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GRE Wordlist: Meanings - Complete Sentences
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1. Statement that looks false but is actually correct; a contradictory statement Wordworth's "The child is father to the man" is an example of ________.
realm
entice
paradox
endorse
2. Country bumpkin. At school - his classmates regarded him as a yokel and laughed at his rustic mannerisms.
missile
velocity
yokel
erroneous
3. Settle a dispute through the services of an outsider Let us ________ out differences rather than engage in a costly strike.
neologism
genre
palimpsest
mediate
4. Lack of consistency; difference The police noticed some ________(ies) in his description of the crime and did not believe him.
progenitor
discrepancy
heretic
urbane
5. Dwarf; underground spirit In medieval mythology - ________s were the special guardians and inhabitants of subterranean mines.
injurious
intrepid
gnome
ensue
6. Prevailinig among a specific group of people or in a specific are or country This disease is ________ in this part of the world; more than 80 percent of the population are at one time or another affected by it.
waggish
endemic
veracious
leaven
7. Totally clear; definite; outspoken Don't just hint around that you're dissatisfied: be ________ about what's bugging you.
braggadocio
duress
sanction
explicit
8. Situated beyond; unstated and often questionable You must have an ________ motive for your behavior - since there is no obvious reason for it.
diatribe
conundrum
ulterior
placid
9. Foretell The vultures flying overhead ________d the discovery of the corpse in the desert.
manacle
uxorious
presage
garner
10. Unlikely occurrence; stroke of fortune When Douglass defeated Tyson for the heavyweight championship - some sportscasters dismissed his victory as a ________.
fluke
limpid
functionary
effete
11. Ordinary; commonplace We were disappointed because he gave a rather ________ performance in this role.
unguent
milieu
mediocre
slake
12. 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.
unguent
bungle
dissertation
august
13. Causing plague; baneful People were afraid to explore the ________ swap.
deleterious
dishearten
pestilential
choreography
14. Relating to races Intolerance between ________ groups is deplorable and usually is based on lack of information.
sere
ethnic
savory
scuffle
15. Unfounded rumor - It is almost impossible to protect oneself from such a base ________.
remunerative
disfigure
canard
liquidate
16. Tough; strong and firm The steak was too ________ to chew
impeach
sinewy
paroxysm
accost
17. Make thin; weaken By withdrawing their forces - the generals hoped to ________ the enemy lines.
icon
slur
impenitent
attenuate
18. Blessing; benefit The recent rains that filled our empty reservoirs were a ________ to the whole community.
brochure
boon
amity
frenzied
19. Tooth projecting from a wheel A bicycle chain moves through a series of ________s in order to propel the bike.
approbation
dislodge
torso
cog
20. Fall back or sink again The economy ________d into a depression from the peak.
relapse
unassuaged
doctrinaire
declivity
21. That which is hinted at or suggested If I understand the ________ of your remark - you do not trust our captain.
deploy
implication
venturesome
spatial
22. Long - passionate - and vehement speech In her lengthy ________ - the principal berated the offenders.
harangue
argot
demeanor
antiquated
23. Offer as a sacrifice The tribal kind offered to ________ his daughter to quiet the angry gods.
immolate
devolve
sophist
acquiesce
24. Restlessly impatient; obstinately resisting control Waiting impatiently in the line to see Santa Claus - even the best-behaved children grow ________ and start to fidget.
expletive
restive
raspy
pummel
25. Overflow; flood The tremendous waves ________d the town.
regale
tundra
broach
inundate
26. Mixed up; jumbled; distorted A favorite party game involves passing a whispered message from one person to another; by the time it reaches the last player - the message has become totally ________.
impasse
exorbitant
timid
garbled
27. Praiseworthy; commendable His ________ deeds will be remarked by all whom he aided.
expunge
laudable
entrepreneur
pellmell
28. Manlike The gorilla is the strongest of the ________ animals.
plauditory
affable
anthropoid
universal
29. Remainder I suggest that you wait until the store places the ________s of these goods on sale.
portly
remnant
trigger
caustic
30. Not literal - but metaphorical; using a figure of speech "To lose one's marbles" is a ________ expression; if you're told Jack has lost his marbles - no one expects you to rush out to buy him a replacement set.
figurative
incendiary
prompt
propellant
31. Defamation; utterance of false and malicious statements Unless you can prove your allegations - your remarks constitute ________.
choleric
imposture
ductility
slander
32. Propriety; seemliness Shocked by the unruly behavior - the teacher criticized the class for its lack of ________.
die
beatific
decorum
fictitious
33. Continued loud noise The ________ of the jackhammers outside the classroom window drowned out the lecturer's voice.
din
dint
bellicose
limpid
34. Stubbornly wrongheaded; wicked and unacceptable When Hannibal Lecter was in a ________ mood - he ate the flesh of his victims.
propitiate
profound
hew
perverse
35. Swift; momentarily brilliant We all wondered at his ________ rise to fame.
obscure
chameleon
horde
meteoric
36. Overlook; forgive; give tacit approval; excuse Unlike Widow Douglass - who ________d Huck's minor offenses - Miss Watson did nothing but scold.
obsequy
colloquy
atone
condone
37. Honor; glory; praise The singer complacently received ________ on his performance from his entourage.
disclose
prelate
kudos
incessant
38. Decay The moral ________ of the people was reflected in the lewd literature of the period.
centurion
discount
decadence
deflect
39. Extremely poor The costs of the father's illness left the family ________.
palatial
querulous
destitute
extrovert
40. Active; efficient A ________ government is necessary to meet the demands of a changing society.
dolt
constituent
irksome
dynamic
41. Having a pale or sickly color; pallid. Suckling asked - "Why so pale and ________ - fond lover?"
plenitude
rancor
wan
recondite
42. Beastlike; brutal; inhuman The Red Cross sought to put an end to the ________ treatment of prisoners of war.
exorcise
bestial
torque
assumption
43. Correct a false impression; undeceive I will attempt to ________ you of your impression of my client's guilt; I know he is innocent.
imperturbable
reactionary
disabuse
maculated
44. Acquire; take possession of for one's own use The ranch owners ________d the lands that had originally been set aside for the Indians' use.
appropriate
archaeology
loll
dolt
45. Throw headlong; hasten The removal of American political support appeared to have ________d the downfall of the Marcos regime.
precipitate
dirge
spawn
despotism
46. Chew We must ________ our food carefully and slowly in order to avoid digestive disorders.
masticate
negligence
labile
prophylactic
47. Burden; responsibility The emperor was spared the ________ of signing the surrender papers; instead - he relegated the assignment to his generals.
onus
iridescent
lackluster
quarry
48. Reflection; thought She reached her decision only after much ________.
asceptic
lachrymose
discrete
meditation
49. Unconquerable The founders of our country had ________ willpower.
dissent
docket
fugitive
indomitable
50. Indirect reference the ________s to mythological characters in Milton's poems bewilder the reader who has not studied Latin.
fanfare
unscathed
allusion
sinecure
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