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GRE Wordlist: Meanings - Complete Sentences

Subjects : english, vocabulary
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1. Cut to pieces with ax or sword The cavalry rushed into melee and ________ed the enemy with their swords.






2. Truthfulness Trying to prove Hill a liar - Senator Spector repeatedly questioned her ________.






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






4. Greedy; eager for He was ________ for learning and read everything he could get.






5. Harass - annoy - torment; raid The guerrilla band ________(ied) the enemy nightly.






6. Give an imitation that ridicules - In his caricature - he ________d the mannerisms of his adversary.






7. Partial shadow (in an eclipse) During an eclipse - we can see an area of total darkness and a lighter area - which is the ________.






8. Calm; peaceful In those ________ days - people were not worried about sneak attacks and bombings.






9. Critical comments; severe and adverse criticism His ________s on the author's style are prejudiced and unwarranted.






10. Made of bone; bony The hollow "soft spot" found at the top of the infant's skull gradually closes as new ________ tissue fills in the gap.






11. Truthful I can recommend him for this position because I have always found him ________ and reliable.






12. Amends; compensation At the peace conference - the defeated country promised to pay ________s to the victors.






13. Affecting the sense of taste The Thai restaurant offered an unusual ________ experience for those used in a bland cuisine.






14. Confuse; upset; embarrass The lawyer was ________ed by the evidence produced by her adversary.






15. Easily nauseated; squeamish As the ship left the harbor - he became ________ and thought that he was going to suffer from seasickness.






16. Take apart When the show closed - they ________d the scenery before restoring it.






17. Strict disciplinarian The commanding officer was a ________ who observed each regulation to the ltter.






18. Recoiling from progress; retrograde His program was ________ since it sought to abolish many of the social reforms instituted by the previous administration.






19. Related linguistically; allied by blood; similar or akin in nature The English word "mother" ________ to the Latin word "mater -" whose influence is visible in the words "maternal" and "maternity."






20. Weaken; enfeeble Overindulgence ________s character as well as physical stamina.






21. Assuming a false identity; masquerade She was imprisoned for her ________ of a doctor.






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






23. Rule over tyrannically Students prefer teachers who guide - not ones who ________.






24. Soak Their clothes were ________d by the rain.






25. Conceited smile Wipe that ________ off your face!






26. Make impure by mixing with baser substances It is a crime to ________ foods without informing the buyer.






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.






28. Whim - She was an unpredictable creature - acting on ________ - never taking thought of the consequences.






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






30. 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.






31. Forerunner The crocus is an early ________ of spring.






32. Preceding in time - rank - etc. Our discussions - ________ to this event - certainly did not give you any reason to believe that we would adopt your proposal.






33. Harmful We must trace the source of these ________ gases before they asphyxiate us.






34. Practical person No ________ enjoys becoming involved in a game that he can never win






35. Terminology; system of names She struggled to master scientific ________.






36. Quack; pretender to knowledge - When they realized that the Wizard didn't know how to get them back to Kansas - Dorothy and her friends were sure they'd been duped by a ________.






37. Observable facts; subjects of scientific investigation We kept careful records of the ________ we noted in the course of these experiments.






38. Feign He ________ insanity in order to avoid punishment for his crime.






39. Satisfy to the full; cloy Its hunger ________d - the lion dozed.






40. Beak; pen point The ________s of fountain pens often become clotted and corroded.






41. Parched; dry After the unseasonably dry winter the Berkeley hills looked dusty and ________.






42. Cancel Because of public resentment - the king had to ________ his order.






43. Ease pain; make less severe or offensive If we cannot cure this disease at present - we can - at least try to ________ the symptoms.






44. Rude; insensitive Though Mr. Potts constantly interrupted his wife - she ignored his ________ behavior - for she had lost hope of teaching him courtesy.






45. Not identical on both sides of a dividing central line Because one eyebrow was set markedly higher than the other - William's face had a particularly ________ appearance.






46. Looking within oneself We all have our ________ moments during which we examine our souls.






47. Use of force They forced him to obey - but only by great ________.






48. Luxuriate; take pleasure in warmth ________ing on the beach - she relaxed so completely that she fell asleep.






49. Prevent by taking action in advance By setting up a prenuptial agreement - the prospective bride and groom hoped to ________ any potential arguments about money in the event of a divorce.






50. Played in an abrupt manner; marked by abrupt - sharp sound His ________ speech reminded one of the sound of a machine gun.







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