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GRE Wordlist: Meanings - Complete Sentences

Subjects : english, vocabulary
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1. Emancipate; free from bondage Enlightened slave owners were willing to ________ their slaves and thus put an end to the evil slavery in the country.






2. Seemingly reasonable but incorrect Let us not be misled by such ________ arguments.






3. Lash; whip; severe punishment They feared the plague and regarded it as a deadly ________.






4. Dull; monotonous After years of adventure - he could not settle down to a ________ existence.






5. Attach I shall ________ this chart to my report.






6. Winding; bending in and out; not morally honest The snake moved in a ________ manner.






7. Mental calmness Even the latest work crisis failed to shake her ________.






8. Bravery; courage He was awarded the medal for his ________ in the battle.






9. Lawsuit Try to settle this amicably; I do not want to start ________.






10. Poem or song expressing lamentation On the death of Edward King - Milton composed the ________ "Lycidas."






11. Baffle; frustrate He felt that everyone was tying to ________ his plans and prevent his success.






12. Subordinate The captain treated his ________s as though they were children rather than commissioned officers.






13. Letter The ambassador received a ________ from the Secretary of State.






14. Sharp-cornered; stiff in manner His features - though ________ - were curiously attractive.






15. Study of mankind Sociology is one aspect of the science of ________.






16. Smirk; smile affectedly Complimented on her appearance - Stella self-consciously ________ed.






17. Disparage; depreciate Parents should not ________ their children's early attempts at drawing - but should encourage their efforts.






18. Humorous imitation; travesty We enjoyed the clever ________(ies) of popular songs that the chorus sang.






19. Hermit The ________ lived in a hut in the forest.






20. Absence of governing body; state of disorder The assassination of the leaders led to a period of ________.






21. Light; heavenly; fine Visitors were impressed by her ________ beauty - her delicate charm.






22. Like a fanatic; furious He was a ________ follower of the Dodgers and watched them play whenever he could go to the ball park.






23. Conspicuous; notable; protruding Have you ever noticed that Prince Charles's ________ ears make him resemble the big-eared character in Mad comics?






24. Means; effort By ________ of much hard work - the volunteers were able to control the raging forest fire.






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






26. Reparable Let us be grateful that the damage is ________.






27. Absence of contradictions; dependability; uniformity; degree of thickness Holmes judged puddings and explanations on their ________; he liked his puddings without lumps and his explanations without improbabilities.






28. Sharpness (of temper) These remarks - spoken with ________ - stung the boys to whom they had been directed.






29. Suitable for drinking The recent drought in the Middle Atlantic States has emphasized the need for extensive research in ways of making sea water ________.






30. Satiate; stuff; indulge to excess in anything Every Thanksgiving we are ________ed with an overabundance of holiday treats.






31. Harass; trouble Many problems ________ the American public school system.






32. Doubtful He has the ________ distinction of being the lowest man in his class.






33. Clumsy person The delivery boy is an awkward ________.






34. Soothe; make calm or quiet; subdue Dentists criticize the practice of giving fussy children sweets to ________ them.






35. Aid; assistance; relief We shall be ever grateful for the ________ our country gave us when we were in need.






36. Needlessly repetitious In the sentence "It was visible to the eye -" the phrase "to the eye" is ________.






37. Instruct; correct morally Although his purpose was to ________ and not to entertain his audience - many of his listeners were amused and not enlightened.






38. Reason; justify an improper act Do not try to ________ your behavior by blaming your companions.






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






40. Peaceful; calm After his vacation in this ________ section - he felt soothed and rested.






41. Charlatan; impostor Do not be misled by the exorbitant claims of this ________; he cannot cure you.






42. Suffering from indigestion; irritable His ________ temperament was apparent to all who heard him rant about his difficulties.






43. Marked by formality - Ordinary dress would be in appropriate at so ________ an affair.






44. Diligent attention; (secondary meaning) apply Pleased with how well Tom had whitewashed the fence - Aunt Polly praised him for his ________.






45. Doctrine of self-denial We find ________ practiced in many monastries.






46. Cloyingly sweet She tried to ingratiate herself - speaking sweetly and smiling a ________ smile.






47. Harmless substance prescribed as a dummy pill In a controlled experiment - fifty volunteers were given erythromycin tablets; the control group received only ________s.






48. Breaking of contract or duty; fissure; gap They found a ________ in the enemy's fortifications and penetrated their lines.






49. Shorten - Because we were running out of time - the lecturer had to ________ her speech.






50. Too certain to be disputed In the face of these ________ statements - I withdraw my complaint.