






23. Long period of time; an age It has taken ________s for our civilization to develop.






24. Theoretical; not concrete; non-representational To him - hunger was an ________ concept; he had never missed a meal.






25. Introductory statement In the ________ to the Constitution - the purpose of the document is set forth.






26. A servile dependent He was always accompanied by several of his ________s because he enjoyed their subservience and flattery.






27. Spotted; stained Instead of writing that Gorbachev had a birthmark on his forehead - the pompous young poet sang of the former premier's ________ brow.






28. Flashy; tawdry; falsely attractive Her jewels were inexpensive but not ________.






29. Incompatible; not able to be resolved Because the separated couple were ________ - the marriage counselor recommended a divorce.






30. Explosion The ________ of the bomb could be heard miles away.






31. Pertaining to money Jane held the family purse strings: she made all ________ decisions affecting the household.






32. Absentminded Because of his concentration on the problem - the professor often appeared ________ and unconcerned about routine.






33. Delay in punishment; interval of relief; rest The judge granted the condemned man a ________ to enable his attorneys to file an appeal.






34. Unrestrained; willfully malicious; unchaste. Pointing to the stack of bills - Sheldon criticized Sarah for her wanton expenditures. In response - Sara accused Sheldon of making an unfounded - wanton attack.






35. Pertaining to drama Her success in the school play convinced her she was destined for a ________ career.






36. Imperceptible; intangible The ash is so fine that it is ________ to the touch but it can be seen as a fine layer covering the window ledge.






37. Strong point or special talent I am not eager to play this rather seious role - for my ________ is comedy.






38. Meat-eating - The lion is a ________ animal.






39. Fallen fruit; unexpected lucky event. This huge tax refund is quite a ________.






40. Unwilingness Some mornings I feel a great ________ to get out of bed.






41. Extremely poor The costs of the father's illness left the family ________.






42. State confidently I wish to ________ that I am certain of success.






43. Shabby; wretched We finally thew out the ________ rug that the dog had destroyed.






44. Delusion I think you were frightened by a ________ that you created in you own mind.






45. Highly gifted child; marvel Menuhin was a ________ - performing wonders on his violin when he was barely eight years old.






46. Not noticing; disregarding He drove on - ________ of the warnings that the road was dangerous.






47. External; not inherent; foreign Do not be fooled by ________ causes. We must look for the intrinsic reason.






48. Cause to rise or grow lighter; enliven As bread dough is ________ed - it puffs up - expanding in volume.






49. Vexation; disappointment - Her refusal to go with us filled us with ________.






50. Lacking luxury and comfort; sternly disciplined Looking over the bare - unheated room with its hard cot - he wondered what he was doing in such ________ quarters. Only his ________ sense of duty kept him at his post.