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GRE Wordlist: Meanings - Complete Sentences

Subjects : english, vocabulary
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1. Bossy; arrogant; decisively important Certain of her own importance and of the unimportance of everyone else - Lady Bracknell was intolerably ________ in manner. "In choosing a husband -" she said - "good birth is of ________ importance; compared to






2. Dishonest behavior The investigation into municipal corruption turned up new instances of ________ daily.






3. Refer to Since you ________ to this matter so frequently - you must regard it as important.






4. Having an aim; biased; designed to further a cause The editorials in this periodical are ________ rather than truth-seeking.






5. Home of a hermit Even in his remote ________ he could not escape completely from the world.






6. Periodic; on and off Our picnic was marred by ________ rains.






7. Records; history In the ________ of this period - we find no mention of democratic movements.






8. Reconciling; soothing She was still angry despite his ________ words.






9. Cover with a thin and shiny surface The freezing rain ________d the streets and made driving hazardous.






10. Worn out; exhausted; barren The literature of the age reflected the ________ condition of the writers; no new ideas were forthcoming.






11. All-knowing I do not pretend to be ________ - but I am positive about this fact.






12. Poet The ancient ________ Homer sang of the fall of Troy.






13. Trespass; enter as an uninvited person She hesitated to ________ on their conversation.






14. Mental or bodily powers; teaching staff As he grew old - he feared he might lose his ________(ies) and become useless to his employer.






15. Flabby His sedentary life had left him with ________ muscles.






16. Soil - defile The scandalous remarks in the newspaper ________ the reputations of every member of the society.






17. Portray In this book - the author ________s the slave owners as kind and benevolent masters.






18. Get one's bearings; adjust Philip spent his first day in Denver ________ing himself to the city.






19. Assumed; counterfeit; hypothetical I find no similarity between your ________ illustration and the problem we are facing.






20. Acquire; take possession of for one's own use The ranch owners ________d the lands that had originally been set aside for the Indians' use.






21. Real being As soon as the charter was adopted - the United Nations became an ________ and had to be considered as a factor in world diplomacy.






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






23. Holding of an office; time during which such an office is held He was permanent ________ in this position and cannot be fired.






24. Rival; imitate As long as our political leaders ________ the virtues of the great leaders of this country - we shall flourish.






25. Means of support - food - nourishment In the tropics - the natives find ________ easy to obtain because of all the fruit trees.






26. Move troops so that the battle line is extended at the expense of depth The general ordered the battalion to ________ in order to meet the offensive of the enemy.






27. Original work used as a model by others The crude typewriter on display in this museum is the ________ of the elaborate machines in use today.






28. Magnificent He proudly showed us through his ________ home.






29. Put into effect; supply with tools The mayor was unwilling to ________ the plan until she was sure it had the governor's backing.






30. Pertaining to drama Her success in the school play convinced her she was destined for a ________ career.






31. Tomb Annabel Lee was buried in a ________ by the sea.






32. Truth; reality The four ________(ies) were revealed to Buddha during his long meditation.






33. Stare foolishly; look in open-mouthed awe The country boy ________ed at the skyscrapers and neon lights of the big city.






34. Fearful; demonstrating fear His ________ manner betrayed the fear he felt at the moment.






35. Private meeting of members of a party to select officers or determine policy - At the opening of Congress the members of the Democratic Party held a ________ to elect the majority leader of the House and the party whip.






36. Follow The evils that ________d were the direct result of the miscalculations of the leaders.






37. Pertaining to the body; physical Why do you ignore the spiritual aspects and emphasize only the corporeal and the ________ ones?






38. Collarbone - Even though he wore shoulder pads - the football player broke his ________ during a practice scrimmage.






39. Change or harden into bone When he called his opponent a "bonehead -" he implied that his adversary's brain had ________(ied) and that he was not capable of clear thinking.






40. Distinguishable; perceivable The ships in the harbor were not ________ in the fog.






41. Lurch; sway from side to side - The taxicab ________ed wildly as it rounded the corner.






42. Iron block used in hammering out metals After heating the iron horseshoe in the forge - the blacksmith picked it up with his tongs and set it on the ________.






43. Detest We ________d the wicked villain.






44. Abyss - They could not see the bottom of the chasm.






45. Lending money at illegal rates of interest The loan shark was found guilty of ________.






46. Characterizing or affecting all; present everywhere At first - no one shared Christopher's opinions; his theory that the world was round was met with universal disdain.






47. Binding; causing contraction; harsh or severe The ________ quality of unsweetened lemon juice made swallowing difficult.






48. Provide a refuge for; hide The church ________ed illegal aliens who were political refugees.






49. Overjoyed; in high spirits Grinning from ear to ear - Bonnie Blair was clearly ________ by her Olympic victory.






50. Work together Two writers ________d in preparing this book.







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