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GRE Wordlist: Meanings - Complete Sentences
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1. Shed or cast off hair or feathers The male robin ________ed in the spring.
victuals
reputed
miasma
molt
2. Wet thoroughly We were so ________d by the severe storm that we had to change into dry clothing.
bedraggle
futile
awe
delude
3. Stick together Solids have a greater tendency to ________ than liquids.
obviate
cohere
scavenge
subsistence
4. Spot Her cheeks ________ed with tears - were testimony to the hours of weeping.
lackadaisical
laudatory
fleck
prod
5. Wandering Many a charming tale has been written about the knights-________ who helped the weak and punished the guilty during the Age of Chivalry.
substantive
errant
besmirch
nonchalance
6. Essential; pertaining to the substance Although the delegates were aware of the importance of the problem - they could not agree on the ________ issues.
yeoman
substantive
stodgy
retrench
7. Stroke; loss of consciousness followed by paralysis He was crippled by an attack of ________.
apoplexy
menial
alias
merger
8. Target of a hunt; victim In Stalking the Wild Asparagus - Euell Gibbons has as his ________ not wild beasts but wild plants.
coincident
tout
gnarled
prey
9. Width; extent We were impressed by the ________ of her knowledge.
pander
ludicrous
breadth
periphery
10. Death Upon the ________ of the dictator - a bitter dispute about succession to power developed.
demise
rationalization
increment
centripetal
11. Ill-humored; sullen When we first meet Hamlet - we find him ________ and depressed.
cajole
alacrity
affidavit
morose
12. Neat and trim In "The Odd Couple -" Tony Randall played Felix Unger - an excessively ________ soul who could not stand to have a hair out of place.
dapper
breach
sundry
superfluous
13. Impulsiveness; absence of premeditation What I liked best about Dale's parties was their ________: a couple of friends would drop by - someone would pull out a fiddle or guitar - and before you knew it the party would be in full swing.
analogy
stilted
quintessence
spontaneity
14. Soothe; make calm or quiet; subdue Dentists criticize the practice of giving fussy children sweets to ________ them.
pacify
percussion
concede
retort
15. Practical person No ________ enjoys becoming involved in a game that he can never win
pragmatist
propound
dapper
militate
16. Bugbear; object of baseless terror If we become frightened by such ________s - we are no wiser than the birds who fear scarecrows.
bugaboo
compact
fester
improvise
17. Extremely demanding The colonies rebelled against the ________ financial claims of the mother country.
salacious
eclectic
fauna
exacting
18. Smoothness of speech He spoke French with ________ and ease.
fluency
abject
glaring
hover
19. Extremely aggressive and militant patriotism We must be careful to prevent a spirit of ________ from spreading at this time.
jingoism
dawdle
motley
gorge
20. Dull; lacking color; cheerless The Dutch woman's ________ winter coat contrasted with the distinctive - colorful native costume she wore beneath it.
gall
gall
galleon
drab
21. Expressing a low opinion I resent your ________ remarks.
pragmatic
derogatory
nullify
promontory
22. Furthest behind The coward could always be found in the ________ lines whenever a battle was being waged.
hamper
assiduous
hindmost
modulation
23. Emotional urges behind human activity The psychiatrist maintained that suppression of the ________ often resulted in maladjustment and neuroses.
skulduggery
unique
libido
embargo
24. Heat-producing - Coal is much more ________ than green wood.
calorific
belittle
tyro
endemic
25. Official publication He read the ________s regularly for announcement of his promotion.
gazette
amble
impalpable
brusque
26. Outlandish; clumsy; boorish Most biographers portray Lincoln as an ________ and ungainly young man.
pragmatist
gnome
uncouth
abstract
27. Shallow body of water near a sea; lake They enjoyed their swim in the calm ________.
acquiesce
avocation
lagoon
unilateral
28. Like a lion He was ________ in his rage.
leonine
disingenuous
kudos
imbecility
29. Subordinate The captain treated his ________s as though they were children rather than commissioned officers.
alacrity
reparation
reprisal
subaltern
30. Hatch; scheme Inasmuch as our supply of electricity is cut off - we shall have to rely on the hens to ________ these eggs.
incubate
unction
precipice
phenomena
31. Dormant; hidden Her ________ talent was discovered by accident.
lexicographer
anecdote
guile
latent
32. Construction that is flagrantly incorrect grammatically I must give this paper a failing mark because it contains many ________s.
solecism
relic
automaton
relapse
33. Taking effect before its enactment (as a law) or imposition (as a tax) Because the new pension law was ________ to the first of the year - even though Martha had retired in February she was eligible for the pension.
retroactive
revelry
wry
apothegm
34. Clumsy; boorish Such remarks are ________ and out of place; you should apologize for making them.
galvanize
gauche
calamity
paleontology
35. Marshal; draw up in order His actions were bound to ________ public sentiment against him.
optometrist
perspicuous
array
voyeur
36. Flowing; series of changes While conditions are in such a state of ________ - I do not wish to commit myself too deeply in this affair.
flux
swarthy
oscillate
glaring
37. Critical comments; severe and adverse criticism His ________s on the author's style are prejudiced and unwarranted.
stricture
grill
martrix
inept
38. Swirling current of water - air - etc. The water in the tide pool was still - except for an occasional ________.
adversary
expurgate
eddy
asinine
39. State of being deprived of something valuable or beloved His friends gathered to console him upon his sudden ________.
bereavement
contumacious
wallow
fastidious
40. Masses of leaves Every autumn before the leaves fell he promised himself he would drive though the New England to admire the colorful fall ________.
verdigris
contumacious
collateral
foliage
41. Hang about; wait nearby The police helicopter ________ed above the accident.
hover
precocious
bellicose
despondent
42. Food of the gods ________ was supposed to give immortality to any human who ate it.
intimidation
braggadocio
nugatory
ambrosia
43. Publicize; praise excessively I lost confidence in my broker after he ________ed some junk bonds that turned out to be a bad investment.
matriarch
abject
chary
tout
44. Repay in kind If they attack us - we shall be compelled to ________ and bomb their territory.
abet
reciprocate
sanction
retribution
45. Steadfast She approached the guillotine with ________ steps.
presentiment
unfaltering
lurid
stealth
46. Weaken; sap The recent corruption scandals have ________d many people's faith in the city government.
undermine
hapless
remunerative
august
47. Denial I must accept his argument since you have been unable to present any ________ of his evidence.
negation
alacrity
emollient
communal
48. Church dignitary The archbishop of Moscow and other high-ranking ________s visited the Russian Orthodox seminary.
commodious
buttress
grimace
prelate
49. Favoring or exercising total control; non-democratic The people had no control over their destiny; they were forced to obey the dictates of the ________ regime.
abdicate
authoritarian
mammal
eccentric
50. Journey Auntie Mame was a world traveler whose ________s took her from Tiajuana to Timbuctoo.
affront
desecrate
compensatory
peregrination