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GRE Wordlist: Meanings - Complete Sentences
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1. Manlike The gorilla is the strongest of the ________ animals.
requite
compromise
anthropoid
simplistic
2. Boaster Modest by nature - she was no ________ - preferring to let her accomplishments speak for themselves.
braggart
alcove
flux
affable
3. Group of persons joined in political intrigue; cabal As soon as he learned of its existence - the dictator ordered the execution of all of the members of the ________.
extol
droll
vegetate
junta
4. Parti-colored; mixed The captain had gathered a ________ crew to sail the vessel.
motley
fanaticism
propriety
mincing
5. Withdrawal He dropped his libel suit after the newspaper published a ________of its statement.
opulence
uninhibited
retraction
rotundity
6. Disaster; misery - As news of the ________ spread - offers of relief poured in to the stricken community.
alluvial
surreptitious
hamper
calamity
7. Theatrical He was proud of his ________ ability and wanted to paly the role of Hamlet.
histrionic
deprecate
emissary
embargo
8. Hairstyle You can make a statement with your choice of ________: in the 60's many African-Americans affirmed their racial heritage by wearing their hair in Afros.
erotic
dossier
coiffure
demeanor
9. Unbecoming; indecent Your levity is ________ at this time of mourning.
nemesis
unseemly
emend
unwonted
10. The state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes Torn between loving her parents one minute and hating them the next - she was confused by the ________ of her feelings.
rivulet
motley
wizened
ambivalence
11. Pertaining to passionate love The ________ passages in this novel should be removed as they are merely pornographic.
clarion
pecuniary
contiguous
erotic
12. Easily broken; difficult My employer's ________ personality made it difficult for me to get along with her.
tenacity
valid
brittle
raspy
13. Wiggle out; fake. She tried to ________ an invitation to the party.
wangle
legerdemain
didactic
decelerate
14. Short - simple story teaching a moral Let us apply to our own conduct the lesson that this ________ teaches.
quirk
figurative
amnesty
parable
15. Powerlessness; feebleness The lame duck President was frustrated by his shift from enormous power to relative ________.
impuissance
ragamuffin
authoritarian
defunct
16. Loyal; unswerving Penelope was ________ in her affections - faithfully waiting for Ulysses to return from his wanderings.
quell
pallid
steadfast
voluminous
17. Distortion; burlesque - The caricatures he drew always emphasized personal weaknesses of the people he burlesqued.
caricature
restive
flout
enumerate
18. Pester; annoy She was forced to change her telephone number because she was ________ed by obscene phone calls.
malefactor
badger
acquittal
skulk
19. Spend too much time on minor points; carp Let's not ________ over details.
auroral
provoke
niggle
amok
20. Universal; wide-ranging liberal - He was extremely ________ in his taste and read everything he could find in the library.
incommodious
adversary
catholic
incubus
21. Make thin; weaken By withdrawing their forces - the generals hoped to ________ the enemy lines.
engender
tutelary
attenuate
authoritative
22. Favoritism (to a relative) John left his position with the company because he felt that advancement was based on ________ rather than ability.
nepotism
perifidious
elucidate
degraded
23. Money Preferring ________ to undying fame - he wrote stories of popular appeal.
parquet
bereavement
propellant
lucre
24. Complain; fuss Students traditionally ________ about the abysmal quality of "mystery meat" and similar dornitory food.
grouse
sibylline
plasticity
engross
25. Squander The young man quickly ________d his inheritance and was soon broke.
ligneous
dissipate
catalyst
assert
26. Dull; lacking color; cheerless The Dutch woman's ________ winter coat contrasted with the distinctive - colorful native costume she wore beneath it.
drab
gibe
whinny
resilient
27. Arrogance; excessive self-conceit Filled with ________ - Lear refused to heed his friends' warnings.
venison
hoodwink
hubris
filibuster
28. Enclosure for birds The ________ at the zoo held nearly 300 birds.
aviary
renounce
centigrade
welter
29. Small world In the ________ of our rural village - we find illustrations of all the evils that beset the universe.
practical
unintimidating
prattle
microcosm
30. All-knowing I do not pretend to be ________ - but I am positive about this fact.
florid
omniscient
petulant
bane
31. Harming a person's reputation Such ________ of character may result in a slander suit.
defamation
discombobulated
complement
ineluctable
32. Liberal; wasteful The actor's ________ gifts pleased her.
dissonance
consummate
debonair
lavish
33. Trinket; trifle The child was delighted with the ________ she had won in the grab bag.
bauble
sidereal
pretext
manumit
34. Doctor who treats ailments of the feet He consulted a ________ about his fallen arches.
paranoia
podiatrist
plauditory
affluence
35. Pure - Her ________ and decorous garb was appropriately selected for the solemnity of the occasion.
herpetologist
asperity
irate
chaste
36. Hanging; suspended The ________ chandeliers swayed in the breeze as if they were about to fall from the ceiling.
pendulous
deranged
unrequited
derogatory
37. Shut; close A blood clot ________d an artery to the heart.
contravene
censorious
occlude
whelp
38. Bold A group of ________ women were the first to scale Mt.Annapurna.
motility
venturesome
conglomeration
effusive
39. Pale; wan Because his occupation required that he work at night and sleep during the day - he had an exceptionally ________ complexion.
misdemeanor
fancied
hackles
pallid
40. A covered passageway - usually lined with shops The ________ was popular with shoppers because it gave them protection from the summer sun and the winter rain.
actuate
dire
arcade
bifurcated
41. Animal-biting fly; an irritating person Like a ________ - he irritated all the guests at the hotel; within forty eight hours - everyone regarded him as an annoying busybody.
masticate
replica
pallid
gadfly
42. Self-evident truth requiring no proof Before a student can begin to think along the lines of Euclidean geometry - he must accept certain principles or ________s.
axiom
generality
inertia
ornate
43. False; counterfeit; forged; illogical The hero of Jonathan Gash's mystery novels is an antique dealer who gives the reader advice on how to tell ________ antiques from the real things.
hue
vaunted
atrophy
spurious
44. Mild; fragrant A ________ breeze refreshed us after the sultry blast.
inundate
milieu
naivete
balmy
45. Make young again The charlatan claimed that his elixir would ________ the aged and weary.
barrister
porous
carat
rejuvenate
46. Drowsy; dull The stuffy room made her ________; she felt as if she was about to nod off.
lethargic
subside
plaintive
haggard
47. Relating to the highest point - When he reached the ________ portions of the book - he could not stop reading.
raucous
skinflint
propensity
climactic
48. Flabby His sedentary life had left him with ________ muscles.
recession
murkiness
flaccid
jingoism
49. Monkeylike Lemurs are nocturnal mammals and have many ________ characteristics - although they are less intelligent than monkeys.
solicitous
simian
paleontology
bluff
50. Unchanging; lacking development Nothing had changed at home; things were ________ there
verbatim
hover
camaraderie
static