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GRE Wordlist: Meanings - Complete Sentences
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1. Worried - concerned The employer was very ________ about the health of her employees as replacements were difficult to get.
inebriety
solicitous
inscrutable
negligible
2. Harsh and shrill His ________ laughter irritated me and grated on my ears.
anecdote
mirage
accoutre
raucous
3. Point at which the sun is farthest from the equator The winter ________ usually occurs on December 21.
solstice
jaundiced
reprise
irksome
4. Dissolve; disperse The chess club ________ed after its disastrous initial season.
grandiose
dross
harangue
disband
5. A manually skilled worker Artists and ________s alike are necessary to the development of a culture.
artisan
solder
leery
emanate
6. Highly skilled artist The child prodigy Yehudi Menuhin grew into a ________ whose virtuosity on the violin thrilled millions.
virtuoso
hue
bovine
primogeniture
7. Determined; natural talent or inclination bent on advancing in the business world - the secretary heroine of Working Girl had a true ________ for high finance.
bent
sluggard
idolatry
obituary
8. Language; idiom All this legal ________ confuses me; I need an interpreter.
asperity
impalpable
parlance
compromise
9. Mischievous; humorous; tricky. He was a prankster who - unfortunately - often overlooked the damage he could cause with his ________ tricks.
commensurate
denotation
codicil
waggish
10. Ability; capacity - A man of such ________ should not be assigned such menial tasks.
belie
sear
caliber
repudiate
11. Inharmonious; conflicting She tried to unite the ________ factions.
discordant
laborious
effusive
verbatim
12. Soothing application applied to sore and inflamed portions of the body He was advised to apply a flaxseed ________ to the inflammation.
poultice
acuity
deplete
prodigal
13. Hanging; suspended The ________ chandeliers swayed in the breeze as if they were about to fall from the ceiling.
fiat
purge
pendulous
actuate
14. Unruly; refractory The horse was ________ and refused to enter the starting gate.
intractable
armada
auxiliary
ingratiate
15. Check the flow The paramedic used a tourniquet to ________ the bleeding from the slashed artery.
choleric
decollete
stem
peccadillo
16. Four-footed animal Most mammals are ________s.
worldly
quadruped
unfeigned
manifesto
17. Insightful; aware; wise Although Maud was a generally ________ critic - she had her blind sports: she could never see flaws in the work of her friends.
perceptive
vestige
transparent
cite
18. Frustrate; perplex The new code ________d the enemy agents.
magnanimity
baffle
raspy
amazon
19. Flair; flamboyance Many performers imitate Noel Coward - but few have his ________ and sense of style.
bemused
panache
unintimidating
disparage
20. Stuff oneself The gluttonous guest ________d himself with food as though he had not eaten for days.
obdurate
gorge
hydrophobia
militate
21. Physical features of a region Before the generals gave the order to attack - they ordered a complete study of the ________ of the region.
topography
vindicate
neophyte
festive
22. Beautiful writing; excellent penmanship - As we examine ancient manuscripts - we became impressed with the ________ of the scribes.
calligraphy
malodorous
despoil
zeal
23. Destroy completely The tidal wave ________d several island villages.
obliterate
capricious
surveillance
ordeal
24. Lizard that changes color in different situations - Like the ________ - he assumed the political coloration of every group he met.
quisling
hydrophobia
chameleon
obsidian
25. 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.
affiliation
jaunty
expedite
waif
26. Very wicked He was universally feared because of his many ________ deeds.
behemoth
respiration
nefarious
epaulet
27. Act of finding oneself in soiety Freshman ________ provides the incoming students with an opportunity to learn about their new environment and their place in it.
reprehensible
testator
rider
orientation
28. Outcome The ________ of the rematch was that the former champion proved that he still possessed all the skills of his youth.
rend
gibberish
upshot
abjure
29. Be disturbed; boil The nation was ________ing with discontent as the nobleman continued their arrogant ways.
attribute
ensue
seethe
efface
30. Fail completely; sink After hitting the submerged iceberg - the Titanic started taking in water rapidly and soon ________ed.
pallet
eclipse
transport
founder
31. Narrow neck of land connecting two larger bodies of land In a magnificent feat of engineering - Goethals and his men cut through the ________ of Panama in constructing the Panama Canal.
compunction
efficacy
isthmus
artless
32. One who has more than one spouse at a time He was arrested as a ________ when his two wives filed complaints about him.
pariah
transmute
initiate
polygamist
33. Not penetrable; not permitting passage through You cannot change their habits for their minds are ________ to reasoning.
aria
impervious
militant
chronic
34. Sickening; insipid Your ________ sighs fill me with disgust.
ordeal
repudiate
episodic
mawkish
35. Weaken; sap The recent corruption scandals have ________d many people's faith in the city government.
clarion
undermine
pestilential
turncoat
36. Hesitate; shrink He did not ________ in the face of danger but fought back bravely.
complement
flinch
wean
perspicuous
37. Pompous; bombastic; using high-sounding language The politician could bever speak simply; she was always ________.
spectral
nostalgia
volition
grandiloquent
38. Agressiveness; ferocity Tynan's reviews were noted for their caustic attacks and general tone of ________.
truculence
fiat
absolute
embed
39. Suggest a meaning not expressed Even though your statement does not declare that you are at war with that country - your actions ________ that that is the actual situation.
imply
strident
homespun
epoch
40. Foolish; idiotic. Such _________ and fatuous statements will create the impression that you are an ignorant individual.
exasperate
propitious
surmount
witless
41. Dissipated; wasteful; licentious In this ________ company - she lost all sense of decency.
pulmonary
pedantic
quagmire
profilgate
42. Argue about prices I prefer to shop in a store that has a one-price policy because - whenever I ________ with a shopkeeper - I am never certain that I paid a fair price for the articles I purchased.
artisan
haggle
effervescence
beget
43. Window projecting from roof In remodeling the attic into a bedroom - we decided that we needed to put in ________s to provide sufficient ventilation for the new room.
dormer
cipher
imply
sibylline
44. Food There was a variety of ________s at the feast.
lackluster
barrister
viand
lurk
45. Relating to a unifying motif or idea Those who think of Moby Dick as a simple adventure story about whaling miss is underlying ________ import.
thematic
inclement
nostalgia
larceny
46. Disintegration; looseness in morals The profligacy and ________ of life in Caligula's Rome appall some historians.
heterogeneous
subversive
manipulate
dissolution
47. Lacking substance; insignificant; frail His hopes for a career in acting proved ________; no one would cast him - even in an insubstantial role.
insubstantial
penance
connubial
antipathy
48. Lazy person "You are a ________ - a drone - a parasite -" the angry father shouted at his lazy son.
sluggard
gourmet
obloquy
unwarranted
49. Imprudent disrespect; haughtiness How dare you treat me so rudely! The manager will hear of you ________.
carousal
incredulity
paragon
insolence
50. Justify; authorize. Before the judge issues the injunction - you must convince her this action is ________ed.
baffle
herbivorous
meek
warrant