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GRE Wordlist: Meanings - Complete Sentences
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1. Fall back or sink again The economy ________d into a depression from the peak.
pliable
secular
affiliation
relapse
2. Plan of a trip Before leaving for his first visit to France and England - he discussed his ________ with people who had been there and with his travel agent.
penury
itinerary
forensic
exiguous
3. Block; obstacle Stalled cars along the highway are a ________ to traffic that tow trucks should remove without delay.
irrevocable
hindrance
artisan
limpid
4. Cut off part of body; prune When the doctors had to ________ Ted Kennedy's leg to prevent the spread of cancer - he did not let the loss of his leg keep him from participating in sports.
elaboration
wallow
amputate
proliferate
5. Balance After the divorce - he needed some time to regain his ________.
labyrinth
infernal
compunction
equilibrium
6. Endless Although his speech lasted for only twenty minutes - it seemed ________ to his bored audience.
roseate
magnate
supposition
interminable
7. Not easily satisfied; greedy Welty's thirst for knowledge was ________; she was in the library day and night.
purgatory
motley
insatiable
quaint
8. Menacing; deadly Casting a ________ eye at his successful rival - the rejected suitor stole off - vowing to have his revenge.
baleful
beget
zany
shun
9. Scatter (like seeds) The invention of the radio helped propagandists to ________ their favorite doctrines very easily.
disseminate
traduce
low
ponderous
10. Abyss - They could not see the bottom of the chasm.
indigenous
retribution
rationalization
chasm
11. Humiliate; punish the flesh She was so ________(ied) by her blunder that she ran to her room in tears.
mortify
insensible
regal
underscore
12. Emancipate; free from bondage Enlightened slave owners were willing to ________ their slaves and thus put an end to the evil slavery in the country.
despicable
manipulate
manumit
tureen
13. Intimidate Your threats cannot ________ me.
daunt
irascible
malaise
converse
14. Differing; deviating The two witnesses presented the jury with remarkably ________ accounts of the same epipode.
penurious
erotic
pathological
divergent
15. Flattery Despite the salesperson's ________s - the customer did not buy the outfit.
dulcet
precocious
blandishment
indisputable
16. Unfairness In demanding equal pay for equal work - women protest the basic ________ of a system that allots greater financial rewards to men.
inequity
approbation
latitude
scuttle
17. Not essential; external Do not pad your paper with ________ matters; stick to essential items only.
candor
choleric
extraneous
stifle
18. Refer; attribute; assign I can ________ no motive for her acts.
nether
salacious
awry
ascribe
19. Scarcity The ________ of skilled labor compelled the employers to open trade schools.
perdition
revelry
listless
dearth
20. To draft for military purposes; to take for public use The policeman ________ed the first car that approached and ordered the driver to go to the nearest hospital.
shoddy
unerringly
commandeer
vulnerable
21. Grant condescendingly; guarantee I can safely ________ you fair return on your investment.
vouchsafe
alimentary
impunity
chivalrous
22. Pertaining to induction or preceeding from the specific to the general The discovery of the planet Pluto is an excellent example of the results that can be obtained from ________ reasoning.
inductive
imperiousness
wrench
incommodious
23. Questioner (specially harsh); investigator Fearing being grilled ruthlessly by the secret police - Marsha faced her ________s with trepidation.
rakish
superimpose
inquisitor
ignominious
24. 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.
dour
fulcrum
libelous
deflect
25. Laziness He outgrew his youthful ________ to become a model of industry and alertness on the job.
recourse
indolence
contempt
parched
26. Self-governing This island is a colony; however - in most matters - it is ________ and receives no orders from the mother country.
apprehend
autonomous
underscore
languor
27. Excessively grasping; plundering Hawks and other ________ birds prey on variety of small animals.
rapacious
bestow
incoherent
suffuse
28. Lessening; reduction in size The blockaders hoped to achieve victory as soon as the ________ of the enemy's supplies became serious.
amputate
odorous
factious
diminution
29. Belief that life is basically bad or evil; gloominess The good news we have been receiving lately indicates that there is little reason for your ________.
pessimism
doldrums
maniacal
categorical
30. Clear of charges I hope to ________ my client and return him to society as a free man.
vindicate
itinerary
ashen
superannuated
31. Produced by fire; volcanic Lava - pumice - and other ________ rocks are found in great abundance around Mount Vesuvius near Naples.
nonplus
glut
plenitude
igneous
32. Grow well; prosper; make sweeping gestures The orange trees ________ed in the sun.
integrate
deadlock
flourish
inevitable
33. Turmoil; bewildering jumble. The existing ________ of overlapping federal and state proclaims cries out for immediate reform.
babble
traumatic
welter
terminus
34. Outwit; baffle - In order to ________ the enemy - we will make two preliminary attacks in other sections before starting our major campaign.
lament
remiss
pathetic
circumvent
35. Harmful Smoking cigarettes can be ________ to your health.
propinquity
weather
injurious
obeisance
36. Free The company offered to give one package ________ to every purchaser of one of their products.
effusive
epoch
gratis
gastronomy
37. Horrified He was ________ at the nerve of the speaker who had insulted his host.
tacit
salient
aghast
isotope
38. Similary timed; simultaneous with We have many examples of scientists in different parts of the world who have made ________ discoveries.
die
prattle
muse
synchronous
39. Reject; scorn The heroine ________ed the villain's advances.
spurn
mettle
rejoinder
regale
40. Keep; employ Fighting to retain his seat in Congress - Senator Foghorn ________ed a new manager to head his reelection campaign.
magnitude
retain
presumptous
exigency
41. Strong - brawny; steadfast His consistent support of the party has proved that he is a ________ and loyal member.
tautological
careen
grandiose
stalwart
42. Study of prehistoric life The professor of ________ had a superb collection of fossils.
monumental
dilapidated
levitate
paleontology
43. Extremely high (of prices etc.) The super computer's price was ________.
forestall
extraneous
disfigure
prohibitive
44. Physical features of a region Before the generals gave the order to attack - they ordered a complete study of the ________ of the region.
topography
percussion
retrench
rankle
45. Combine; fuse The brooks ________ into one large river.
satellite
coalesce
bane
dross
46. Experience; support; nourish He sustained such a severe injury that the doctors feared he would be unable to work to ________ his growing family.
denizen
sustain
efficacy
beget
47. Food I am very happy to be able to provide you with these ________; I know you are hungry.
prelude
victuals
archaic
indicative
48. Overpowering; irresistible in effect The prosecutor presented a well-reasoned case - but the defense attorney's ________ arguments for leniency won over the jury.
pecuniary
compelling
sensuous
sibylline
49. Unrestrained; excessive She had an ________ fondness for candy.
consequential
bastion
inordinate
xenophobia
50. Concluding section of a musical or literary composition The piece concluded with a distinctive ________ that strikingly brought together various motifs.
coda
restraint
ruse
witticism