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GRE Wordlist: Meanings - Complete Sentences

Subjects : english, vocabulary
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1. Vain about dress and appearance He tried to imitate the ________ manner of the young men of the court.






2. Conceit; vanity She thought so much of herself that we found her ________ unwarranted and irritating.






3. Inclined to form factions; causing dissension. Your statement is ________ and will upset the harmony that now exists.






4. Brutal deed In time of war - many ________(ies) are committed by invading armies.






5. Unerring We must remember that none of us is ________; we all make mistakes.






6. Artificial channel for directing or controlling the flow of water In times of drought - this ________ enables farmers to obtain water for irrigation.






7. Reserved; uncommunicative; inclined to silence Hughes preferred ________ employees to loquacious ones - noting that the formers' dislike of idle chatter might ensure their discretion about his affairs.






8. Upward The sailor climbed ________ into the rigging.






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






10. Victim; object of a hunt The police closed in on their ________.






11. Pertaining to the improvement of race It is easier to apply ________ principles to the raising of racehorses or prize cattle than t the development of human beings.






12. Necessary requirement Many colleges state that a student must offer three years of a language as a ________ for admission.






13. Subordinate; secondary This information may be used as ________ evidence but is not sufficient by itself to prove your argument.






14. Very large number ________s of mosquitoes from the swamps invaded our village every twilight.






15. Student of the history and science of humankind ________s have discovered several relics of prehistoric humans in this area.






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






17. Cheating; deceitful The government seeks to prevent ________ and misleading advertising.






18. Participation; involvement You cannot keep your ________ in this affair secret very long; you would be wise to admit your involvement immediately.






19. Pertaining to the woods; rustic His paintings of nymphs in ________ backgrounds were criticized as oversentimental.






20. Fill up again Before she could take another backpacking trip - Carla had to ________ her stock of freeze-dried foods.






21. Hostile; opposed Despite his lawyers' best efforts to stop him - the angry prisoner continued to make ________ remarks to the judge.






22. Excessively devoted to one's wife His friends laughed at him because he was so ________ and submissive to his wife's desires.






23. Caprice; whim She followed every ________ of fashion.






24. One who has adopted a different religion or opinion On his trip to Japan - though the President spoke at length about the merits of American automobiles - he made few ________s to his beliefs.






25. Frankness - The ________ and simplicity of his speech impressed all - it was all clear he held nothing back.






26. Beastlike; brutal; inhuman The Red Cross sought to put an end to the ________ treatment of prisoners of war.






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






28. Conscientious; extremely thorough I can recommend him for a position of responsibility for I have found him a very ________ young man.






29. Regret Although I ________ the vulgarity of your language - I defend your right to express yourself freely.






30. Emit (odor) The room ________ed with stale tobacco smoke.






31. Angry When John's mother found out that he had overthrown his checking account for the third month in a row - she was so ________ that she could scarcely speak to him.






32. Shabby; wretched We finally thew out the ________ rug that the dog had destroyed.






33. Loss of memory Because she was suffering from ________ - the police could not get the young girl to identify herself.






34. Revengeful She was very ________ and never forgave an injury.






35. Skillful His ________ handling of the delicate situation pleased his employers.






36. Suitable; practical; politic A pragmatic politician - he was guided by what was ________ rather than by what was ethical.






37. Acting without dialogue Because he worked in ________ - the clown could be understood wherever he appeared.






38. Hypnotize The incessant drone seemed to ________ him and place him in a trance.






39. Like an uncle ________ pride did not prevent him from noticing his nephew's shortcomings.






40. Unrefined; coarse His ________ remarks often embarrassed the women in the audience.






41. Make shiny by rubbing; polish - The maid ________ed the brass fixtures until they reflected the lamplight.






42. Flowing smoothly; smooth Italian is a ________ language.






43. Dark; dusky Despite the stereotype - not all Italians are ________; many are fair and blond.






44. Renounce upon oath He ________d his allegiance to the king.






45. Crush or grind into very small particles Before sprinkling the dried herbs into the stew - Michael first ________d them into a fine powder.






46. Approve; support Everyone waited to see which one of the rival candidates for the city council the mayor would ________.






47. Teacher of philosophy; quibbler; employer of fallacious reasoning You are using all the devices of a ________ in trying to prove your case; your argument is specious.






48. Unconquerable The founders of our country had ________ willpower.






49. Pertaining to conversational or common speech Your use of ________ expressions in a formal essay such as the one you have presented spoils the effect you hope to achieve.






50. Abandon; disown; repudiate Even though she knew she would be burned at the stake as a witch - Joan of Arc refused to ________ her belief that her voices came from God.







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