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GRE Wordlist: Meanings - Complete Sentences

Subjects : english, vocabulary
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1. One who studies the skin and its diseases I advise you to consult a ________ about your acne.






2. Environment; means of expression His ________ is watercolors - although he has produced excellent oil paintings and lithographs.






3. Widespread; generally accepted A radical committed to social change - Reed had no patience with the conservative views ________ in the America of his day.






4. Summit Let us drop a perpendicular line from the ________ of the triangle to the base.






5. Harmonious; in harmony with They were ________ neighbors - never quarreling over unimportant matters.






6. Negative in connotation; having a belittling effect Instead of criticizing Clinton's policies - the Republicans made ________ remarks about his character.






7. Wild; sensational The ________ stories he told shocked his listeners.






8. Pompous array of words After we had waded through all the ________ - we discovered that the writer had said very little.






9. Brief and compact When you define a new word - be ________; the shorter the definition - the easier it is to remember.






10. Soothing or softening remedy He applied an ________ to the inflamed area.






11. Very large number ________s of mosquitoes from the swamps invaded our village every twilight.






12. Excuse He looked for a good ________ to get out of paying a visit to his aunt.






13. Naive; young and unsophisticated Although she was over forty - the movie star still insisted that she be cast as an ________ sweet young thing.






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






15. Text of an opera The composer of an opera's music is remembered more frequently than the author of its ________.






16. Having the title of an office without the obligations Although he was the ________ head of the company - the real decisions were made by his general manager.






17. Pertaining to the people He lamented the passing of aristocratic society and maintained that a ________ society would lower the nation's standards.






18. Notoriously bad Jesse James was an ________ outlaw.






19. Narrow valley with steep sides Steeper than a gully - less precipitous than a canyon - a ________ is - like them - the product of years of erosion.






20. Ostentatious; ambitious I do not feel that your limited resources will permit you to carry out such a ________ program.






21. Pertaining to the science of the function of living To understand this disease fully - we must examine not only its ________ aspects but also its psychological elements.






22. Boorish; rude - Dismayed by his ________ manners at the party - the girls vowed never to invite him again.






23. Assume an affected pose; act artificially No matter how much Arnold boasted or ________d - I could not believe he was as important as he pretended to be.






24. To bring to an end When his contract was ________d unexpectedly - he desperately needed a new job.






25. Drink with relish As we ________ed our ale - we listened to the gay songs of the students in the tavern.






26. Satisfy to the full; cloy Its hunger ________d - the lion dozed.






27. Self-evident truth We must accept these statements as ________s before pursuing our discussions any further.






28. Burden; responsibility The emperor was spared the ________ of signing the surrender papers; instead - he relegated the assignment to his generals.






29. Enlarge Her attempts to ________ her remarks were drowned out by the jeers of the audience.






30. Person dissatisfied with existing state of affairs He was one of the few ________s in the Congress; he constantly voiced his objections to the Presidential program.






31. Favoritism (to a relative) John left his position with the company because he felt that advancement was based on ________ rather than ability.






32. Having to do with citizens or the state; courteous and polite - Although internal Revenue Service agents are ________ servants - they are not always civil to suspected tax evaders.






33. False testimony while under oath When several witnesses appeared to challenge his story - he was indicted for ________.






34. Disconcert; dismay No crisis could ________ the resourceful hotel manager.






35. Urge; start; provoke I am afraid that this statement will ________ a revolt.






36. Numerous; varied I cannot begin to tell you how much I appreciate your ________ kindnesses.






37. Boasting He was disliked because his manner was always full of ________.






38. Retire from public life; segregate; seclude Although he had hoped for a long time to ________ himself in a small community - he never was able to drop his busy round of activities in the city.






39. Repay; revenge The wretch ________d his benefactors by betraying them.






40. Suitable for drinking The recent drought in the Middle Atlantic States has emphasized the need for extensive research in ways of making sea water ________.






41. Curse The high priest ________ the heretic.






42. Diligent It took Rembrandt weeks of ________ labor before he was satisfied with his portrait of his son.






43. Inlaid; mosaic I recall seeing a table with a ________ top of bits of stone and glass in a very interesting pattern.






44. Trick; stratagem You will not be able to fool your friends with such an obvious ________.






45. Agree; accept It gives me great pleasure to ________ to your request.






46. Impression produced by achievements or reputation The wealthy man sought to obtain social ________ by contributing to popular charities.






47. Stubborn; persistent He is bound to succeed because his ________ nature will not permit him to quit.






48. Recover The doctors were worried because the patient did not ________ as rapidly as they had expected.






49. Over explain away No matter how hard he tried to talk around the issue - President Bush could not ________ over the fact that he had raised the taxes after all.






50. Party; clique; dissension The quarrels and bickering of the two small ________s within the club disturbed the majority of the members.