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GRE Wordlist: Meanings - Complete Sentences
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1. Green crust on old bronze works; tone slowly taken by varnished painting Judging by the ________ on this bronze statue - we can conclude that this is the work of a medieval artist.
tepid
patina
increment
preamble
2. Abundance; completeness Looking in the pantry - we admired the ________ of fruits and pickles we had preserved during the summer.
epoch
cogent
plenitude
ravel
3. Inform When he was ________d of the dangerous weather conditions - he decided to postpone his trip.
apprise
disheveled
pungency
denigrate
4. Environment; atmosphere She went to the restaurant not for the food but for the ________.
ambience
lectern
apocryphal
libretto
5. Inclination; natural tendency The cross old lady has a ________ to grumble.
proclivity
chaffing
apiary
evenhanded
6. Very small object or creature; small coin Gnats are annoying ________s that sing.
elusive
mendicant
mite
egotism
7. Move faster In our science class - we learn how falling bodies ________.
dilapidated
mirage
accelerate
decimate
8. Treat as a celebrity She enjoyed being ________d and adored by the public.
defunct
lionize
prosody
jaunty
9. Extremely demanding The colonies rebelled against the ________ financial claims of the mother country.
exacting
capricious
propulsive
bate
10. Wander aimlessly (physically or mentally) Listening to the teacher ________ - Judy wondered whether he'd ever get to his point.
ramble
queue
amphitheater
prescience
11. Worsen; diminish in value This arrest will ________ her reputation in the community.
inept
impair
hedonism
invoke
12. Most reliable or complee Carl Sandburg's Abraham Lincoln may be regarded as the ________ work on the life of the Emancipator.
trek
resumption
definitive
inveigh
13. Presumptuous; arrogant His ________ pride in his accomplishments was not justified.
attest
fluctuation
overweening
slapdash
14. Plowed but sowed; uncultivated Farmers have learned that it is advisable to permit land to let ________ every few years.
fallow
assert
dilettante
luminous
15. Casual and offhand; arrogant - Sensitive about having her ideas taken lightly - Marcia felt insulted by Mark's ________ dismissal of her suggestion.
tutelage
defile
cavalier
abject
16. Mutual; exchangeable; interacting The two nations signed a ________ trade agreement.
reciprocal
execute
malefactor
gory
17. Catch sight of In the distance - we could barely ________ the enemy vessels.
descry
consanguinity
foment
heinous
18. Entertain John ________d us with tales of his adventures in Africa.
elegy
regale
defamation
willful
19. Sleep throughout the winter Bears are one of the many species of animals that ________.
superimpose
hibernate
impalpable
paraphernalia
20. Argue about prices I prefer to shop in a store that has a one-price policy because - whenever I ________ with a shopkeeper - I am never certain that I paid a fair price for the articles I purchased.
haggle
concord
contagion
incline
21. Flashy; tawdry; falsely attractive Her jewels were inexpensive but not ________.
terminology
inherent
meretricious
festive
22. Emit (odor) The room ________ed with stale tobacco smoke.
fitful
reek
commiserate
petulant
23. Denial I must accept his argument since you have been unable to present any ________ of his evidence.
lurid
humility
transmute
negation
24. Informal discussion I enjoy our ________(ies) but I sometimes wish that they could be made more formal and more searching.
innocuous
tantamount
isotope
colloquy
25. Behead They did not hang Lady Jane Grey; they ________d her.
prophetic
behemoth
decapitate
cerebral
26. Irregularity A bird that cannot fly is an ________.
serpentine
meddlesome
anomaly
apathetic
27. Deification; glorification The Roman empress Livia envied the late emperor his ________; she hoped that on her death she - too - would be exalted to the rank of a god.
mitigate
apotheosis
intractable
guileless
28. Ravenous The wolf is a ________ animal - its hunger never satisfied.
asperity
pterodactyl
ineffectual
voracious
29. Equal in extent Your reward will be ________ with your effort.
testy
converse
motif
commensurate
30. Faithless lover; flirt Swearing he had never so much as looked at another woman - Jack assured Jill he was no ________.
misogamy
repertoire
finale
philanderer
31. Speed of music I find the conductor's ________ too slow for such a brilliant piece of music.
engender
tempo
smattering
glib
32. Good fortune; financial success; physical well-being Promising to stay together "for richer - for poorer -" the newlyweds vowed to be true to one another in ________ and hardship alike.
tender
podium
granulate
prosperity
33. Slovenly; untidy She tried to change her ________ image by buying a fashionable new wardrobe.
diffidence
yen
efface
dowdy
34. General agreement The ________ indicates that we are opposed to entering into this pact.
optician
consensus
deplicity
orifice
35. Confuse; muddle Do not ________ the issues by dragging in irrelevant arguments.
solace
gratify
quay
obfuscate
36. Shade of difference in meaning or color The unskilled eye of the layperson has difficulty in dicerning the ________s of color in the paintings.
hale
nuance
gouge
extant
37. Capable of being shaped by pounding Gold is a ________ metal.
malleable
pinion
incentive
camaraderie
38. Be revealed; happen When Austen writes the sentence "It had just ________d that he had left gaming debts behind him -" her meaning is not that the debts had just been incurred - but the the shocking news had just leaked out.
indiscriminate
cerebration
delusive
transpire
39. Measure; distribute He tried to be impartial in his efforts to ________ out justice.
mete
foment
rotundity
knell
40. Feasible The board of directors decided that the plan was ________ and agreed to undertake the project.
celibate
ramify
ashen
practicable
41. Pertaining to the lungs In his researches on ________ diseases - he discovered many facts about the lungs of animals and human beings.
pulmonary
abortive
juggernaut
zany
42. Questioner (specially harsh); investigator Fearing being grilled ruthlessly by the secret police - Marsha faced her ________s with trepidation.
salutary
lumber
subliminal
inquisitor
43. Modest He is so ________ that some people fail to realize how great a man he really is.
unassuming
mammoth
conception
geniality
44. Specialized knowledge; expert skill Although she was knowledgeable in a number of fields - she was hired for her particular ________ in computer programming.
berate
expertise
sheathe
disgorge
45. Silent; muffled; toned down In the funeral parlor - the mourners' voices had a ________ quality.
rectitude
malignant
muted
quietude
46. Controlling influence President Marcos failed to maintain his ________ over Philippines.
refectory
ascendancy
empirical
supplicate
47. Taunt You are unpopular because you are too free with your ________s and sarcastic comments.
quip
belabor
exuberant
foil
48. Bundle of stalks of grain; any bundle of things tied together The lawyer picked up a ________ of papers as he rose to question the witness.
emulate
sheaf
avarice
problematic
49. Assist - usually in doing something wrong - She was unwilling to ________ him in the swindle he had planned.
abet
exuberant
inquisitive
banal
50. Wandering away from the subject Nobody minded when Professor Renoir's lectures wandered away from their offical theme; his ________s were always more fascinating than the topic of the day.
implacable
digression
ingratiate
appal