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GRE Wordlist: Meanings - Complete Sentences
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1. Exalted; noble; uplifting Mother Teresa has been honored for her ________ deeds.
perceptive
yield
sublime
tarantula
2. Striking one object against another sharply The drum is a ________ instrument.
mutter
perspicuity
percussion
catapult
3. Excuse He looked for a good ________ to get out of paying a visit to his aunt.
quintessence
misogamy
pretext
asceticism
4. Impressive; majestic Visiting the palace at Versailes - she was impressed by the ________ surroundings in which she found herself.
obstetrician
altruistic
august
barefaced
5. 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.
mountebank
spasmodic
unintimidating
amputate
6. Live in a monotonous way I do not understand how you can ________ in this quiet village after the adventurous life you have led.
multiplicity
equitable
submissive
vegetate
7. Poem or song expressing lamentation On the death of Edward King - Milton composed the ________ "Lycidas."
canny
trek
elegy
permeable
8. Study of language The professor of ________ advocated the use of Esperanto as an international language.
ecclesiastic
daub
obdurate
philology
9. Monastery or convent - The nuns lived in the ________.
bigotry
redundant
cloister
scoff
10. Pretense of ignorance of something wrong; assistance; permission to offend With the ________ of his friends - he plotted to embarrass the teacher.
swindler
bountiful
victuals
connivance
11. Disrepute; ill fame To the starlet - any publicity was good publicity: if she couldn't have a good reputation - she'd settle for ________.
notoriety
arcade
girth
egotism
12. Trick; practical joke Embarrassed by the ________ - he reddened and left the room.
anticlimax
utopia
hoax
audit
13. Body divided into ranks It was difficult to step out of one's place in this ________.
hierarchy
lugubrious
agape
gaudy
14. Bully; intimidate Billy resisted Ted's attempts to ________ him into handing over his lunch money.
browbeat
reminiscence
headstrong
painstaking
15. Quarrelsome We heard loud and ________ noises in the next room.
fastidious
centripetal
inclusive
contentious
16. Going from one state of action to another During the period of ________ from oil heat to gas heat - the furnace will have to be shut off.
transition
genre
enfranchise
odyssey
17. Not effective; weak Because the candidate failed to get across his message to the public - his campaign was ________.
incarnate
inviolability
marsupial
ineffectual
18. Point of moon's orbit when it is nearest the earth The rocket which was designed to take photographs of the moon was launched as the moon approached its ________.
static
sinuous
perigee
rhetoric
19. Expand;swell out I can tell when he is under stress by the way the veins ________ on his forehead.
malcontent
deducible
distend
sophomoric
20. Abyss - They could not see the bottom of the chasm.
abase
chasm
scoff
encroachment
21. Short-lived; fleeting The mayfly is an ________ creature.
misadventure
ephemeral
armada
savory
22. Not penetrable; not permitting passage through You cannot change their habits for their minds are ________ to reasoning.
pretext
harping
impervious
epaulet
23. Wild At the time of the collision - many people became ________ with fear.
frantic
defoliate
pathos
florid
24. Student of the history and science of humankind ________s have discovered several relics of prehistoric humans in this area.
erode
deterrent
anthropologist
tyranny
25. Charge in court; indict After his indictment by the Grand Jury - the accused man was ________ed in the County Criminal Court.
livid
arraign
rail
paramount
26. Fatigued; surfeited He looked for exotic foods to stimulate his ________ appetite.
contest
jaded
pecuniary
innuendo
27. Related to monks Wanting to live a religious life - he took his ________ vows.
misogynist
monastic
roil
pandemonium
28. Border; edge Madame Curie knew she was on the ________ of discovering the secrets of radioactive elements.
munificent
verge
physiological
dissident
29. Abnormal or deviant - Given the ________ nature of the data - we came to doubt the validity of the entire experiment.
arable
economy
aberrant
avuncular
30. Poisonous snake The habitat of the horned ________ - a particularly venomous snake - is in sandy regions like the Sahara or the Sinai peninsula.
ferret
viper
gawk
execute
31. Weak; ineffective Although he wished to break the nicotine habit - he found himself ________ in resisisting the craving for a cigarette.
doggerel
impotent
anoint
merger
32. Stupid person I thought I was talking to a mature audience; instead - I find myself addressing a pack of ________s.
dolt
propensity
lustrous
awl
33. Basically different; unrelated It is difficult - if not impossible - to organize these ________ elements into a coherent whole.
apothecary
deflect
disparate
steep
34. Substance that removes sensation with or without loss of consciousness His monotonous voice acted like an ________; his audience was soon asleep.
vital
anesthetic
quandary
chaff
35. Unconquerable Superman is ________.
obscure
conformity
dolt
invincible
36. Clumsy; bungling In his usual ________ way - he managed to upset the cart and spill the food.
affected
lax
caulk
maladroit
37. Imitate or mimic He was suspended for a week because he had ________d the principal in front of the whole school.
inductive
infantile
ape
hubris
38. Scientific student of birds Auduborn's drawings of American bird life have been of interest not only to the ________s but also to the general public.
cardinal
subterfuge
beholden
ornithologist
39. Provide a refuge for; hide The church ________ed illegal aliens who were political refugees.
harbor
sophistry
resumption
unassuaged
40. Crawl or creep on ground; remain prostrate Even though we have been defeated - we do not have to ________ before our conquerors.
grovel
troth
perturb
whittle
41. Sullen; stubborn The man was ________ abd taciturn.
impending
hone
sublimate
dour
42. Catch sight of In the distance - we could barely ________ the enemy vessels.
singular
canard
descry
muse
43. Slip or slide During the recent ice storm - many people ________ed down this hill as they walked to the station.
alloy
slither
increment
prefactory
44. Luxuriate; take pleasure in warmth ________ing on the beach - she relaxed so completely that she fell asleep.
celibate
victuals
bask
lax
45. Rebellious We will not discuss reforms until the ________ troops have returned to their homes.
illusive
insurgent
slovenly
baleful
46. Precision; minute distinction I cannot distinguish between such ________(ies) of reasoning.
equilibrium
nicety
remiss
jettison
47. Laziness He outgrew his youthful ________ to become a model of industry and alertness on the job.
brittle
pterodactyl
universal
indolence
48. Not essential; external Do not pad your paper with ________ matters; stick to essential items only.
yield
faze
extraneous
unfledged
49. Grave; serius; coy She was ________ and reserved.
harping
dialectic
cantankerous
demure
50. Pertaining to the moon ________ craters can be plainly seen with the aid of a small telescope.
chagrin
rescind
militate
lunar
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