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GRE Wordlist: Meanings - Complete Sentences

Subjects : english, vocabulary
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1. Person who collects coins The ________ had a splendid collection of antique coins.






2. Quarrel; obtain through arguing; herd cattle. They _________led over their inheritance.






3. Something new; newness The computer is no longer a ________ around the office.






4. Compensating; rewarding I find my new work so ________ that I may not return to my previous employment.






5. Affected; not natural Attempting to copy the style of his wealthy neighbors - Gatsby adopted a ________ - artificial way of speech.






6. Having many languages Because they are bordered by so many countries - the Swiss people are ________.






7. Related to telling a story A born teller of tales - Olsen used her impressive ________ skills to advantage in her story "I Stand Here Ironing."






8. Enjoyment; enthusiasm He accepted the assignment with such ________ that I feel he would have been satisfied with a smaller salary.






9. Plants of a region or era Because she was a botanist - she spent most of her time studying the ________ of the desert.






10. Too particular; fussy The old lady was ________ about her food and ate very little.






11. Sharpness In time his youthful ________ of vision failed him - and he needed glasses.






12. Twisted; with a humorous twist.We enjoy Dorothy Parker's verse for its _________ wit.






13. Art of debate I am not skilled in ________ and therefore - cannot answer your arguments as forcefully as I wish.






14. Tarnish; soil He felt that it was beneath his dignity to ________ his hands in such menial labor.






15. Stingy; parsimonious He was a ________ man - averse to spending money even for the necessities of life.






16. Region near heaven or hell where certain souls are kept Among the divisions of Hell are Purgatory and ________.






17. Neigh like a horse. When he laughed through his nose - it sounded as if he ________(ied).






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






19. Trifles; unimportant matters Too many magazines ignore newsworthy subjects and feature ________.






20. Command; arrange; consecrate The king ________ed that no foreigner should be allowed to enter the city.






21. Lassitude; depression His friends tried to overcome the ________ into which he had fallen by taking him to parties and to the theater.






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






23. Arsonist The fire spread in such an unusual manner that the fire department chiefs were certain that it had been set by an ________.






24. Occurring at the same time Some people find the ________ events in Hardy's novels annoyingly improbable.






25. Very high They used to tease him about his ________ ambitions.






26. Existing at the beginning (of time); rudimentary The Neanderthal Man is one of our ________ ancestors.






27. In a state of rage The police had to be called in to restrain him after he ran ________ in the department store.






28. Unsatisfied; not soothed Her anger is ________ by your apology.






29. Display ostentatiously She is not the one of those actresses who ________ their physical charms; she can act.






30. Small - poor bed The weary traveler went to sleep on his straw ________.






31. Protective; pertaining to a guardianship I am acting in my ________ capacity when I refuse to grant you permission to leave the campus.






32. Abusive; scolding He became more ________ as he realized that we were not going to grant him his wish.






33. Declaration; statement of policy The Communist ________ by Marx and Engels proclaimed the principles of modern communism.






34. Movable; not fixed The ________ blood bank operated by the Red Cross visited our neighborhood today.






35. Exceed; surpass This accomplishment ________s all our previous efforts.






36. Cause of ruin Lack of public transportation is the ________ of urban life.






37. Erase; strike out If you ________ this paragraph - the composition will have more appeal.






38. Multiply; spread Since bacteria ________ more quickly in unsanitary environments - it is important to keep hospital rooms clean.






39. Breeder or dealer of animals The dog ________ exhibited her prize collie at the annual Kennel Club show.






40. Wet thoroughly We were so ________d by the severe storm that we had to change into dry clothing.






41. Defamation; utterance of false and malicious statements Unless you can prove your allegations - your remarks constitute ________.






42. Plead; ask earnestly She ________ed her father to let her stay out till midnight.






43. Respectable If you want to buy antiques - look for a ________ dealer; far too many dealers today pass off fakes as genuine antiques.






44. Excessively grasping; plundering Hawks and other ________ birds prey on variety of small animals.






45. Boredom The monotonous routine of hopital life induced a feeling of ________ which made him moody and irritable.






46. Preceding events or circumstances that influence what comes later; early life; ancestors Before giving permission for Drummie to marry Estella - Miss Havisham had a few questions about the young man's birth and ________.






47. Revengeful She was very ________ and never forgave an injury.






48. Having an aim; biased; designed to further a cause The editorials in this periodical are ________ rather than truth-seeking.






49. Seriousness; gravity The minister was concerned that nothing should disturb the ________ of the marriage service.






50. Displaying ostentatious or hypocritical devoutness You do not have to be so ________ to prove that you are devout.







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