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GRE Wordlist: Meanings - Complete Sentences

Subjects : english, vocabulary
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1. Fern leaf; palm or banana leaf After the storm the beach was littered with the ________s of palm trees.






2. Official publication He read the ________s regularly for announcement of his promotion.






3. Deduce; conclude We must be particularly cautious when we ________ that a person is guilty on the basis of circumstantial evidence.






4. Unattractive During adolescence many attractive young people somehow acquire the false notion that their appearance is ________.






5. Include; encompass Does the general theory of relativity contradict Newtonian physics - or is Newton's law of gravity ________d into Einstein's larger scheme?






6. Huge Radio City Music Hall has a ________ stage.






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






8. Noxious smell Air pollution has become a serious problem in our major cities; the ________ and the poisons in the air are hazards to life.






9. Slightly obscure In ________ weather - you cannot see the top of this mountain.






10. Cautious; sparing or restrained about giving - A prudent - thrifty New Englander - DeWitt was as ________ of investing money in junk bonds as he was chary of paying people unnecessary compliments.






11. Four-footed animal Most mammals are ________s.






12. Hint She ________d rather than stated her preferences.






13. Downward slope The children loved to ski down the ________.






14. Moved by sexual love; loving Don Juan was known for his ________ adventures.






15. Flimsy; unsubstantial This is a ________ fabric; it will not wear well.






16. In love Narcissus became ________ of his own beauty.






17. Third He is so thorough that he analyzes ________ causes where other writers are content with primary and secondary reasons.






18. Stick together Solids have a greater tendency to ________ than liquids.






19. Device for stamping or impressing; mold In coining pennies - workers at the old mint squeezed sheets of softened copper between two ________s.






20. Menacing; threatening Jabbing a ________ forefinger at Dorothy - the Wicked Witch cried - "I'll get you - and your little dog - too!"






21. Pierce; put a hole through Before you can open the aspirin bottle - you must first ________ the plastic safety seal that covers the cap.






22. Opposite There is an ________ ratio between the strength of light and its distance.






23. Conceited person A ________ is his own best friend.






24. Absorbing; engrossing The reviewer described Byatt's novel Possession as a ________ tale: absorbed in the story - he had finished it in a single evening.






25. Parti-colored; mixed The captain had gathered a ________ crew to sail the vessel.






26. State of being parallel; similarity There is a striking ________ between the twins.






27. Insignificant; unimportant Brushing off Ali's apologies for having broken the wine glass - Tamara said - "Don't worry about it; it's ________."






28. Fix or manipulate The ward boss was able to ________ the election by bribing people to stuff the ballot boxes with ballots marked in his candidate's favor.






29. Stampede; drive out The reinforcements were able to ________ the enemy






30. Stone used to test the fineness of gold alloys; criterion What ________ can be used to measure the character of a person?






31. Provide written evidence She kept all the receipts from her business trip in order to ________ her expenses for the firm.






32. Features - especially of the face She quickly sketched the ________ of his face.






33. Disheveled; with uncared-for appearance The beggar was dirty and ________.






34. Familiar with The lawyer is ________ with all the evidence.






35. Anger ar an injustice He felt ________ at the ill-treatment of the helpless animals.






36. Malleability; flexibility; ability to be drawn out Copper wire has many industrial uses because of its extreme ________.






37. Surround Although we were ________ed by enemy forces - we were cheerful for we were well stocked and could withstand a siege until our allies joined us.






38. Businessperson; contractor Opponents of our present tax program argue that it discourages ________s from trying new fields of business activity.






39. Mock; ridicule He ________ed at dentists until he had his first toothache.






40. Fear of water; rabies A dog that bites a human being must be observed for symptoms of ________.






41. Spur; motive Students who dislike school must be given an ________ to learn.






42. Punish - I must ________ you for this offense.






43. Oily; bland; insincerely suave Uriah Heep disguised his nefarious actions by ________ protestations of his "'umility."






44. Spoil by clumsy behavior - I was afraid you would ________ his assignment but I had no one else to send.






45. Decay The moral ________ of the people was reflected in the lewd literature of the period.






46. Varied; greatly diversified A career woman and mother - she was constantly busy with the ________ activities of her daily life.






47. Shining Her large and ________ eyes gave a touch of beauty to an otherwise drab face.






48. Exhausting The marathon is a ________ race.






49. Surrender - The enemy was warned to ________ or face annihilation.






50. Moo From the hilltop - they could see the herd like ants in the distance; they could barely hear the cattle ________.