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GRE Wordlist: Meanings - Complete Sentences

Subjects : english, vocabulary
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1. Agreeable; pleasing to the taste Neither Jack's underbaked opinions nor his overcooked casseroles were ________ to me.






2. Opening; hole She discovered a small ________ in the wall - through which the insects had entered the room.






3. Husky; muscular - The ________ mover lifted the packing crate with ease.






4. Cut away; cut out When you ________ the dead and dying limbs of a tree - you not only improve its appearance but also enhance its chances of bearing fruit.






5. Fertile; abundant; ornate Farming was easy in this ________ soil.






6. Cancel; retract Repeat offenders who continue to drive under the influence of alcohol face having their driver's licensespermanently ________d.






7. Pleasing to taste or smell The ripe peach was ________.






8. Self-important behavior; acting like a stuffed shirt Although the commencement speaker had some good things to say - we had to laugh at his ________ and general air of parading his own dignity.






9. Unclear or doubtful in meaning His ________ instructions misled us; we did not know which road to take.






10. Weakness of mind I am amazed at the ________ of the readers of these trashy magazines.






11. Holding of an office; time during which such an office is held He was permanent ________ in this position and cannot be fired.






12. Fit or attack of pain - laughter - rage When he heared of his son's misdeeds - he was seized by a ________ of rage.






13. Too certain to be disputed In the face of these ________ statements - I withdraw my complaint.






14. A gift made by a will Part of my ________ from my parents is an album of family photographs.






15. Invigorating medicine The ________ water invigorated her - contrary to the enervating effect of the alcohol.






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






17. Urging; demanding He tried to hide from his ________ creditors until his allowance arrived.






18. Token; reminder Take this book as a ________ of your visit.






19. Entrance; a way in Because of his wealth and social position - he had ________ into the most exclusive circles.






20. Charm; talisman Around her neck she wore the ________ that the witch doctor had given her.






21. Assumed; counterfeit; hypothetical I find no similarity between your ________ illustration and the problem we are facing.






22. In a coma; extremely sleepy The long-winded orator soon had his audience in a ________ state.






23. Suggestive; implying A lack of appetite may be ________ of a major mental or physical disorder.






24. Right or claim to possession; mark of rank; name (of a book - film - etc.) Though the penniless Duke of Ragwort no longer held title to the family estate - he still retained his ________ as head of one of England's oldest families.






25. Exile; someone who has withdrawn from his native land Henry James was an American ________ who settled in England.






26. Weakness Her greatest ________ was lack of willpower.






27. Scold strongly He feared she would ________ him for his forgetfulness.






28. Reject; mock The headstrong youth ________ all authority; he refused to be curbed.






29. Laying stress on niceties of conduct or form; precise We must be ________ in our planning of this affair - for any error may be regarded as a personal affront.






30. Efficient If we are to succeed - we must seek ________ means of securing our goals.






31. The art of versification This book on ________ contains a rhyming dictionary as well as samples of the various verse forms.






32. Command; order; forbid The owners of the company asked the court to ________ the union from picketing the plant.






33. Raise in rank or dignity; praise The actor Alec Guinness was ________ed to the rank of knighthood by the Queen; he now is known as Sir Alec Guinness.






34. Border; edge Madame Curie knew she was on the ________ of discovering the secrets of radioactive elements.






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






36. Emotional closeness; harmony In team teaching - it is important that all teachers in the group have good ________ with one another.






37. Dress with vulgar finery The witch doctors were ________ed in their gaudiest costumes.






38. Held in common; of a group of people When they were divorced - they had trouble dividing their ________ property.






39. Pertaining to spring We may expect ________ showers all during the month of April.






40. Protrusion; bulge A ganglionic cyst is a fluid-filled tumor (generally benign) that develops near a joint membrane or tendon sheath - and that bulges beneath the skin - forming a ________.






41. Prescribed diet and habits I doubt whether the results warrant our living under such a strict ________.






42. Counselor-at-law Galsworthy started as a ________ - but when he found the practice of law boring - turned to writing.






43. Correspondence of parts; harmonious relationship The student demonstrated the ________ of the two triangles by using the hypotenuse-arm theorem.






44. Mischance; ill luck The young explorer met death by ________.






45. Hindrance; stumbling-block She had a speech ________ that prevented her from speaking clearly.






46. Repetition He recited the passage by ________ and gave no indication he understood what he was saying.






47. 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.






48. Dishonest behavior The investigation into municipal corruption turned up new instances of ________ daily.






49. Having the weight of authority; dictatorial We accepted her analysis of the situation as ________.






50. Yielding He was ________ and ready to go along with his friends' desires.