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GRE Wordlist: Meanings - Complete Sentences

Subjects : english, vocabulary
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1. One who has more than one spouse at a time He was arrested as a ________ when his two wives filed complaints about him.






2. Petition humbly; pray to grant a favor We ________ Your Majesty to grant him amnesty.






3. Narrow-mindedness; isolation The ________ of the islanders manifested itself in their suspicion of anyuthing foreign.






4. Venomous spider We need an antitoxin to counteract the bite of the ________.






5. Irresistible crushin force Nothing could survive in the path of the ________.






6. Accustomed; hardened She became ________ to the Alaskan cold.






7. Startling twise; caprice By a ________ of fate - he found himself working for the man whom he had discharged years before.






8. Group of three works Romain Rolland's novel Jean Christophe was first published as a ________.






9. Person dissatisfied with existing state of affairs He was one of the few ________s in the Congress; he constantly voiced his objections to the Presidential program.






10. Surrender something; efect; vomit Unwilling to ________ the cash he had stolen from the pension fund - the embezzler tried to run away.






11. Blessing The appearance of the sun after the many rainy days was like a ________.






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






13. Neat and trim In "The Odd Couple -" Tony Randall played Felix Unger - an excessively ________ soul who could not stand to have a hair out of place.






14. Adjust to climate or environment One of the difficulties of our present air age is the need of travellers to ________ themselves to their new and often strange environments.






15. Held in common; of a group of people When they were divorced - they had trouble dividing their ________ property.






16. Beginning; in an early stage I will go to sleep early for I want to break an ________ cold.






17. Pertaining to the church The minister donned his ________ garb and walked to the pulpit.






18. Commit an offense Only an insane person could ________ such a horrible crime.






19. Clak volcanic rock The deposits of ________ on the mountain slopes were an indiacation that volcano had erupted in ancient times.






20. Small boat (often ship's boat) In the film Lifeboat - an ill-assorted group of passengers from a sunken ocean liner are marooned at sea in a ________.






21. Reprove severely I am afraid that my parents will ________ me when I show them my report card.






22. Rival; imitate As long as our political leaders ________ the virtues of the great leaders of this country - we shall flourish.






23. Ash-colored; deadly pale Her face was ________ with fear.






24. Cheerfulness; kindliness; sympathy This restaurant is famous and popular because of the ________ of the proprietor - who tries to make everyone happy.






25. Huge; enormous The ________ wrestler was terrified of mice.






26. Suggested or implied meaning of an expression Foreigners frequently are unaware of the ________s of the words they use.






27. Chew We must ________ our food carefully and slowly in order to avoid digestive disorders.






28. Vigorous; strong The candidate for the football team had a ________ physique.






29. Clear from blame He was ________d of the crime when the real criminal confessed.






30. Adherence to established rules or procedures Signing this petition is a mere ________; it does not obligate you in any way.






31. Tending to improve; beneficial; wholesome The punishment had a ________ effect on the boy - as he became a model student.






32. 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.






33. Outcry When her purse was snatched - she raised such a ________ and cry that the thief was captured.






34. Yearly allowance The ________ he set up with the insurance company supplements his social security benefits so that he can live very comfortably without working.






35. Conceited smile Wipe that ________ off your face!






36. Quick or willing to receive ideas - suggestions - etc. Adventure-loving Huck Finn proved a ________ audience for Tom's tales of buried treasure and piracy.






37. Restrain; handcuff The police immediately ________d the prisoner so he could not escape.






38. Unfortunate This ________ creature had never known a moment's pleasure.






39. Stretch out full on ground He ________d himself before the idol.






40. Mentally quick and observant; having insight Because he was considered the most ________ member of the firm - he was assigned the most difficult cases.






41. Chance; luck In his poem ________ - Thomas Hardy objects to the part chance plays in our lives.






42. Attacking cherished traditions George Bernard Shaw's ________ plays often startled more conventional people.






43. Self-evident truth Many a ________ is well expressed in a proverb.






44. Having to do with predicting the future In interpreting Pharaoh's ________ dream - Joseph said that the seven fat cows eaten by the seven lean cows represented seven years of plenty followed by seven years of famine.






45. Lustful They found his ________ stories objectionable.






46. Teaching; instructional; preaching or moralizing The ________ qualities of his poetry overshadow its literary qualities; the lesson he teaches is more memorable than the lines.






47. 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.






48. Shapeless; vague; indeterminate John was subject to panic attacks that left him prey to vague - ________ fears: he knew he was terrified - but could neither define nor explain the cause of his terror.






49. Pedestal; raised platform The audience applauded as the conductor made his way to the ________.






50. Guarantee; assurance by seller. The purchaser of this automobile is protected by the manufacturer's ________ that he will replace any defective part for five years or 50 -000 miles.