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GRE Wordlist: Meanings - Complete Sentences
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1. Facilitating evacuation of the bowels The effect of the constipation medicine is ________; it empties the bowels.
laxative
halcyon
detonation
obscure
2. Gentle breeze; west wind. When these _________s blow - it is good to be in an open boat under a full sail.
colloquial
zephyr
heyday
sully
3. Not planned; impromtu Because his ________ remarks were misinterpreted - he decided to write all his speeches in advance.
extemporaneous
lionize
captious
traumatic
4. Weakness; slight fault We can overlook the ________s of our friends; no one is perfect.
bellicose
foible
pulchritude
palimpsest
5. Whimsical idea; extravagant metaphor He was an entertaining companion - always expressing himself in amusing ________s and witty turns of phrase.
conceit
annihilate
innuendo
ideology
6. Back country They seldom had visitors - living as they did way out in the ________.
horde
hinterlands
luscious
temperament
7. Sharp upslope of a hill The car could not go up the ________ in high gear.
aptitude
acclivity
propagate
abject
8. Become worse; deteriorate As the fight dragged on - the champion's style________ until he could barely keep on his feet.
isotope
tyranny
degenerate
reciprocal
9. Foul smelling; unwholesome I never could stand the ________ atmosphere surrounding the slaughter houses.
insomnia
ravenous
noisome
renovate
10. Article treating a subject systematically and thoroughly He is preparing a ________ on the Elizabethan playwrights for his graduate degree.
ligneous
incentive
potent
treatise
11. Model; example; pattern Pavlov's experiment in which he trains a dog to salivate on hearing a bell is a ________ of the conditioned- response experiment in behavioal psychology.
fervor
paradigm
slander
reprise
12. Hesitate; shrink He did not ________ in the face of danger but fought back bravely.
trilogy
hackneyed
flinch
proliferate
13. Location The attorney asked for a change of ________; he thought his client would do better if the trial were held in a less conservative county.
melee
amend
venue
latitude
14. Shameless; bold; unconcealed Shocked by Huck Finn's ________ lies - Miss Watson prayed the good Lord would give him a sense of his unregenerate wickedness.
barefaced
dishearten
comity
adamant
15. Likely to change; unstable Because the hormonal changes they undergo affect their spirits - adolescents may become emotionally ________ and experience sudden shifts of mood.
douse
spurn
labile
contempt
16. Enclose; surround Paris was ________ed by a wall
heinous
servile
environ
seamy
17. Direct financial aid by government - etc. Without this ________ - American ship operators would not be able to compete in world markets.
wean
overweening
idiosyncratic
subsidy
18. Goblet; consecrated cup - In a small room adjoining the cathedral - many ornately decorated ________s made by the most famous European goldsmiths were on display.
pertinent
acuity
nadir
chalice
19. Beyond that which is normal in nature John's mother's total ability to tell when he was lying struck him as almost ________.
putrid
preternatural
muster
scruple
20. Proverb; a truth pithily stated Aesop's fables illustrate moral ________s.
marital
hatch
agog
maxim
21. Cliff; dangerous position Suddenly Indiana Jones found himself dangling from the edge of a ________.
colloquy
pendant
precipice
magniloquent
22. Effort; expenditure of much physical work The ________ involved in unscrewing the rusty bolt left her exhausted.
exertion
qualms
ellipsis
bloated
23. Arrogant; taking liberties It seems ________ for one so relatively new to the field to challenge the conclusions of its leading experts.
sophist
deft
presumptous
cohesion
24. Secret code - Lacking his code book - the spy was unable to decode the message sent to him in ________.
execute
capillary
cipher
delineate
25. Sediment; worthless residue David poured the wine carefully to avoid stirring up the ________.
venison
dregs
sere
thermal
26. Open for the public to read; obvious It was ________ to everyone that the witness spoke the truth.
patent
philanderer
debase
disconcert
27. Wrestle; come to grips with He ________d with the burglar and overpowered him.
musty
grapple
mandatory
indomitable
28. Well-bred; elegant We are looking for a man with a ________ apperance who can inspire confidence by his cultivated manner.
genteel
aviary
skinflint
incongruity
29. Gigantic The ________ corporations of the twentieth century are a mixed blessing
mammoth
pellmell
galaxy
witticism
30. Sudden violent change of feeling; negative reaction Many people in this country who admired dictatorships underwent a ________ when they realized what Hitler and Mussolini were trying to do.
missile
revulsion
calorific
ideology
31. Noble ambition Youth's ________s should be as lofty as the stars.
quisling
aspiration
embark
squabble
32. Very precise and formal; exceedingly proper Many people commented on the contrast between the ________ attire of the young lady and the inappropriate clothing worn by her escort.
savor
prim
sinecure
nihilism
33. Pleasant; friendly My father loved to go out for a meal with ________ companions.
kudos
odorous
appellation
congenial
34. Region; climate - His doctors advised him to move to a milder ________.
vindictive
shirk
pendulous
clime
35. Admit to the rights of citizenship (especially the right to vote) Although blacks were ________d shortly after the Civil War - women did not receive the right to vote until 1920.
asunder
enfranchise
fundamental
comestible
36. Pour off gently Be sure to ________ this wine before serving it.
vantage
lucrative
decant
intervene
37. Rival; imitate As long as our political leaders ________ the virtues of the great leaders of this country - we shall flourish.
emulate
exertion
avid
occident
38. Pertaining to land or its cultivation As a result of its recent industrialization - the country is gradually losing its ________ traditions.
outwit
dross
quandary
agrarian
39. Bruise She was treated for ________s and abrasions.
detraction
tautological
contusion
impecunious
40. Kingdom; sphere The ________ of possibilities for the new invention was endless.
sextant
realm
anthropoid
lackadaisical
41. Long life When he reached ninety - the old man was proud of his ________.
cipher
devotee
impassive
longevity
42. Width; extent We were impressed by the ________ of her knowledge.
anachronism
welt
ruthless
breadth
43. Conclusion of an oration The ________ was largely hortatory and brought the audience to its feet clamoring for action at its close.
cloying
imbue
peroration
colloquial
44. Avoid committing oneself; gain time I cannot permit you to ________ any longer; I must have a definite answer today.
context
temporize
sophistry
domicile
45. Trip - especially one taken for pleasure by an official at public expense Though she maintained she had gone abroad to collect firsthand data on the Common Market - the opposition claimed that her trip was merely a political ________.
taciturn
disparity
junket
lexicon
46. Attach or add on; fasten First the registrar had to affix his signature to the license; then he had to ________ his official seal.
winnow
slough
dogged
affix
47. Mass for the dead; dirge They played Mozart's ________ at the funeral.
impropriety
skittish
toxic
requiem
48. Imitation Her gift for ________ was so great that her friends said that she should be in the theater.
alacrity
victuals
mimicry
lope
49. Descent; ancestry He traced his ________ back to Mayflower days.
fundamental
peroration
lineage
ruthless
50. Long and thin ________ - gaunt - Abraham Lincoln was a striking figure.
generic
nebulous
lank
rote