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GRE Wordlist: Meanings - Complete Sentences

Subjects : english, vocabulary
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1. Silent; muffled; toned down In the funeral parlor - the mourners' voices had a ________ quality.






2. Insult to one's character or reputation; slander Polls revealed that the front-runner's standing had been damaged by the ________s and innuendoes circulated by his opponent's staff.






3. Yellowed; prejudiced; envious She gazed at the painting with ________ eyes; she knew it was better than hers.






4. Fashionable She always discarded all garments that were no longer ________.






5. Separate; part Northern and southern Ireland are politically and religiously ________ed.






6. Artificial; pretended His ________ mannerisms irritated may of us who had known him before his promotion.






7. Docile You will find the children in this school very ________ and willing to learn.






8. Basically different; unrelated It is difficult - if not impossible - to organize these ________ elements into a coherent whole.






9. One who fits glasses to remedy visual defects Although an ________ is qualified to treat many eye disorders - she may not use medicinesor surgery in her examinations.






10. Urgent situation In this ________ - we must look for aid from our allies.






11. Mark from beating or whipping. The evidence of child abuse was very clear; Jennifer's small body was covered with ________s and bruises.






12. Idle person; male bee Content to let his wife support him - the would-be writer was in reality nothing but a ________.






13. Standstill; stalemate The negotiations had reached a ________.






14. Pure - Her ________ and decorous garb was appropriately selected for the solemnity of the occasion.






15. Take apart When the show closed - they ________d the scenery before restoring it.






16. Fret; complain There is no sense ________(ing) over the work you have left undone.






17. Hermit The ________ lived in a hut in the forest.






18. Agressiveness; ferocity Tynan's reviews were noted for their caustic attacks and general tone of ________.






19. Flexible; supple Her figure was ________ and willowy.






20. Word or phrase characteristically used to describe a person or thing So many kings of France were named Charles that modern students need epithets to tell them apart: Charles the Wise - for example - was someone far different from Charles the Fat.






21. Temporary stay After his ________ in Florida - he began to long for the colder climate of his native New England home.






22. Provide scantily; live very economically They were forced to ________ on necessities in order to make their limited supplies last the winter.






23. Work of art put together from fragments Scraps of cloth - paper doilies - and old photographs all went into her ________.






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






25. Minor crime The culprit pleaded guilty to a ________ rather than face trial for a felony.






26. Blacken All attempts to ________ the character of our late President have failed; the people still love him and cherish his memory.






27. The smallest particle (one or more atoms) of a substance that has all the properties of that substance In chemistry - we study how atoms and ________s react to form new substances.






28. Clever reply He was famous for his witty ________ and his sarcasm.






29. Calmness of temperament In his later years - he could look upon the foolishness of the world with ________ and humor.






30. Clumsy; boorish Such remarks are ________ and out of place; you should apologize for making them.






31. Versatile; able to take on many forms A remarkably ________ actor - Alec Guinness could take on any role.






32. Hide away or cache; produce and release a substance into an organism. The pack rat secretes odds and ends in its nest; the pancreas ________s insulin in the islets of Langerhans.






33. No longer stylish; old-fahioned Unconcerned about keeping in style - Lenore was perfectly happy to wear ________ clothes as long as they were clean and unfrayed.






34. Grave; serius; coy She was ________ and reserved.






35. Stroll slowly As we ________ed through the park - we stopped frequently to admire the spring flowers.






36. Lighthearted; animated; easy and carefree In Singing in the Rain - Gene Kelly sang and danced his way throughtthe lighthearted title number in a properly ________ style.






37. Speak equivocally about an issue. When asked directly about the governor's involvement in the savings and loan scandal - the press secretary ________d - talking all around the issue.






38. Lively or animated; sprightly She had always been ________ and sparkling.






39. Framework and working parts of an automobile - Examining the car after the accident - the owner discovered that the body had been ruined but that the ________ was unharmed.






40. Hostile; opposed Despite his lawyers' best efforts to stop him - the angry prisoner continued to make ________ remarks to the judge.






41. Settle a dispute through the services of an outsider Let us ________ out differences rather than engage in a costly strike.






42. Unreasonable or capricious; tyrannical The coach claimed the team lost because the umpire made some ________ calls.






43. Honor; glory; praise The singer complacently received ________ on his performance from his entourage.






44. Permitting to light to pass through freely; easily detected Your scheme is so ________ that it will fool no one.






45. Ease pain; make less severe or offensive If we cannot cure this disease at present - we can - at least try to ________ the symptoms.






46. Split into opposite extremes or camps The abortion issue has ________d the country into pro-choice and anti-abortion camps.






47. Someone who bears the blame for others After the Challenger disaster - NASA searched for ________s on whom they could cast the blame.






48. Fern leaf; palm or banana leaf After the storm the beach was littered with the ________s of palm trees.






49. Set off John is touchy today; say one word wrong and you'll ________ an explosion.






50. Stamp out; thwart; hinder Heather tried to ________ the rumor that she had stolen her best friend's fiance.







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