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GRE Wordlist: Meanings - Complete Sentences
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1. Secret; hidden; not public We do not care for ________ chamber of government.
privy
parameter
imponderable
temper
2. Having a pale or sickly color; pallid. Suckling asked - "Why so pale and ________ - fond lover?"
wan
ragamuffin
scanty
axiom
3. Practical rule guiding conduct "Love thy neighbor as thyself" is a worthwhile ________.
component
nemesis
precept
hurtle
4. Foolish; idiotic. Such _________ and fatuous statements will create the impression that you are an ignorant individual.
mnemonic
stygian
unctous
witless
5. Nearing; approaching The entire country was saddened by the news of his ________ death.
amenable
impending
turgid
thematic
6. To make liquids murky by stirring up sediment; to disturb Be careful when you pour not to ________ the wine; if you stir up the sediment you'll destroy the flavor.
provenance
roil
dulcet
delete
7. Shabby; wretched We finally thew out the ________ rug that the dog had destroyed.
anguish
exacting
conservatory
mangy
8. Reduce; exhaust We must wait until we ________ our present inventory before we order replacements.
amble
dispatch
glutton
deplete
9. Title; chapter heading; text under illustration - I find the ________s that accompany these cartoons very clever and humorous.
malign
caption
ignominious
cameo
10. Article treating a subject systematically and thoroughly He is preparing a ________ on the Elizabethan playwrights for his graduate degree.
treatise
voyeur
worldly
inundate
11. Mournful The dove has a ________ and melancholy call
decomposition
supposition
plaintive
alluvial
12. 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.
witless
debacle
pert
reprise
13. Determined; natural talent or inclination bent on advancing in the business world - the secretary heroine of Working Girl had a true ________ for high finance.
roil
founder
passe
bent
14. Disheartened; sad Cheerful and optimistic by nature - Beth was never ________ despite the difficulties she faced.
analogy
seismic
impetuous
downcast
15. Discord - Some people seem to enjoy the ________ of an orchestra that is tuning up.
artless
refractory
cacophony
tonsure
16. Imaginary Although this book purports to be a biography of George Washington - many of the incidents are ________.
fictitious
ameliorate
disdain
trite
17. Fantastic; comically hideous On Halloween people enjoy wearing ________ costumes.
unwonted
propitiate
celibate
grotesque
18. Twistings; distortions As the effects of the opiate wore away - the ________ of the patient became more violent and demonstrated how much pain she was enduring.
wheedle
spate
trilogy
contortions
19. Like a glacier; extremely cold Never a warm person - when offended hugo could seem positively ________.
indigence
glacial
deleterious
titter
20. Sound in judgment; wise At a key moment in his life - he made a ________ investment that was the foundation of his later wealth.
judicious
gamut
incidence
serendipity
21. Very generous The ________ gift was presented to the bride by her rich uncle.
misgivings
munificent
perverse
mordant
22. Aid; assistance; relief We shall be ever grateful for the ________ our country gave us when we were in need.
sagacious
aver
succor
gourmet
23. Producing motion Designers of the electric automobile find that their greatest obstacle lies in the development of light and efficient storage batteries - the source of the ________ energy needed to propel the vehicle.
monastic
cognate
kinetic
extant
24. Approve; ratify Nothing will convince me to ________ the engagement of my daughter to such a worthless young man.
virus
elusive
sanction
espouse
25. Crisis;joining point At this critical ________ - let us think carefully before determining the course we shall follow.
synthesis
rostrum
juncture
vie
26. Skillful His ________ handling of the delicate situation pleased his employers.
disburse
incriminate
asylum
adroit
27. Emancipate; free from bondage Enlightened slave owners were willing to ________ their slaves and thus put an end to the evil slavery in the country.
indignity
quash
manumit
tribute
28. Boastful; excessively conceited She was a ________ and arrogant individual.
pertinacious
motley
arcade
vainglorious
29. Without exceptions; unqualified; absolute - Though the captain claimed he was never - never sick at sea - he finally qualified his ________ denial; he was hardly ever sick at sea.
blighted
categorical
carrion
viand
30. Pastoral song His program of folk songs included several ________s which he sang to the accompaniment of a lute.
composure
rakish
madrigal
ford
31. Person with an insane desire to set things on fire The detectives searched the area for the ________ who had set these costly fires.
pyromaniac
lackadaisical
consign
palpable
32. A formal systematic inquiry; an explanation of the results of a formal inquiry In his ________ - he outlined the steps he had taken in reaching his conclusions.
frenetic
molt
sadistic
disquisition
33. Copy Are you going to hang this ________ of the Declaration of Independence in the classroom or in the auditorium?
warrant
retain
aloof
replica
34. Indecent; obscene She took offense at his ________ remarks.
expunge
bawdy
impropriety
sear
35. Bitterness; hatred Let us forget out ________ and cooperate in this new endeavor.
rancor
ambivalence
ford
initiate
36. Connoisseur of food and drink The ________ stated that this was the best onion soup she had ever tasted.
streotyped
grisly
gourmet
rectitude
37. Disregard Be prepared to ________ what he has to say about his ex-wife.
promulgate
discombobulated
discount
apprehend
38. Hidden sarcasm or satire; use of words that convey a meaning opposite to the literal meaning Gradually his listeners began to realize that the excessive praise he was lavishing was merely ________; he was actually denouncing his opponent.
convene
irony
disaffected
aspiration
39. Turn away from Do not ________ from the truth; you must face the facts.
dogmatic
deviate
wrest
sordid
40. Soothing; mild She used a ________ ointment for her sunburn.
insubordinate
reverent
affiliation
bland
41. Window projecting from roof In remodeling the attic into a bedroom - we decided that we needed to put in ________s to provide sufficient ventilation for the new room.
interminable
dormer
antipathy
jingoism
42. Pretense (of strength); deception; high cliff Claire thought Lord Byron's boast that he would swim the Hellespont was just a ________ - she was astounded when he dove from the high bluff into the waters below.
proponent
bluff
rebuttal
optometrist
43. Favorable; kindly I think it is advisable that we wait for a more ________ occasion to announce our plans; this is not a good time.
swindler
aquiline
propitious
defoliate
44. Collarbone - Even though he wore shoulder pads - the football player broke his ________ during a practice scrimmage.
fickle
excise
truncate
clavicle
45. Burning; sarcastically biting - The critic's ________ remarks angered the hapless actors who were the subjects of his sarcasm.
caustic
symbiosis
abscond
equivocate
46. Former occupant of a post I hope I can live up to the fine example set by my late ________in this office.
ameliorate
predecessor
interdict
venal
47. Rolling - treeless plain in Siberia and arctic North America Despite the cold - many geologists are trying to discover valuable mineral deposits in the ________.
idyllic
diverge
tundra
diabolical
48. Soothe; make calm or quiet; subdue Dentists criticize the practice of giving fussy children sweets to ________ them.
bowdlerize
bluff
pacify
impending
49. Provide written evidence She kept all the receipts from her business trip in order to ________ her expenses for the firm.
document
gastronomy
parameter
exculpate
50. Present an obstacle; stump The detective was ________d by the contradictory evidence in the robbery investigation.
inflated
constraint
stymie
titter