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GRE Wordlist: Meanings - Complete Sentences

Subjects : english, vocabulary
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1. Char or burn; brand Accidentally brushing against the hot grill - she ________ed her hand badly.






2. Juicy; full of richness To some people - Florida citrus fruits are more ________ than those from California.






3. Appearance of truth; likelihood Critics praised her for the ________ of her performance as Lady Macbeth. She was completely believable.






4. Declare openly I must ________ that I am innocent.






5. Happening at the same time In America - the colonists were resisting the demands of the mother contry; at the ________ moment in France - the middle class was sowing the seeds of rebellion.






6. Pious The ________ man prayed daily.






7. Landless agricultural worker; bond servant The land reformers sought to liberate the ________s and establish them as independent farmers.






8. Nonsense; babbling Did you hear that foolish boy spouting ________ about monsters from outer space?






9. Clowning John Candy's ________ in Uncle Buck was hilarious.






10. Acute pain; extreme suffering Visiting the site of explosion - Premier Gorbachev wept to see the ________ of the victims and their families.






11. Openmouthed She stared - ________ - at the many strange animals in the zoo.






12. Mercy killing Many people support ________ for terminally ill patients who wish to die.






13. Raise in rank or dignity; praise The actor Alec Guinness was ________ed to the rank of knighthood by the Queen; he now is known as Sir Alec Guinness.






14. Expose to slander His opponents tried to ________ the candidate's reputation by spreading rumors about his past.






15. Courteous Although he held a position of responsibility - he was an ________ individual and could be reached by anyone with a complaint.






16. Pertinent; bearing upon the case at hand The lawyer objected that the testimony being offered was not ________ to the case at hand.






17. Practical person No ________ enjoys becoming involved in a game that he can never win






18. Disgustingly excessive His ________ praise of the dictator annoyed his listeners.






19. Scatter The police fired tear gas into crowd to ________ the protesters.






20. Practical rule guiding conduct "Love thy neighbor as thyself" is a worthwhile ________.






21. Foretell; presage The king did not know what these omens might ________ and asked his soothsayers to interpret them.






22. Casual; done without prior thought Expecting to be treated with due propriety by her costs - Great-Aunt Maud was offended by their ________ manner.






23. Brief explanation of words used in the text I have found the ________ in this book very useful; it has eliminated many trips to the dictionary.






24. Temporary platform for workers; bracing framework; platform for execution Before painting the house - the workers put up a ________ to allow them to work on the second story.






25. Vex; irritate; muddy Red had a hair-trigger temper: he was an easy man to ________.






26. Ornamental clasp She treasured the ________ because it was an heirloom.






27. Brighten; clear up or make understandable; enlighten Just as a lamp can ________ a dark room - a perceptive comment can illuminate a knotty problem.






28. Outward appearance; guise Although this book has a ________ of wisdom and scholarship - a careful examination will reveal many errors and omissions.






29. With identity concealed; using an assumed name The monarch enjoyed traveling throughthe town ________ and mingling with the populace.






30. Prevent by taking action in advance By setting up a prenuptial agreement - the prospective bride and groom hoped to ________ any potential arguments about money in the event of a divorce.






31. Specialized knowledge; expert skill Although she was knowledgeable in a number of fields - she was hired for her particular ________ in computer programming.






32. Environment; atmosphere She went to the restaurant not for the food but for the ________.






33. Resonant His ________ voice resounded through the hall.






34. Force or push out Much pressure is required to ________ these plastics.






35. Lively Her ________ expression indicated a keenness of intellect.






36. Mixture as of metals ________ of gold are used more frequently than the pure metal.






37. Deck opening; lid covering a deck opening The latch on the ________ failed to catch - so the hatch remained unlatched.






38. Narrow-minded person - uncultured and exculsively interested in material gain We need more men of culture and enlightenment; we have too many ________s among us.






39. Maker and seller of eyeglasses The patient took the prescription given him by his oculist to the ________.






40. Mechanism that imitates actions of humans Long before science fiction readers became aware of robots - writers were creating stories of ________ who could outperform humans.






41. Skillful The magician was so ________ that we could not follow his movements as he performed his tricks.






42. Ineffective; fruitless Why waste your time on ________ pursuits?






43. Individual who sacrifices principles for expediency by taking advantage of circumstances Forget about ethics! He's such an ________ that he'll vote in favor of any deal that will give him a break.






44. Study of word parts A knowledge of ________ can help you on many English tests.






45. Honor; glory; praise The singer complacently received ________ on his performance from his entourage.






46. Error The criminal's fatal ________ led to his capture.






47. Storehouse for grain We have reason to be thankful - for our crops were good and our ________(ies) are full.






48. Trip; short journey He took a quick ________ to Atlantic City.






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






50. At the point of death The doctors called the family to the bedside of the ________ patient.