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GRE Wordlist: Meanings - Complete Sentences

Subjects : english, vocabulary
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1. Intimidate Your threats cannot ________ me.






2. Give an indication beforehand; portend; prefigure In retrospect - political analysts realized that Yeltsin's defiance of the attempted coup ________ed his emergence as the dominant figure of the new Russian republic.






3. Loathing She looked at the snake with ________.






4. Make known by official proclamation or publication As soon as the Civil Service Commission ________s the names of the successful candidates - we shall begin to hire members of our staff.






5. Decay Despite the body's advanced state of ________ - the police were able to identify the murdered man.






6. 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.






7. Depravity A visitor may be denied admittance to this country if she has been guilty of moral ________.






8. Able to be touched; real; palpable Although Tom did not own a house - he had several ________ assets--a car - a television - a PC--that he could sell if he needed cash.






9. Lawyer using questionable methods. On L.A. Law - respectable attorney Brackman was horrified to learn that his newly discovered half brother was a cheap ________.






10. Played in an abrupt manner; marked by abrupt - sharp sound His ________ speech reminded one of the sound of a machine gun.






11. Insolent I regard your remarks as ________ and I resent them.






12. Hard; strenuous Her ________ efforts had sapped her energy.






13. State of being deprived of something valuable or beloved His friends gathered to console him upon his sudden ________.






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






15. Kill - usually one out of ten We do more to ________ our population in automobile accidents than we do in war.






16. Deceptive; raising vain hopes Do not raise your hopes on the basis of his ________ promises.






17. An act of yielding Before they could reach an agreement - both sides had to make certain ________s.






18. Recurrent action; musical repetition; repeat performance At Waterloo - it was not the effect of any one skirmish that exhausted Colonel Audly; rather it was the cumulative effect of the constant ________s that left him spent.






19. Absorb; cause to become homogenous The manner in which the United States was able to ________ the hordes of immigrants during the nineteenth and early part of the twentieth centuries will always be a source of pride.






20. Encouraging; exhortive The crowd listened to his ________ statements with ever-growing excitement; finally they rushed from the hall to carry to his suggestions.






21. Yellowed; prejudiced; envious She gazed at the painting with ________ eyes; she knew it was better than hers.






22. Charmingly carefree; simple Far from the city - she led an ________ existence in her rural retreat.






23. Not spacious; inconvenient In their ________ quarters - they had to improvise for closet space.






24. Fasten together; unite Before you ________ two strips of tape together - be sure to line them up evenly.






25. Uneasiness; distress She felt a sudden vague ________ when she heard sounds at the door.






26. Make frivolous objections - I respect your sensible criticisms - but I dislike the way you ________ about unimportant details.






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






28. Lukewarm During the summer - I like to take a ________ bath - not a hot one.






29. Outwit; baffle - In order to ________ the enemy - we will make two preliminary attacks in other sections before starting our major campaign.






30. Fiendish The Spanish Inquisition devised many ________ means of torture.






31. Boat or yacht race Many boating enthusiasts followed the ________ in their own yachts.






32. Imposing; impressive His ________ manner impressed those who met him for the first time.






33. Loosely connected Though he tried to follow the plot of Gravity's Rainbow - John found the novel too ________.






34. Boisterous laughter The loud ________s that came from the closed room indicated that the members of the committe had not yet settled down to a serious business.






35. Self-imposed punishment for sin The Ancient Mariner said - "I have penance done and ________ more will do -" to atone for the sin of killing the albatross.






36. Reveal I will not tell you this news because I am sure you will ________ it prematurely.






37. Modest; shy Given Susan't ________ personality - no one expected her to take up public speaking; surprisingly enough - she became a star of the school debate team.






38. Displaying foresight; thrifty; preparing for emergencies In his usual ________ manner - he had insured himself against this type of loss.






39. Disentangle; solve With equal ease Miss Marple ________ed tangled balls of yarn and baffling murder mysteries.






40. Hackneyed; commonplace Thr ________ and predictable situations in many television programs alienate many viewers.






41. Binding; rigid I think these regulations are too ________.






42. Weaken; enfeeble Overindulgence ________s character as well as physical stamina.






43. Enlarge Her attempts to ________ her remarks were drowned out by the jeers of the audience.






44. Restrained; self-controlled Noted for his ________ appetite - he seldom gained weight.






45. Remorse The judge was especially severe in this sentencing because he felt that the criminal had shown no ________ for his heinous crime.






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






47. Deep-rooted; habitual She is an ________ smoker and cannot break the habit.






48. Division; partition; separation The ________ of church and state is a basic principle of our government.






49. Tool for mashing or grinding substances in a hard bowl From the way in which the elderly pharmacist pounded the drug with his ________ - young George could tell that his employer was agitated about something.






50. Speak foolishly; boast idly Let us not ________ about our qualities; rather - let our virtues speak for themselves.