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GRE Wordlist: Meanings - Complete Sentences

Subjects : english, vocabulary
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1. Burden; responsibility The emperor was spared the ________ of signing the surrender papers; instead - he relegated the assignment to his generals.






2. Pertaining to the lungs In his researches on ________ diseases - he discovered many facts about the lungs of animals and human beings.






3. Please intensely The audience was ________d by the freshness of the voices and the excellent orchestration.






4. Crowd Just before Christmas the stores are filled with ________s of shoppers.






5. Boisterous laughter The loud ________s that came from the closed room indicated that the members of the committe had not yet settled down to a serious business.






6. Green; lush in vegetation Monet's paintings of the ________ meadows were symphonies in green.






7. Beat; thrash verbally or physically It was painful to watch the champion ________ his opponent - tearing into him mercilessly.






8. Taking effect before its enactment (as a law) or imposition (as a tax) Because the new pension law was ________ to the first of the year - even though Martha had retired in February she was eligible for the pension.






9. Tear out In that fight - all the rules were forgotten; the adversaries bit - kicked - and tried to ________ each other's eyes out.






10. Landless agricultural worker; bond servant The land reformers sought to liberate the ________s and establish them as independent farmers.






11. Knowledge During the election campaign - the two candidates were kept in full ________ of the international situation.






12. Tranquil; steady; uniform After the hot summers and cold winters of New England - he found the climate of the West Indies ________ and pleasant.






13. Readily managed; willing to be led He was ________ to any suggestions that came from those he looked up to; he resented advice from his inferiors.






14. Clever He came up with a use for Styrofoam packing balls that was so ________ that his business school professors declared it was marketable.






15. Divine gift; great popular charm or appeal - Political commentators have deplored the importance of a candidate's ________ in these days of television campaigning.






16. Crazy; comic. I can watch the Marx brothers'_________ antics for hours.






17. Waste The prodigal son ________ed the family estate.






18. Time past. He dreamed of the elegant homes of _________ - but gave no thought to their inelegant plumbing.






19. The art of versification This book on ________ contains a rhyming dictionary as well as samples of the various verse forms.






20. Contaminated; corrupt Health authorities are always trying to prevent the sale and use of ________ food.






21. Prankish; gay The ________ puppy tried to lick the face of its master.






22. Dominance - especially of one nation over others As one Eastern European nation after another declared its independence - commentators marveled at the sudden breakdown of the once monolithic Soviet ________.






23. Fanatic; person who shows excessive zeal. It is good to have a few _________s in our group for their enthusiasm is contagious.






24. Nonsense; babbling Did you hear that foolish boy spouting ________ about monsters from outer space?






25. Make less difficult He tried to ________ repayment of the loan by getting a part-time job.






26. Moving force; incentive; stimulus A new federal highway program would create jobs and five added ________ to our economic recovery.






27. Incurable; uncorrectable The error she made was ________; she could see no way to repair it.






28. 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.






29. Prudent; cautious - Investigating before acting - she tried always to be ________.






30. Foretell; presage The king did not know what these omens might ________ and asked his soothsayers to interpret them.






31. With identity concealed; using an assumed name The monarch enjoyed traveling throughthe town ________ and mingling with the populace.






32. Like a fanatic; furious He was a ________ follower of the Dodgers and watched them play whenever he could go to the ball park.






33. Unduly curious; prying; seeking knowledge We need more ________ students in this school; lectures are dull.






34. Hairy He was a ________ individual with a heavy black beard.






35. Specialized knowledge; expert skill Although she was knowledgeable in a number of fields - she was hired for her particular ________ in computer programming.






36. Token; reminder Take this book as a ________ of your visit.






37. Blameless and exemplary Her conduct in office was ________ and her record is spotless.






38. Damp The walls of the dungeon were ________ and slimy.






39. Someone who wastes money Easy access to credit encourages people to turn into ________s who shop till they drop.






40. Increase; grow. With proper handling - his fortunes ________ed and he became rich.






41. Muddle; drive crazy This idiotic plan is confusing enough to ________ anyone.






42. Throb; flutter As he became excited - his heart began to ________ more and more erratically.






43. Period of equal days and nights; the beginning of spring and autumn The vernal ________ is usually marked by heavy rainstorms.






44. Addition of details; intricacy Tell what happened simply - without any ________.






45. Lacking caution; injudicious It is ________ to exercise vigorously and become overheated when you are unwell.






46. Plot outline; screenplay; opera libretto Scaramouche startled the other actors in the commedia troupe when he suddenly departed from their customary ________ and began to improvise.






47. Lay eggs Fish ladders had to be built in the dams to assist the salmon returning to ________ in their native streams.






48. Loosely connected Though he tried to follow the plot of Gravity's Rainbow - John found the novel too ________.






49. Convenient features; courtesies In addition to the customary ________ for the business traveler -- fax machines - modems - a health club -- the hotel offers the services of a butler versed in social amenities.






50. Sound in judgment; wise At a key moment in his life - he made a ________ investment that was the foundation of his later wealth.






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