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GRE Wordlist: Meanings - Complete Sentences

Subjects : english, vocabulary
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1. Tangible; easily perceptible I cannot understand how you could overlook such a ________ blunder.






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






3. Make impure by mixing with baser substances It is a crime to ________ foods without informing the buyer.






4. Deliverance from a charge His ________ by the jury surprised those who had thought him guilty.






5. Exceed Her SAT scores ________ed out expectations.






6. Examination of a dead body; postmortem The medical examiner ordered an ________ to determine the cause of death.






7. Firmly established by nature or habit His ________ love of justice compelled him to come to their aid.






8. Soak; saturate Be sure to ________ the fabric in the dye bath for the full time prescribed.






9. Inlaid; mosaic I recall seeing a table with a ________ top of bits of stone and glass in a very interesting pattern.






10. Thick-skinned animal The elephant is probably the best-known ________






11. Wet thoroughly We were so ________d by the severe storm that we had to change into dry clothing.






12. Homeless wanderer Because he was a stranger in town with no visible means of support - Martin feared he would be jailed as a ________.






13. Slow down Seeing the emergency blinkers in the road ahead - he ________d quickly.






14. Throw into confusion He became ________ed in the heated discussion when he tried to arbitrate the dispute.






15. Glimmer intermittently The moonlight ________ed on the water as the moon broke through the clouds for a moment.






16. Divide into branches or subdivisions When the plant begins to ________ - it is advisable to nip off most of the new branches.






17. Self-control; formal but distant manner Although some girls were attracted by Mark's ________ - Judy was put off by it - for she felt his aloofness indicated a lack of openness.






18. Rising again after defeat - etc. The ________ nation surprised everyone by its quick recovery after total defeat.






19. Uncorrectable Though Widow Douglass hoped to reform Huck - Miss Watson pronounced him ________le and said he would come to no good end.






20. Showing off learning; bookish Leaving his decisions with humorous - down-to-earth anecdotes - Judge Walker was not at all ________ legal scholar.






21. Stuff oneself The gluttonous guest ________d himself with food as though he had not eaten for days.






22. Beginner; novice For a mere ________ - you have produced some marvelous results.






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






24. Harsh and shrill His ________ laughter irritated me and grated on my ears.






25. Resemblance to remote ancestors rather than to parents; reversion to an earlier type; throwback Martin seemed an ________ to his Tuscan ancestors who lavished great care on their small plots of soil.






26. Grow gradually smaller. From now until December 21 - the winter solstice - the hours of daylight will ________.






27. Dissipated; wasteful; licentious In this ________ company - she lost all sense of decency.






28. At the point of death The doctors called the family to the bedside of the ________ patient.






29. Rosy; optimistic I am afraid you will have to alter your ________ views in the light of the distressing news that has just arrived.






30. Excessively frugal person; misernJill called Jack a ________ because he never picked up the check.






31. Common; pertaining to the common people His speeches were aimed at the ________ minds and emotions; they disgusted the more refined.






32. Stick together Solids have a greater tendency to ________ than liquids.






33. Praise; glorify The astronauts were ________led as the pioneers of the Space Age.






34. Deputize; pass to others It ________d upon us - the survivors - to arrange peace terms with the enemy.






35. Come between She ________d in the argument between her two sons.






36. Rubbing away; tending to grind down Just as ________ cleaning powders can wear away a shiny finish - abrasive remarks can wear away a listener's patience.






37. Profligate. He was denounced as a ________ who had dissipated his inheritance.






38. Explosion The ________ of the bomb could be heard miles away.






39. Unutterable; cannot be expressed in speech Such ________ joy must be experienced; it cannot be described.






40. Obstinately stubborn Donkeys are reputed to be the most ________ of animals.






41. Loss of memory Because she was suffering from ________ - the police could not get the young girl to identify herself.






42. Characteristic of an entire class or species Sue knew so many computer programmers who spent their spare time playing fantasy games that she began to think that playing Dungeon & Dragons was a ________ trait.






43. Entreating; beseeching He could not resist the dog's ________ whimpering - and he gave it some food.






44. Disconcert; dismay No crisis could ________ the resourceful hotel manager.






45. Hairy He was a ________ individual with a heavy black beard.






46. Unbecoming; indecent Your levity is ________ at this time of mourning.






47. Seemingly plausible but fallacious reasoning Instead of advancing valid arguments - he tried to overwhelm his audience with a flood of ________(ies).






48. Habitual intoxication Because of his ________ - he was discharged from his position as family chauffeur.






49. Testify; bear witness Having served as a member of a grand jury - I can ________ that our system of indicting individuals is in need of improvement.






50. Regret Although I ________ the vulgarity of your language - I defend your right to express yourself freely.






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