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GRE Wordlist: Meanings - Complete Sentences
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1. Nearness The deer sensed the hunter's ________ and bounded away.
proximity
predilection
unctous
thespian
2. Excessively fat It is advisable that ________ people try to lose weight.
atone
dapper
ludicrous
obese
3. Displaying foresight; thrifty; preparing for emergencies In his usual ________ manner - he had insured himself against this type of loss.
nihilism
melee
renege
provident
4. Roundness; sonorousness of speech Washington Irving emphasized the ________ of the governor by describing his height and circumference.
digression
flaccid
mangy
rotundity
5. Blacken All attempts to ________ the character of our late President have failed; the people still love him and cherish his memory.
animated
metaphor
prevail
denigrate
6. Green coating on copper which has been exposed to the weather Despite all attempts to protect the statue from the elements - it became coated with ________.
epaulet
verdigris
aversion
unsullied
7. Excessively careful He was ________ in checking his accounts and never made mistakes.
meticulous
gratis
denotation
hoax
8. Controversy; argument in support of point of view Her essays were - for the main part - ________s for the party's policy.
roseate
coiffure
polemic
mote
9. Crazy; comic. I can watch the Marx brothers'_________ antics for hours.
zany
exemplify
slag
polyglot
10. Soak Their clothes were ________d by the rain.
slough
frugality
facet
saturate
11. Tentative The appointment is ________; only on the approval of the board of directors will it be made permanent.
provisional
tender
subtlety
fiat
12. Work laboriously; make slow painful progress You must ________ through 3500 words list in order to achieve a high score on GRE.
spurn
toil
relic
stigma
13. Pertaining to language The modern tourist will encounter very little ________ difficulty as English has become an almost universal language.
linguistic
intractable
exalt
pithy
14. Equal Your ignoring their pathetic condition is ________ to the murder.
zany
tantamount
lofty
reconcile
15. Reason; justify an improper act Do not try to ________ your behavior by blaming your companions.
writhe
rationalize
necromancy
periphery
16. Extremely small The twins resembled one another closely; only ________ differences set them apart.
resignation
breach
emanate
minute
17. Insert between She talked so much that I could not ________ a single remark.
baroque
agape
interpolate
cauterize
18. Advance; improve Your chances for promotion in this department will be ________d if you take some more courses in evening school.
enhance
devolve
striated
nullify
19. Riddle; difficult problem During the long car ride - she invented ________s to entertain the children.
disburse
taut
conundrum
abash
20. Widespread; affecting the majority of people They feared the AIDS epidemic would soon reach ________ proportions.
debris
slapdash
pandemic
fatalism
21. Common; pertaining to the common people His speeches were aimed at the ________ minds and emotions; they disgusted the more refined.
plebeian
efface
sedate
flinch
22. Change; introduction of something new She loved ________ just because they were new.
misogamy
voracious
innovation
litigation
23. Plowed but sowed; uncultivated Farmers have learned that it is advisable to permit land to let ________ every few years.
complicity
paraphernalia
fallow
zephyr
24. Preceding events or circumstances that influence what comes later; early life; ancestors Before giving permission for Drummie to marry Estella - Miss Havisham had a few questions about the young man's birth and ________.
antecedents
brawn
pan
sophistication
25. Sorcery; magic. Merlin amazed the knights with his _________.
meddlesome
rile
wizardry
demur
26. Matchless; not able to be imitated We admire Auden for his ________ use of language; he is one of a kind.
balk
horticultural
incandescent
inimitable
27. Calmness; placidity The ________ of the sleepy town was shattered by a tremendous explosion.
dissolution
serenity
despise
apostate
28. Charge with crime in office; indict The angry congressman wanted to ________ the President for his misdeeds.
demagogue
mete
impeach
errant
29. Understood but not stated Jack never told Jill he adored her; he believed his love was ________ in his deeds.
umbrage
misgivings
centurion
implicit
30. Retired or disqualified because of age The ________ man was indignant because he felt that he could still perform a good day's work.
lucre
appropriate
heresy
superannuated
31. Apparatus used to maintain balance - ascertain direction - etc. By using a rotating ________ - they were able to stabilize the vessel - counteracting the rolling movements of the sea.
precedent
debilitate
trigger
gyroscope
32. Accident With a little care you could have avoided this ________.
saccharine
incompatible
baleful
mishap
33. Looking within oneself We all have our ________ moments during which we examine our souls.
abscond
shrew
passe
introspective
34. Slavish; cringing Constantly fawning on his employer - humble Uriah Heap was a ________ creature.
fauna
therapeutic
congeal
servile
35. Token of disgrace; brand I do not attach any ________ to the fact that you were accused of this crime; the fact that you were acquitted clears you completely.
saccharine
larceny
stigma
avuncular
36. Weak; ineffective Although he wished to break the nicotine habit - he found himself ________ in resisisting the craving for a cigarette.
acuity
impotent
gadfly
centrifuge
37. Wakefulness; inability to sleep He refused to join us in a midnight cup of coffee because he claimed it gave him ________.
enfranchise
gruff
whinny
insomnia
38. Luxuriate; take pleasure in warmth ________ing on the beach - she relaxed so completely that she fell asleep.
cipher
blatant
visage
bask
39. Darkness; gloom The ________ and fog of the waterfront that evening depressed me.
murkiness
concur
rider
complacent
40. Gaudy She wore a ________ rhinestone necklace.
equivocal
garish
expletive
candor
41. 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.
adulation
gastronomy
silt
replica
42. Very large number ________s of mosquitoes from the swamps invaded our village every twilight.
reprobation
myriad
cantata
tacit
43. Extremely small Tiny and delicate - the model was built on a ________ scale.
consign
lilliputian
saturnine
acuity
44. Reluctant He was ________ to revealing the sources of his information.
apropos
existential
averse
onerous
45. Sociable Typically - party-throwers are ________; hermits are not.
incredulity
turncoat
gregarious
brawn
46. Reproduce; duplicate To the chagrin of the scientists - they were unable to ________ the results of their controversial experiment.
chimerical
pittance
despoil
replicate
47. Having many languages Because they are bordered by so many countries - the Swiss people are ________.
rout
antediluvian
multilingual
unsullied
48. Gigantic The ________ corporations of the twentieth century are a mixed blessing
mammoth
amulet
weather
hap
49. Brawl The three musketeers were in the thick of ________.
nugatory
array
fray
exult
50. Fail completely; sink After hitting the submerged iceberg - the Titanic started taking in water rapidly and soon ________ed.
vaunted
grievance
revulsion
founder
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