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GRE Wordlist: Meanings - Complete Sentences

Subjects : english, vocabulary
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1. Drunken revel - The party degenerated into an ugly ________.






2. Showing hard work; taking great care The new high-frequency word list is the result of ________ efforts on the part of our research staff.






3. Distasteful; morally offensive People with ________ reputations should not be allowed to work with young children.






4. Positive assertion; confirmation; solemn pledge by one who refuses to take an oath Despite Tom's ________ of innocence - Aunt Polly still suspected he had eaten the pie.






5. Outmoded "Hip" is an ________ expression; it went out with love beads and tie-dye shirts.






6. Excess; overabundance She offered a ________ of excuses for her shortcomings.






7. Staff officer assisting the commander; assistant Though Wellington delegated many tasks to his chief ________ - Lord Fitzroy Somerset - Somerset was in no doubt as to who made all major decisions.






8. Act of dissecting living animals The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals opposed ________ and deplored the practice of using animals in scientific experiments.






9. Pierce He was ________d by the spear hurled by his adversary.






10. Penitent Her ________ tears did not influence the judge when he imposed sentence.






11. Draw; outline; describe Parodoxically - the more realistic the details this artist chooses - the better able to ________ her fantastic - other- worldly landscapes.






12. Selective; composed of elements drawn from disparate sources His style of interior decoration was ________: bits and pieces of furnishings from widely divergent periods - strikingly juxtaposed to create a unique color.






13. Like an emperor; related to an empire When hotel owner Leona Helmsley appeared in ads as Queen Leona standing guard over the Palace Hotel - her critics mocked her ________ fancies.






14. Support; prop up - Just as architects buttress the walls of cathedrals with flying buttresses - debates ________ their arguments with facts.






15. Looking back on the past It is only when we become ________ that we can appreciate the tremendous advances made during this century.






16. Sensitive; irascible Do not discuss this phase of the problem as he is very ________ about it.






17. Last demand; warning Since they have ignored our ________ - our only recourse is to declare war.






18. Unlikely occurrence; stroke of fortune When Douglass defeated Tyson for the heavyweight championship - some sportscasters dismissed his victory as a ________.






19. Pull; strain; twist. She _________ed free of her attacker and landed a powerful kick to his kneecap.






20. Honor at a festival The returning hero was ________d at a community supper and dance.






21. Slang In the ________ of the underworld - she "was taken for a ride."






22. Beg persistently Democratic and Republican phone solicitors ________d her for contributions so frequently that she decided to give nothing to either party.






23. To wind or turn in its course It is difficult to sail up this stream because of the way it ________s through the countryside.






24. Without definite purpose - plan - or aim; haphazard Although the sponsor of the raffle claimed all winners were chosen at ________ - people had their suspicions when the grand prize went to the sponsor's brother-in-law.






25. Projection; conjecture Based on their ________ from the results of the primaries on Super Tuesday - the networks predicted that George Bush would be the Republican candidate for the presidency.






26. Sing; babble. Every morning the birds ________d outside her window.






27. Death Upon the ________ of the dictator - a bitter dispute about succession to power developed.






28. Complete; totally unlimited; certain Although the King of Siam was an ________ monarch - he did not want to behead his unfaithful wife without absolute evidence of her infidelity.






29. Wandering; traveling He was an ________ peddler and traveled through Pennsylvania and Virginia selling his wares.






30. Trifle with; procrastinate Laertes told Ophelia that Hamlet could only ________ with her affections.






31. Question severely In violation of the Miranda law - the police ________ed the suspect for several hours before reading him his rights.






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






33. Steep; overhasty This hill is difficult to climb because it is so ________; one slip - and our descent will be precipitous as well.






34. Bulky; large Despite her family burdens - she kept up a ________ correspondence with her friends.






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






36. Hard - inflexible He was ________ in his determination to punish the wrongdoer.






37. 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.






38. Absorbing; engrossing The reviewer described Byatt's novel Possession as a ________ tale: absorbed in the story - he had finished it in a single evening.






39. Place side by side Comparison will be easier if you ________ the two objects.






40. Combine; fuse The brooks ________ into one large river.






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






42. Marked by changes in fortune - During his ________ career he had lived in palatial mansions and in dreary boardinghouses.






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






44. Ornament a metal surface by indenting - With his hammer - he carefully ________d an intricate design onto the surface of the chalice.






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






46. Scandinavian myth; any legend This is a ________ of the sea and the men who risk their lives on it.






47. Be excessively fond of; show signs of mental decline Not only grandmothers bore you with stories about their brilliant grandchildren; grandfathers ________ on the littel rascals - too.






48. Blunt; stupid Because he was so ________ - he could not follow the teacher's reasoning and asked foolish questions.






49. Doctor who treats ailments of the feet He consulted a ________ about his fallen arches.






50. Exposure to death or danger Legally - one cannot be placed in double ________.







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