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GRE Wordlist: Meanings - Complete Sentences
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1. Protest; objection The authorities were deaf to the pastor's ________s about the lack of police protection in the area.
remonstrance
chaff
verdant
imbalance
2. Dull; lacking color; cheerless The Dutch woman's ________ winter coat contrasted with the distinctive - colorful native costume she wore beneath it.
drab
scad
fugitive
pillage
3. Object to be thrown or projected Scientists are experimenting with guided ________s.
missile
truism
prone
genealogy
4. Short - simple story teaching a moral Let us apply to our own conduct the lesson that this ________ teaches.
dilatory
bicker
dour
parable
5. Disapproval; condemnation The conservative father viewed his daughter's radical boyfriend with ________.
truism
disapprobation
geniality
homespun
6. Hardship; want In his youth - he knew hunger and ________.
amplify
concede
regale
privation
7. Nook; recess Though their apartment lacked a full-scale dining room - an ________ adjacent to the living room made an adequate breakfast nook for the young couple.
cacophony
oracular
alcove
accessible
8. State without proof It is ________d that she had worked for the enemy.
devious
dynamic
allege
penurious
9. Digressing; rambling They were annoyed and bored by her ________ remarks.
discursive
adamant
gloat
vagrant
10. Moved gently by wind or waves. Daydreaming - he gazed at the leaves that ________ed past his window.
nostrum
facetious
waft
filch
11. Suggested or implied meaning of an expression Foreigners frequently are unaware of the ________s of the words they use.
calumny
libidinous
hackneyed
connotation
12. Suspended action - The deal was held in ________ until her arrival.
abeyance
demented
vertex
multilingual
13. Awkward He is an ________ young man; he trips over everything.
eclectic
ungainly
barrister
condescend
14. Dilemma When the two colleges to which he had applied accepted him - he was in a ________ as to which one he should attend.
quandary
philanderer
saga
ruffian
15. Shrink; reduce They spent so much money that their funds ________d to nothing.
dwindle
stipple
tutelage
abusive
16. Very cautious. The spies grew ________ as they approached the sentry.
wary
tawdry
overhaul
transgression
17. Able to walk He was described as an ________ patient because he was not confined to his bed.
ambulatory
effigy
stratified
trepidation
18. Unspontaneous; deliberate; thoughtful Given Jill's previous slights - Jack felt that the omission of his name from the guest list was a ________ insult.
anchor
studied
condign
felicitous
19. Moderation (especially regarding indulgence in alcohol); seriousness Neither drunkards nor comics are noted for ________.
egregious
pinion
sobriety
leeway
20. Steadiness of effort; persisten hard work Her employers were greatly impressed by her ________ and offered her a partnership in the firm.
manipulate
conservatory
dote
diligence
21. Powerful; strong; potent We must keep his friendship for he will make a ________ ally.
abbreviate
hoary
puissant
stoke
22. Masses of leaves Every autumn before the leaves fell he promised himself he would drive though the New England to admire the colorful fall ________.
foliage
redress
excoriate
unruly
23. Pertaining to the art of removing metals from ores During the course of his ________ research - the scientist developed a steel alloy of tremendous strength.
diverse
prelude
harry
metallurgical
24. Pretend Lady Macbeth ________ed illness in the courtyard although she was actually healthy.
solstice
metaphysical
feign
aplomb
25. Remainder I suggest that you wait until the store places the ________s of these goods on sale.
expatiate
recalcitrant
remnant
jostle
26. Not identical on both sides of a dividing central line Because one eyebrow was set markedly higher than the other - William's face had a particularly ________ appearance.
tainted
comprehensive
asymmetric
incubus
27. Abusive; scolding He became more ________ as he realized that we were not going to grant him his wish.
grandeur
vituperative
witless
prostrate
28. One who has adopted a different religion or opinion On his trip to Japan - though the President spoke at length about the merits of American automobiles - he made few ________s to his beliefs.
declivity
lank
alloy
convert
29. Traditional; conservative in belief Faced with a problem - he preferred to take an ________ approach rather than shock anyone.
coiffure
orthodox
verisimilitude
gawk
30. Pantry; place where food is kept The first thing Bill did on returning home from school was to check what snacks his mother had in the ________.
larder
disabuse
invective
reputed
31. Lower Tradition locates hell in the ________ regions.
suffuse
tactile
nether
assuage
32. Plundering The hawk is a ________ bird.
censor
predatory
machinations
iridescent
33. Act as judge She was called upon to ________ the dispute between the union and the management.
retraction
arbitrate
conducive
dawdle
34. Purgative - Some drugs act as laxatives when taken in small doses but act as ________s when taken in much larger doses.
incapacitate
vintner
cathartic
gratuity
35. Art of effective communication; insincere or grandiloquent language All writers - by necessity - must be skilled in ________.
negation
metropolis
rhetoric
grisly
36. Self-satisfied There was a ________ look on his face as he examined his paintings.
complacent
residue
unseemly
palliate
37. Upset; distracted by anxiety The ________ parents frantically searched the ravine for their lost child.
misogamy
distraught
component
negligible
38. Confuse; muddle Do not ________ the issues by dragging in irrelevant arguments.
chasm
imperiousness
natty
obfuscate
39. Moved by sexual love; loving Don Juan was known for his ________ adventures.
amorous
expatiate
privation
verbalize
40. Relating to the stars She was amazed at the number of ________ bodies the new telescope revealed.
astral
mawkish
extenuate
avow
41. Avoid (responsibility - work - etc.); malinger Brian has a strong sense of duty; he would never ________ any responsibility.
shirk
labyrinth
missile
succulent
42. Lasting; surviving Keats believed in the ________ power of great art - which outlast its creator's brief lives.
malign
brook
missive
enduring
43. Lighthearted; animated; easy and carefree In Singing in the Rain - Gene Kelly sang and danced his way throughtthe lighthearted title number in a properly ________ style.
importunate
queasy
ambrosia
jaunty
44. Tending toward the center - Does ________force or the force of gravity bring orbiting bodies to the earth's surface?
legacy
generality
chaffing
centripetal
45. Run-down; decrepit; disreputable I would rather stay in dormitory lodgings in a decent youth hostel than have a room of my own in a ________ downtown hotel.
tremor
comatose
seedy
holster
46. Trying to please; obliging The courtier obeyed the king's orders in a ________ manner.
gnarled
carapace
paucity
complaisant
47. Flowing smoothly; smooth Italian is a ________ language.
ebullient
mellifluous
tribunal
engross
48. Fear A ruler who maintains his power by ________ is bound to develop clandestine resistance.
intimidation
magniloquent
affable
scintillate
49. Stopping - The workers threatened a ________ of all activities if their demands were not met.
nepotism
cessation
turmoil
decipher
50. Ghostly We were frightened by the ________ glow that filled the room.
deface
acrimonious
spectral
equivocate