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GRE Wordlist: Meanings - Complete Sentences
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1. Sleepwalker The most famous ________ in literature is Lady Macbeth; her monologue in the sleepwalking scene is one of the highlights of Shakespeare's play.
paradox
vociferous
somnambulist
analgesic
2. Provide a refuge for; hide The church ________ed illegal aliens who were political refugees.
encompass
alliteration
surly
harbor
3. Prudent; cautious - Investigating before acting - she tried always to be ________.
circumspect
eloquence
disgorge
unfrock
4. Speaking several languages New York City is a ________ community because of the thousands of immigrants who settle there.
polyglot
torrent
wan
flout
5. Scholar who overemphasizes book learning or technicalities Her insistence that the book be memorized marked the teacher as a ________ rather than a scholar.
pedant
concave
jaunty
cavil
6. Concise; meaty I enjoy reading his essays because they are always compact and ________.
ephemeral
pithy
spangle
rapport
7. Unable to be restrained or held back Her high spirits were ________.
abrasive
irrepressible
steep
fodder
8. Cancel Because of public resentment - the king had to ________ his order.
converse
rescind
cognitive
viscid
9. Timely; well chosen You have come at an ________ moment for I need a new secretary.
wheedle
equanimity
opportune
entice
10. Schemes I can see through your wily ________.
compute
machinations
disgorge
harbor
11. Belittle Do not ________ anyone's contribution; these little gifts add up to large sums.
sequester
disparage
cadaver
windfall
12. Exceed; surpass This accomplishment ________s all our previous efforts.
panache
alleviate
transcend
sustenance
13. Ornament worn on the shoulder (of a uniform - etc.) The shoulder loops on Sam Spade's trench coat are the nonmilitary counterparts of the fringed ________s on George Washington's uniform.
topography
solace
devout
epaulet
14. Doubtful He has the ________ distinction of being the lowest man in his class.
dubious
finicky
capitulate
repugnance
15. Block legislation by making long speeches Even though we disapproved of Senator Foghorn's political goals - we were impressed by his ability to ________ endlessly to keep an issue from coming to a vote.
vintner
recondite
satiate
filibuster
16. Having human form or characteristics Primitive religions often have deities with ________ characteristics.
excoriate
necromancy
aureole
anthropomorphic
17. Liberated; freed from chains Chained to the wall for months on end - the hostage despaired that he would ever be ________.
unfettered
prevalent
conscript
suppliant
18. Necessary requirement Many colleges state that a student must offer three years of a language as a ________ for admission.
reciprocal
requisite
turgid
unobtrusive
19. Excessively fat It is advisable that ________ people try to lose weight.
invulnerable
obese
xenophobia
baffle
20. Lacking in spirit or energy We had expected him to be full of enthusiasm and were surprised by his ________ attitude.
asteroid
drudgery
listless
hackles
21. Resistance to authority; insubordination His words - though not treasonous in themselves - were calculated to arouse thoughts of ________.
alliteration
sedition
holster
vindictive
22. Records; history In the ________ of this period - we find no mention of democratic movements.
annals
potion
optimist
parody
23. Examine in order to verify authenticity; arrange in order They ________d the newly found manuscripts to determine their age.
collate
mirage
abnegation
festive
24. Cajole; coax; deceive by flattery. She knows she can ________ almost anything she wants from her father.
atrocity
sportive
thrall
wheedle
25. Thorough; inclusive This book provides a ________ review of verbal and math skills for the SAT.
comprehensive
quarry
incongruity
emancipate
26. Hereditary nobility; privileged class Americans have mixed feelings about hereditary ________.
alliteration
bellicose
retain
aristocracy
27. Lack of balance or symmetry; disproportion Because of the great ________ between the number of men and women invited - the dance was unsuccessful.
protract
imbalance
vulpine
ineluctable
28. Generous; showing bounty She distributed gifts in a ________ and gracious manner.
dilatory
unprecedented
convention
bountiful
29. Narrow-mindedness; isolation The ________ of the islanders manifested itself in their suspicion of anyuthing foreign.
prototype
wizardry
reconnaissance
insularity
30. Fleeting; vanishing For a brief moment - the entire skyline was bathed in an orange-red hue in the ________ rays of the sunset.
propellant
heckler
evanescent
perjury
31. Talkativeness The man who married a dumb wife asked the doctor to make him deaf because of his wife's ________ after her cure.
convene
rampart
garrulity
sublime
32. Tip Many service employees rely more on ________(ies) than on salaries for their livelihood.
imbalance
staid
gratuity
oracular
33. Survey of enemy by soldiers; reconnoitering If you encounter any enemy soldiers during your ________- capture them for questioning.
reconnaissance
quotidian
erroneous
fervid
34. Malicious misrepresentation - He could endure his financial failure - but he could not bear the ________ that his foes heaped upon him.
calumny
nemesis
unwonted
vernal
35. Carelessness ________ can prove costly near complicated machinery.
blighted
extenuate
miscreant
negligence
36. Supposed He is the ________ father of the child.
embryonic
reputed
lank
tout
37. Ostracize; banish; outlaw Antony - Octavius and Lepidus ________d all those who had conspired against Julius Caesar.
fugitive
vicissitude
consort
proscribe
38. Fit or attack of pain - laughter - rage When he heared of his son's misdeeds - he was seized by a ________ of rage.
desecrate
ashen
paroxysm
impropriety
39. Drawback; debtsHer lack of an extensive vocabulary was a ________ that she was able to overcome.
liability
efficacy
vise
chaffing
40. Clowning John Candy's ________ in Uncle Buck was hilarious.
vociferous
rejoinder
buffoonery
interim
41. Be thrifty; set limits "Spare no expense -" the bride's father said - refusing to ________ on the wedding arrangements.
candor
abusive
stint
episodic
42. Run at the nose; snuffle; whine Don't you come ________ing to me complaining about your big brother.
snivel
replicate
enrapture
entree
43. Shaky; infirm from old age Although he is not as yet a ________ and senile old man - his ideas and opinions no longer can merit the respect we gave them years ago.
drone
monarchy
doddering
raucous
44. Roll in; indulge in; become helpless. The hippopotamus loves to ________in the mud.
wallow
suborn
visage
unctous
45. Strength; staying power I doubt that she has the ________ to run the full distance of the marathon race.
stamina
perimeter
document
enjoin
46. Whimsical; visionary This is a ________ scheme because it does not consider the facts.
consensus
apostate
coagulate
fanciful
47. Outstanding; superior The king traveled to Boston because he wanted the ________ surgeon in the field to perform the operation.
apparition
append
preeminent
disclaim
48. Forerunners; advance forces We are the ________ of a tremendous army that is following us.
propagate
vanguard
recluse
pedagogy
49. Time past. He dreamed of the elegant homes of _________ - but gave no thought to their inelegant plumbing.
yore
apothegm
misnomer
impalpable
50. Withdrawal The ________ of the Southern states provided Lincoln with his first major problem after his inauguration.
metropolis
modulation
secession
bucolic