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GRE Wordlist: Meanings - Complete Sentences

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1. Line They stood patiently in the ________ outside the movie theatre.






2. Neutral; unpledged; undecided We were annoyed by his ________ reply for we had been led to expect definite assurances of his approval.






3. Uncertain; risky I think this stock is a ________ investment and advise against its purchase.






4. Spend too much time on minor points; carp Let's not ________ over details.






5. Very destructive - harmful He argued that these books had a ________ effect on young and susceptible minds.






6. Devoutness; reverence for God Living her life in prayer and good works - Mother Teresa exemplifies the true sprit of ________.






7. Tending toward the center - Does ________force or the force of gravity bring orbiting bodies to the earth's surface?






8. So small - trifling - or unimportant as to be easily disregarded Because the damage to his car had been ________ - Michael decided he wouldn't bother to report the matter to his insurance company.






9. Position giving an advantage They fired upon the enemy from behind trees - walls and any other point of ________ they could find.






10. Respectful His ________ attitude was appropriate in a house of worship.






11. Imaginary land with perfect social and political system Shangri-la was the name of James Hilton's Tibetan ________.






12. A formal systematic inquiry; an explanation of the results of a formal inquiry In his ________ - he outlined the steps he had taken in reaching his conclusions.






13. Female warrior Ever since the days of Greek mythology we refer to strong and aggressive women as ________s.






14. Prohibit; forbid Civilized nations must ________ the use of nuclear weapons if we expect out society to live.






15. Numerous; varied I cannot begin to tell you how much I appreciate your ________ kindnesses.






16. Provide ofr the payment of Her employer offered to ________ the costs of her postgraduate education.






17. Entertain John ________d us with tales of his adventures in Africa.






18. Happening at the same time In America - the colonists were resisting the demands of the mother contry; at the ________ moment in France - the middle class was sowing the seeds of rebellion.






19. Denoting an unobstructed and comprehensive view On a clear day - from the top of the World Trade Center you can get a ________ view of New York City and neighboring stretches of New Jersey and Long Island.






20. Slow up; loosen As they passed the finish line - the runners ________ed their pace.






21. Extreme wealth; luxuriousness; abundance The glitter and ________ of the ballroom took Cinderella's breath away.






22. Rural In these stories of ________ life - we find an understanding of the daily tasks of country folk.






23. Not noticing; disregarding He drove on - ________ of the warnings that the road was dangerous.






24. Clothe; adorn She liked to watch her mother ________ herself in her finest clothes before going out for the evening.






25. A light meal Tea sandwiches and cookies were offered at the ________.






26. Spasmodic; intermittent After several ________ attempts - he decided to postpone the start of the project until he felt more energetic.






27. Disentangle; solve With equal ease Miss Marple ________ed tangled balls of yarn and baffling murder mysteries.






28. Imitation Her gift for ________ was so great that her friends said that she should be in the theater.






29. Swindle; cheat The con man specialized in ________ing insurance companies.






30. Verify; support I intend to ________ my statement by producing witnesses.






31. Smallest speck. There is not a ________ of intelligence or understanding in your observations.






32. Enclosure for birds The ________ at the zoo held nearly 300 birds.






33. Proverb; a truth pithily stated Aesop's fables illustrate moral ________s.






34. Wandering The return of the ________ birds to the northern sections of this country is a harbinger of spring.






35. Pertaining to the science of the function of living To understand this disease fully - we must examine not only its ________ aspects but also its psychological elements.






36. Hackneyed; commonplace Thr ________ and predictable situations in many television programs alienate many viewers.






37. Indirect or roundabout expression - He was afraid to call spade a spade and resorted to ________s to avoid direct reference to his subject.






38. Punishing He asked for ________ measures against the offender.






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






40. Prepare by combining; make up in concert How did the inventive chef ever ________ such strange dish?






41. Items of business at a meeting We had so much difficulty agreeing upon an ________ that there was very little time for the meeting.






42. Blessed; consecrated She was laid to rest in ________ ground.






43. Armed band Caesar and his Roman ________ conquered almost all of the known world.






44. Scornful remarks - stinging rebuke His feelings were hurt by the ________ of his supposed friends.






45. Explanation - especially of biblical passages I can follow your ________ of this passage to a limited degree; some of your reasoning eludes me.






46. Include; consist of If the District of Columbia were to be granted a statehood - the United States of America would ________ fifty-onestates - not just fifty.






47. Devoted to the pleasures of the senses; carnal; voluptous I cannot understand what caused him to drop his ________ way of life and become so ascetic.






48. Funeral ceremony Hundreads paid their last respects at his ________(ies).






49. Talkative She is very ________ and can speak on the telephone for hours.






50. Effort; expenditure of much physical work The ________ involved in unscrewing the rusty bolt left her exhausted.







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