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GRE Wordlist: Meanings - Complete Sentences

Subjects : english, vocabulary
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1. Clamorous; noisy The crowd grew vociferous in its anger and threatened to take the law into its own hands.






2. Products of primitive culture Archaeologists debated the significance of the ________ discovered in the ruins of Asia Minor and came to no conclusion.






3. Waver; fluctuate Uncertain which suitor she ought to marry - the princess ________d - saying now one - now the other.






4. The state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes Torn between loving her parents one minute and hating them the next - she was confused by the ________ of her feelings.






5. Flavored dessert ice I prefer raspberry ________ to ice cream since it is less fattening.






6. Unjustified; groundless; undeserved We could not understand Martin's ________ rudeness to his mother's guests.






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






8. Assumed; counterfeit; hypothetical I find no similarity between your ________ illustration and the problem we are facing.






9. One-sided This legislation is ________ since it binds only one party in the controversy.






10. Vain about dress and appearance He tried to imitate the ________ manner of the young men of the court.






11. Poisonous We must seek an antidote for whatever ________ substance he has eaten.






12. Revive The lifeguard tried to ________ the drowned child by applying artificial respiration.






13. Stir up; instigate This report will ________ disssension in the club.






14. Thrift; economy In these economically difficult days businesses must practice ________ or risk bankruptcy.






15. Paint or draw with dots Seurat carefully ________d dabs of pure color on the canvas - juxtaposing dots of blue and yellow that the viewer's eye would interpret as green.






16. Insane He had to be institutionalized because he was ________.






17. Attach or add on; fasten First the registrar had to affix his signature to the license; then he had to ________ his official seal.






18. Evasive; baffling; hard to grasp His ________ dreams of wealth were costly to those of his friends who supported him financially.






19. Thresh grain by hand; strike or slap; toss about In medieval times - warriors ________ed their foe with a metal ball attached to a handle.






20. State of being inappropriate Because of the ________ of his costume - he was denied entrance into the dining room.






21. Enormously large or extensive The government seemed willing to spend ________ sums on weapons development.






22. Spotted The sunlight filtering though the screens created a ________ effect on the wall.






23. Trick; practical joke Embarrassed by the ________ - he reddened and left the room.






24. Remove water from; dry out Vigorous dancing quickly ________s the body; between dances - be sure to drink more water than normal.






25. Lowered in rank; debased The ________ wretch spoke only of his past glories and honors.






26. Perceive intuitively; foresee the future Nothing infuriated Tom more than Aunt Polly's ability to ________ when he was not telling the truth.






27. Total failure Our ambitious venture ended in a ________ and we were forced to flee.






28. False testimony while under oath When several witnesses appeared to challenge his story - he was indicted for ________.






29. Reduce to lower state Do not ________ youself by becoming maudlin.






30. Pertaining to the moon ________ craters can be plainly seen with the aid of a small telescope.






31. Cut away; trim With the help of her editor - she was able to ________ her manuscript into publishable form.






32. Patience We must use ________ in dealing with him because he is still weak from his illness.






33. Formal essay In order to earn a graduate degree from many of our universities - a candidate is frequently required to prepare a ________ on some scholarly subject.






34. Compiler of a dictionary The new dictionary is the work of many ________s who spent years compiling and editing the work.






35. Private meeting He was present at all their ________s as an unofficial observer.






36. Wandering Many a charming tale has been written about the knights-________ who helped the weak and punished the guilty during the Age of Chivalry.






37. 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.






38. Dealth notice I first learned of her death when I read the ________ in the newspaper.






39. Turn to stone His sudden and unexpected appearance seemed to ________ her.






40. Pompous array of words After we had waded through all the ________ - we discovered that the writer had said very little.






41. Very precise and formal; exceedingly proper Many people commented on the contrast between the ________ attire of the young lady and the inappropriate clothing worn by her escort.






42. Distorted; crooked He held his head ________ - giving the impression that he had caught cold in his neck during the night.






43. Doctor who treats ailments of the feet He consulted a ________ about his fallen arches.






44. Go ashore; unload cargo from a ship Before the passengers could ________ - they had to pick up their passports from the ship's purser.






45. Fleeting; vanishing For a brief moment - the entire skyline was bathed in an orange-red hue in the ________ rays of the sunset.






46. Reason; justify an improper act Do not try to ________ your behavior by blaming your companions.






47. Harmful Smoking cigarettes can be ________ to your health.






48. Picture; short literary sketch The New Yorker published her latest ________.






49. Prankish; gay The ________ puppy tried to lick the face of its master.






50. Make oneself tidy in appearance; feel self-satisfaction As Kitty ________ed before the mirror - carefully smoothing her shining hair - she couldn't help preening herself on her good looks.






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