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GRE Wordlist: Meanings - Complete Sentences

Subjects : english, vocabulary
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1. Secret; hidden; not public We do not care for ________ chamber of government.






2. Having a pale or sickly color; pallid. Suckling asked - "Why so pale and ________ - fond lover?"






3. Practical rule guiding conduct "Love thy neighbor as thyself" is a worthwhile ________.






4. Foolish; idiotic. Such _________ and fatuous statements will create the impression that you are an ignorant individual.






5. Nearing; approaching The entire country was saddened by the news of his ________ death.






6. To make liquids murky by stirring up sediment; to disturb Be careful when you pour not to ________ the wine; if you stir up the sediment you'll destroy the flavor.






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






8. Reduce; exhaust We must wait until we ________ our present inventory before we order replacements.






9. Title; chapter heading; text under illustration - I find the ________s that accompany these cartoons very clever and humorous.






10. Article treating a subject systematically and thoroughly He is preparing a ________ on the Elizabethan playwrights for his graduate degree.






11. Mournful The dove has a ________ and melancholy call






12. Recurrent action; musical repetition; repeat performance At Waterloo - it was not the effect of any one skirmish that exhausted Colonel Audly; rather it was the cumulative effect of the constant ________s that left him spent.






13. Determined; natural talent or inclination bent on advancing in the business world - the secretary heroine of Working Girl had a true ________ for high finance.






14. Disheartened; sad Cheerful and optimistic by nature - Beth was never ________ despite the difficulties she faced.






15. Discord - Some people seem to enjoy the ________ of an orchestra that is tuning up.






16. Imaginary Although this book purports to be a biography of George Washington - many of the incidents are ________.






17. Fantastic; comically hideous On Halloween people enjoy wearing ________ costumes.






18. Twistings; distortions As the effects of the opiate wore away - the ________ of the patient became more violent and demonstrated how much pain she was enduring.






19. Like a glacier; extremely cold Never a warm person - when offended hugo could seem positively ________.






20. Sound in judgment; wise At a key moment in his life - he made a ________ investment that was the foundation of his later wealth.






21. Very generous The ________ gift was presented to the bride by her rich uncle.






22. Aid; assistance; relief We shall be ever grateful for the ________ our country gave us when we were in need.






23. 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.






24. Approve; ratify Nothing will convince me to ________ the engagement of my daughter to such a worthless young man.






25. Crisis;joining point At this critical ________ - let us think carefully before determining the course we shall follow.






26. Skillful His ________ handling of the delicate situation pleased his employers.






27. Emancipate; free from bondage Enlightened slave owners were willing to ________ their slaves and thus put an end to the evil slavery in the country.






28. Boastful; excessively conceited She was a ________ and arrogant individual.






29. Without exceptions; unqualified; absolute - Though the captain claimed he was never - never sick at sea - he finally qualified his ________ denial; he was hardly ever sick at sea.






30. Pastoral song His program of folk songs included several ________s which he sang to the accompaniment of a lute.






31. Person with an insane desire to set things on fire The detectives searched the area for the ________ who had set these costly fires.






32. A formal systematic inquiry; an explanation of the results of a formal inquiry In his ________ - he outlined the steps he had taken in reaching his conclusions.






33. Copy Are you going to hang this ________ of the Declaration of Independence in the classroom or in the auditorium?






34. Indecent; obscene She took offense at his ________ remarks.






35. Bitterness; hatred Let us forget out ________ and cooperate in this new endeavor.






36. Connoisseur of food and drink The ________ stated that this was the best onion soup she had ever tasted.






37. Disregard Be prepared to ________ what he has to say about his ex-wife.






38. Hidden sarcasm or satire; use of words that convey a meaning opposite to the literal meaning Gradually his listeners began to realize that the excessive praise he was lavishing was merely ________; he was actually denouncing his opponent.






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






40. Soothing; mild She used a ________ ointment for her sunburn.






41. Window projecting from roof In remodeling the attic into a bedroom - we decided that we needed to put in ________s to provide sufficient ventilation for the new room.






42. Pretense (of strength); deception; high cliff Claire thought Lord Byron's boast that he would swim the Hellespont was just a ________ - she was astounded when he dove from the high bluff into the waters below.






43. Favorable; kindly I think it is advisable that we wait for a more ________ occasion to announce our plans; this is not a good time.






44. Collarbone - Even though he wore shoulder pads - the football player broke his ________ during a practice scrimmage.






45. Burning; sarcastically biting - The critic's ________ remarks angered the hapless actors who were the subjects of his sarcasm.






46. Former occupant of a post I hope I can live up to the fine example set by my late ________in this office.






47. Rolling - treeless plain in Siberia and arctic North America Despite the cold - many geologists are trying to discover valuable mineral deposits in the ________.






48. Soothe; make calm or quiet; subdue Dentists criticize the practice of giving fussy children sweets to ________ them.






49. Provide written evidence She kept all the receipts from her business trip in order to ________ her expenses for the firm.






50. Present an obstacle; stump The detective was ________d by the contradictory evidence in the robbery investigation.