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GRE Wordlist: Meanings - Complete Sentences

Subjects : english, vocabulary
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1. Recover The doctors were worried because the patient did not ________ as rapidly as they had expected.






2. Ungrateful person That ________ Bob sneered at the tie I gave him.






3. Pleasant; friendly My father loved to go out for a meal with ________ companions.






4. Pen name Samuel Clemens' ________ was Mark Twain.






5. Suffering from a disease; destroyed The extent of the ________ areas could be seen only when viewed from the air.






6. Iron block used in hammering out metals After heating the iron horseshoe in the forge - the blacksmith picked it up with his tongs and set it on the ________.






7. Experience; support; nourish He sustained such a severe injury that the doctors feared he would be unable to work to ________ his growing family.






8. Place of refuge or shelter; protection The refugees sought ________ from religious persecution in a new land.






9. Urge on He was ________ed by his friends until he yielded to their wishes.






10. Correct I want to ________ my error before it is too late.






11. Tool for mashing or grinding substances in a hard bowl From the way in which the elderly pharmacist pounded the drug with his ________ - young George could tell that his employer was agitated about something.






12. Equipment; odds and ends His desk was cluttered with paper - pen - ink - dictionary and other ________ of the writing craft.






13. Slanting; deviating from the perpendicular or from a straight line The sergeant ordered the men to march "________ right."






14. Opposite There is an ________ ratio between the strength of light and its distance.






15. Cater to the low desires of others The reviewer accused the makers of Lethal Weapon of ________ing to the masses' taste of violence.






16. Easy to approach; obtainable We asked our guide whether the ruins were ________ on foot.






17. Varied; greatly diversified A career woman and mother - she was constantly busy with the ________ activities of her daily life.






18. Bear fruit This peach tree should ________ in three years.






19. Flexible; yielding; adaptable In remodeling the bathroom - we replaced all the old - rigid lead pipes with new - ________ copper tubing.






20. Violent; rough; noisy The unruly crowd became even more ________ when he tried to quiet them.






21. Cheap and gaudy He won a few ________ trinkets in Coney Island.






22. Spotted; stained Instead of writing that Gorbachev had a birthmark on his forehead - the pompous young poet sang of the former premier's ________ brow.






23. Beginning; forming of a idea At the first ________ of the work - he was consulted.






24. Exaggeration; overstatement This salesman is guilty of ________ in describing his product; it is wise to discount his claims.






25. Slow; lazy; lethargic After two nights without sleep - she felt ________ and incapable of exertion.






26. Close; squeeze; The ________ed the package under her arm.






27. Boorish; rude - Dismayed by his ________ manners at the party - the girls vowed never to invite him again.






28. Discharge; give forth The maple syrup is obtained from the sap that the trees ________ in early spring.






29. Without definite purpose - plan - or aim; haphazard Although the sponsor of the raffle claimed all winners were chosen at ________ - people had their suspicions when the grand prize went to the sponsor's brother-in-law.






30. Speaking several languages New York City is a ________ community because of the thousands of immigrants who settle there.






31. Cause to sprout; sprout After the seeds ________ and develop their permanent leaves - the plants may be removed from the cold frames and transplanted to the garden.






32. Artificial; sham Hollywood actresses often create ________ tears by using glycerine.






33. Lustful Because they might arouse ________ impulses in their readers - the lewd books were banned by the clergy.






34. Turmoil; bewildering jumble. The existing ________ of overlapping federal and state proclaims cries out for immediate reform.






35. Make express conditions - specify Before agreeing to reduce American military forces in Europe - the president ________d that NATO teams be allowed to inspect Soviet bases.






36. Delayed He apologized for his ________ note of condolence to the widow of his friend and explained that he had just learned of her husband's untimely death.






37. Small world In the ________ of our rural village - we find illustrations of all the evils that beset the universe.






38. Combine; constitute; pay interest; increase The makers of the popular cold remedy ________ed a nasal decongestant with an antihistamine.






39. Hang about; wait nearby The police helicopter ________ed above the accident.






40. Long and thin ________ - gaunt - Abraham Lincoln was a striking figure.






41. Superiority of power - quantity - etc. The rebels sought to overcome the ________ of strength of the government forces by engaging in guerrilla tactics.






42. Revoke; annul What would the effect on our society be if we decriminalized drug use by ________ing the laws against the possession and sale of narcotics?






43. Foolish; idiotic. Such _________ and fatuous statements will create the impression that you are an ignorant individual.






44. Expand In the dark - the pupils of your eyes ________.






45. Relating to a unifying motif or idea Those who think of Moby Dick as a simple adventure story about whaling miss is underlying ________ import.






46. Premonition; foreboding Hamlet felt a ________ about his meeting with Laertes.






47. Secondary or minor occupation His hobby proved to be so fascinating and profitable that gradually he abandoned his regular occupation and concentrated on his ________.






48. Urge; start; provoke I am afraid that this statement will ________ a revolt.






49. Tunnels in which rabbits live; crowded conditions in which people live. The tenement was a veritable ________ - packed with people too poor to live elsewhere.






50. Remainder; balance In his will - he requested that after payment of debts - taxes - and funeral expenses - the ________ be given to his wife.






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