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GRE Wordlist: Meanings - Complete Sentences
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1. Toning down; changing from one key to another When we she spoke - it was with quiet ________ of voice.
tyro
modulation
forensic
nuptial
2. Philosopher who studies the nature of knowledge "What is more important - a knowledge of nature of the nature of knowledge?" the ________ asked the naturalist.
obsidian
allure
tribunal
epistemologist
3. Lacking skill; inadequate; inappropriate ________ as a carpenter - Ira was all thumbs.
vestige
inept
lectern
secular
4. Pollute The sewage system of the city so ________d the water that swimming was forbidden.
expedite
avocation
unsavory
contaminate
5. Unoriginal; obtained from another source Although her early poetry was clearly ________ in nature - the critics thought she had promise and eventually would find her own voice.
hoard
wary
derivative
absolve
6. Reduce to lower state Do not ________ youself by becoming maudlin.
objective
debase
ambulatory
qualms
7. Territory enclosed within an alien land The Vatican is an independent ________ in Italy.
enclave
ironic
endorse
consecrate
8. Deputize; pass to others It ________d upon us - the survivors - to arrange peace terms with the enemy.
pundit
devolve
dissent
hue
9. Distinguishable; perceivable The ships in the harbor were not ________ in the fog.
supplant
languid
discernible
vampire
10. Restrain; handcuff The police immediately ________d the prisoner so he could not escape.
manacle
bluff
austere
cascade
11. Thousand-year period; period of happiness and prosperity I do not expect the ________ to come during my lifetime.
epic
millenium
beatific
venerable
12. Person competent to act as judge of art - ect.; a lover of an art She had developed into a ________ of fine china.
interminable
connoisseur
tantamount
glacial
13. Region; climate - His doctors advised him to move to a milder ________.
domineer
incantation
clime
conventional
14. Debauched person - roue Although she was aware of his reputation as a ________ - she felt she could reform him and help him break his dissolute way of life.
disgruntle
libertine
chronicle
contusion
15. Dress or groom oneself with care She ________s for hours before a dance.
primp
overweening
incriminate
repulsion
16. Cheerful promptness He demonstrated his eagerness to serve by his ________ in executing the orders of his master.
alacrity
sophomoric
shimmer
zealot
17. Remainder; balance In his will - he requested that after payment of debts - taxes - and funeral expenses - the ________ be given to his wife.
pulverize
colloquial
residue
intimate
18. Guardianship; training Under the ________ of such masters of the instrument - she made rapid progress as a virtuoso.
succor
tutelage
anonymity
arable
19. Mania for doing grandiose things Developers who spend millions trying to build the world's tallest skyscraper suffer from ________.
consonance
trigger
megalomania
transcribe
20. Burn without flame; be liable to break out at any moment The rags ________ed for hours before they burst into flame.
colossal
smolder
discount
unassuming
21. Detest We ________d the wicked villain.
reprehensible
lachrymose
archaeology
loathe
22. Turn away from Do not ________ from the truth; you must face the facts.
wont
indigenous
deviate
diligence
23. Lacking in seriousness; self-indulgently carefree; relatively unimportant Though Nancy enjoyed Bill's ________ - lighthearted companionship - she sometimes wondered whether he could ever be serious.
offhand
peregrination
frivolous
auspicious
24. Evasive; baffling; hard to grasp His ________ dreams of wealth were costly to those of his friends who supported him financially.
inductive
elusive
putative
fester
25. Overseer of morals; person who eliminates inappropriate matter - Soldiers dislike having their mail read by a ________ but understand the need for this precaution.
levy
resuscitate
junta
censor
26. Adequate; deservedly severe The public approved the ________ punishment for the crime.
condign
acclivity
opportunist
accord
27. Pride; arrogance I resent his ________ because he is no better than we are.
regime
depose
haughtiness
immaculate
28. Cheating; deceitful The government seeks to prevent ________ and misleading advertising.
diverge
fraudulent
cloister
commensurate
29. Attribute; ascribe If I wished to ________ blame to the officers in charge of this program - I would state my feelings definitely and immediately.
incumbent
diva
impute
harrow
30. Indifferent He felt ________ about the conditions he had observed and did not care to fight against them.
apathetic
quiescent
conclave
synchronous
31. Bravery He received the Medal of Honor for his ________ in battle.
ramification
spontaneity
valor
abase
32. Command; arrange; consecrate The king ________ed that no foreigner should be allowed to enter the city.
cavil
paramount
consanguinity
ordain
33. Support on which a lever rests If we use this stone as a ________ and the crowbar as a lever - we may be able to move this boulder.
conventional
supine
effusion
fulcrum
34. Severe trial or affliction Terry Anderson spoke movingly of his long ________ as a hostage in Lebanon.
maim
proscribe
altercation
ordeal
35. Study of fish Jacques Cousteau's rpograms about sea life have advanced the cause of ________.
ichthyology
argot
eloquence
incandescent
36. Put to rout; defeat; disconcert This ruse will ________ the enemy.
elated
premonition
discomfit
cog
37. Humorous imitation; travesty We enjoyed the clever ________(ies) of popular songs that the chorus sang.
imperial
parody
conjure
portend
38. Measure; distribute He tried to be impartial in his efforts to ________ out justice.
quotidian
collateral
liability
mete
39. Old age; feeble mindedness of old age Most of the decisions are being made by the junior members of the company because of the ________ of the president.
senility
engender
appellation
minute
40. Stubborn; persistent He is bound to succeed because his ________ nature will not permit him to quit.
debauch
queue
nominal
pertinacious
41. Intruder The merchant thought of his competitors as ________s who were stealing away his trade.
conveyance
censor
eschew
interloper
42. Give an imitation that ridicules - In his caricature - he ________d the mannerisms of his adversary.
jaded
glaze
burlesque
ghastly
43. Seasonings; spices Spanish food is full of ________.
juggernaut
propulsive
condiments
suffuse
44. Treacherous; stealthy; sly The fifth column is ________ because it works secretly within our territory for our defeat.
manipulate
abrogate
insidious
exult
45. Glowing ardor Their kiss was full of the ________ of first love.
fervor
acrid
biennial
panacea
46. Begin; originate; receive into a group The college is about to ________ a program for reducing math anxiety among students.
fresco
oscillate
theoretical
initiate
47. Go through or across When you ________ this field - be careful of the bull.
traverse
disengage
salvage
maverick
48. Pertaining to marriage Their dreams of ________ bliss were shattered as soon as their temperaments clashed.
supersede
assuage
conjugal
fodder
49. Hang around; linger The policeman told him not to ________in the alley.
natation
supererogatory
intelligentsia
loiter
50. Tight; ready The captain maintained that he ran a ________ ship.
dormer
variegated
surmount
taut