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GRE Wordlist: Meanings - Complete Sentences
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1. Lie; mislead; attempt to conceal the truth The audience saw through his attempts to ________ on the subject under discussion and ridiculed his remarks.
prate
gerrymander
equivocate
caricature
2. Body of customers - The rock club attracted a young - stylish ________.
clientele
upshot
trident
mauve
3. Harmful Smoking cigarettes can be ________ to your health.
ethereal
reprieve
venal
injurious
4. Fairness; justice Our courts guarantee ________ to all.
jurisprudence
equity
initiate
fissure
5. Without money Now that he was wealthy - he gladly contributed to funds to assist ________ and disbled persons.
impecunious
splice
ennui
pharisaical
6. Weakness The doctor prescribed vitamin and mineral supplements for the sick old woman because of her ________.
servitude
exasperate
frailty
brittle
7. Very small In the twentieth century - physicists have made their greatest discoveries about the characteristics of ________ objects like the atom and its parts.
infinitesimal
muster
concise
torque
8. Move heavily of clumsily Still somewhat torpid after its long hibernation - the bear ________ed through the woods.
avuncular
lumber
instigate
disgruntle
9. Science of preparing and serving good food One of the by-products of his trip to Europe was his interest in ________; he enjoyed preparing and serving foreign dishes to his friends.
turncoat
adverse
juncture
gastronomy
10. Shed or cast off hair or feathers The male robin ________ed in the spring.
molt
interdict
deplete
reprimand
11. Distasteful (because excessive); excessively sweet or sentimental - Disliking the ________ sweetness of standard wedding cakes - Jody and Tom chose a homemade carrot cake for their reception.
orifice
cloying
misdemeanor
estranged
12. Deadly It is unwise to leave ________ weapons where children may find them.
lethal
actuarial
inscrutable
retribution
13. Higher mental powers He thought college would develop his ________.
grueling
recourse
serrated
intellect
14. Hollow The back-packers found partial shelter from the storm by huddling against the ________ wall of the cliff.
anthropomorphic
exalt
concave
entity
15. Person who has a compulsive desire to steal They discovered that the wealthy customer was a ________ when they caught her stealing some cheap trinkets.
umbrage
subliminal
kleptomaniac
precipitate
16. Flood; rush When we advertised the position - we received a ________ of applications.
scintilla
hackles
ravenous
deluge
17. Moderation (especially regarding indulgence in alcohol); seriousness Neither drunkards nor comics are noted for ________.
sobriety
headstrong
transmute
antediluvian
18. Oppression; cruel government Frederick Douglass fought against the ________ of slavery throughout his entire life.
mutilate
bandy
tyranny
quaff
19. Place of spiritual expiation In this ________ - he could expect no help from his comrades.
incapacitate
purgatory
catapult
quaint
20. Saturate - fill His visits to the famous Gothic cathedrals ________d him with feelings of awe and reverence.
imbue
canine
misgivings
murkiness
21. Chance; luck In his poem ________ - Thomas Hardy objects to the part chance plays in our lives.
eminent
fray
chaste
hap
22. Excess; overabundance She offered a ________ of excuses for her shortcomings.
plethora
leonine
tantrum
contraband
23. Having an aim; biased; designed to further a cause The editorials in this periodical are ________ rather than truth-seeking.
tendentious
gerrymander
upshot
slag
24. Doubt; challenge; gainsay I cannot ________ your honesty without evidence.
impugn
constraint
colossus
exemplify
25. Most favorable If you wait for the ________ moment to act - you may never begin your project .
illimitable
miasma
ponderous
optimum
26. Open to view According to the United States Constitution - a person must commit an ________ act before he may be tried for treason.
fleck
overt
paroxysm
doctrinaire
27. Pleasantly tart-tasting; stimulating The ________sauce added to our enjoyment of the meal.
internecine
provident
piquant
illuminate
28. Partial shadow (in an eclipse) During an eclipse - we can see an area of total darkness and a lighter area - which is the ________.
penumbra
entity
levee
array
29. Suggested or implied meaning of an expression Foreigners frequently are unaware of the ________s of the words they use.
misogynist
connotation
hallucination
hybrid
30. Native Tobacco is one of the ________ plants that the early explorers found in this country.
indigenous
quell
garbled
veracity
31. Pertaining to the organs or sense of touch His callused hands had lost their ________ sensitivity.
inter
tactile
scanty
fastidious
32. Goodness; moral excellence; good quality A ________ carried to extremes can turn into something resembling vice; humility - for example - can degenerate into servility and spinelessness.
ubiquitous
virtue
pecuniary
dotage
33. Tax of one-tenth Because he was an agnostic - he refused to pay his ________s to the clergy.
ignoble
tithe
avid
discretion
34. Outcome The ________ of the rematch was that the former champion proved that he still possessed all the skills of his youth.
upshot
itinerant
amenable
harbinger
35. Poem or song expressing lamentation On the death of Edward King - Milton composed the ________ "Lycidas."
gorge
patois
elegy
personable
36. Green; lush in vegetation Monet's paintings of the ________ meadows were symphonies in green.
verdant
ostensible
insolvent
placid
37. Contrast In "Star Wars -" dark - evil Darth Vader is a perfect ________ for fair-haired - naive Luke Skywalker.
vortex
sporadic
foil
monastic
38. Curative Now better known for its racetrack - Saratoga Springs first gained attention for the ________ qualities of its famous "healing waters."
nubile
turmoil
therapeutic
narcissist
39. Loss of speech due to injury or illness After the automobile accident - the victim had periods of ________ when he could not speak at all or could only mumble incoherently.
aphasia
sibylline
transient
amenities
40. Lacking He was ________ of any personal desire for gain in his endeavor to secure improvement in the community.
irreconsilable
coincident
devoid
quarry
41. Pertaining to maffige or the matrimonial state In his telegram - he wished the newlyweds a lifetime of ________ bliss.
obscure
complacent
connubial
consign
42. Strict - stern His ________ demeanor prevented us from engaging in our usual frivolous activities.
syllogism
ephemeral
austere
anticlimax
43. Difference; condition of inequality The ________ in their ages made no difference at all.
recount
disparity
contortions
misapprehension
44. Earthwork or other strong defense; person who defends The navy is our principal bulwark against invasion.
repeal
satiate
venerable
bulwark
45. Church dignitary The archbishop of Moscow and other high-ranking ________s visited the Russian Orthodox seminary.
prelate
idiosyncrasy
sectarian
tenacity
46. Environment; means of expression His ________ is watercolors - although he has produced excellent oil paintings and lithographs.
conventional
incompatible
homily
milieu
47. Nimbleness The ________ of the acrobat amazed and thrilled the audience.
optician
guile
excerpt
agility
48. Taking up again; recommencement During the summer break - Don had not realized how much he missed university life: at the ________ of classes - however - he felt marked excitement and pleasure.
contrived
enormity
ramp
resumption
49. Childish His ________ pranks sometimes offended his more mature friends.
puerile
succumb
hardy
steep
50. Domestic; made at home homespun wit - like homespun cloth - was often coarse and plain.
absolute
homespun
contentious
hibernate