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GRE Wordlist: Meanings - Complete Sentences

Subjects : english, vocabulary
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1. Green crust on old bronze works; tone slowly taken by varnished painting Judging by the ________ on this bronze statue - we can conclude that this is the work of a medieval artist.






2. Abundance; completeness Looking in the pantry - we admired the ________ of fruits and pickles we had preserved during the summer.






3. Inform When he was ________d of the dangerous weather conditions - he decided to postpone his trip.






4. Environment; atmosphere She went to the restaurant not for the food but for the ________.






5. Inclination; natural tendency The cross old lady has a ________ to grumble.






6. Very small object or creature; small coin Gnats are annoying ________s that sing.






7. Move faster In our science class - we learn how falling bodies ________.






8. Treat as a celebrity She enjoyed being ________d and adored by the public.






9. Extremely demanding The colonies rebelled against the ________ financial claims of the mother country.






10. Wander aimlessly (physically or mentally) Listening to the teacher ________ - Judy wondered whether he'd ever get to his point.






11. Worsen; diminish in value This arrest will ________ her reputation in the community.






12. Most reliable or complee Carl Sandburg's Abraham Lincoln may be regarded as the ________ work on the life of the Emancipator.






13. Presumptuous; arrogant His ________ pride in his accomplishments was not justified.






14. Plowed but sowed; uncultivated Farmers have learned that it is advisable to permit land to let ________ every few years.






15. Casual and offhand; arrogant - Sensitive about having her ideas taken lightly - Marcia felt insulted by Mark's ________ dismissal of her suggestion.






16. Mutual; exchangeable; interacting The two nations signed a ________ trade agreement.






17. Catch sight of In the distance - we could barely ________ the enemy vessels.






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






19. Sleep throughout the winter Bears are one of the many species of animals that ________.






20. Argue about prices I prefer to shop in a store that has a one-price policy because - whenever I ________ with a shopkeeper - I am never certain that I paid a fair price for the articles I purchased.






21. Flashy; tawdry; falsely attractive Her jewels were inexpensive but not ________.






22. Emit (odor) The room ________ed with stale tobacco smoke.






23. Denial I must accept his argument since you have been unable to present any ________ of his evidence.






24. Informal discussion I enjoy our ________(ies) but I sometimes wish that they could be made more formal and more searching.






25. Behead They did not hang Lady Jane Grey; they ________d her.






26. Irregularity A bird that cannot fly is an ________.






27. Deification; glorification The Roman empress Livia envied the late emperor his ________; she hoped that on her death she - too - would be exalted to the rank of a god.






28. Ravenous The wolf is a ________ animal - its hunger never satisfied.






29. Equal in extent Your reward will be ________ with your effort.






30. Faithless lover; flirt Swearing he had never so much as looked at another woman - Jack assured Jill he was no ________.






31. Speed of music I find the conductor's ________ too slow for such a brilliant piece of music.






32. Good fortune; financial success; physical well-being Promising to stay together "for richer - for poorer -" the newlyweds vowed to be true to one another in ________ and hardship alike.






33. Slovenly; untidy She tried to change her ________ image by buying a fashionable new wardrobe.






34. General agreement The ________ indicates that we are opposed to entering into this pact.






35. Confuse; muddle Do not ________ the issues by dragging in irrelevant arguments.






36. Shade of difference in meaning or color The unskilled eye of the layperson has difficulty in dicerning the ________s of color in the paintings.






37. Capable of being shaped by pounding Gold is a ________ metal.






38. Be revealed; happen When Austen writes the sentence "It had just ________d that he had left gaming debts behind him -" her meaning is not that the debts had just been incurred - but the the shocking news had just leaked out.






39. Measure; distribute He tried to be impartial in his efforts to ________ out justice.






40. Feasible The board of directors decided that the plan was ________ and agreed to undertake the project.






41. Pertaining to the lungs In his researches on ________ diseases - he discovered many facts about the lungs of animals and human beings.






42. Questioner (specially harsh); investigator Fearing being grilled ruthlessly by the secret police - Marsha faced her ________s with trepidation.






43. Modest He is so ________ that some people fail to realize how great a man he really is.






44. Specialized knowledge; expert skill Although she was knowledgeable in a number of fields - she was hired for her particular ________ in computer programming.






45. Silent; muffled; toned down In the funeral parlor - the mourners' voices had a ________ quality.






46. Controlling influence President Marcos failed to maintain his ________ over Philippines.






47. Taunt You are unpopular because you are too free with your ________s and sarcastic comments.






48. Bundle of stalks of grain; any bundle of things tied together The lawyer picked up a ________ of papers as he rose to question the witness.






49. Assist - usually in doing something wrong - She was unwilling to ________ him in the swindle he had planned.






50. Wandering away from the subject Nobody minded when Professor Renoir's lectures wandered away from their offical theme; his ________s were always more fascinating than the topic of the day.