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GRE Wordlist: Meanings - Complete Sentences

Subjects : english, vocabulary
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1. Peripheral; only slightly connected; digressing Despite Clark's attempts to distract her with ________ remarks - Lois kept on coming back to her main question: why couldn't he come out to dinner with Superman and her?






2. Traditional; conservative in belief Faced with a problem - he preferred to take an ________ approach rather than shock anyone.






3. Rebellious We will not discuss reforms until the ________ troops have returned to their homes.






4. Plain; obvious My answer to your proposal is an ________ and absolute "No."






5. Width; extent We were impressed by the ________ of her knowledge.






6. Baffle; frustrate He felt that everyone was tying to ________ his plans and prevent his success.






7. Trunk of statue with head and limbs missing; human trunk This ________ - found in the ruins of Pompeii - is now on exhibition in the museum in Naples.






8. Fear; trembling agitation We must face the enemy without ________ if we are to win this battle.






9. Changing its habitat; wandering These ________ birds return every spring.






10. Forecasted course of a disease; prediction If the doctor's ________ is correct - the patient will be in a coma for at least twenty-four hours.






11. Able to walk He was described as an ________ patient because he was not confined to his bed.






12. Lessen in value If you neglect this properly - it will ________.






13. Study of mankind Sociology is one aspect of the science of ________.






14. Darken; extinguish; surpass The new stock market high ________d the previous record set in 1985.






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






16. Menacing; deadly Casting a ________ eye at his successful rival - the rejected suitor stole off - vowing to have his revenge.






17. 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.






18. Equal Your ignoring their pathetic condition is ________ to the murder.






19. Something attached to but holding an inferior position I will entertain this concept as an ________ to the main proposal.






20. Move with a wavelike motion The flag ________d in the breeze.






21. Front of the building The ________ of the church had often been photographed by tourists because it was more interesting than the rear.






22. Obligated; indebted Since I do not wish to be ________ to anyone - I cannot accept this favor.






23. Person with an insane desire to set things on fire The detectives searched the area for the ________ who had set these costly fires.






24. Avoid committing oneself; gain time I cannot permit you to ________ any longer; I must have a definite answer today.






25. Warn; reprove He ________ed his listeners to change their wicked ways.






26. Causing plague; baneful People were afraid to explore the ________ swap.






27. Provide scantily; live very economically They were forced to ________ on necessities in order to make their limited supplies last the winter.






28. Bitterness; nerve The knowledge of his failure filled him with ________.






29. Framework and working parts of an automobile - Examining the car after the accident - the owner discovered that the body had been ruined but that the ________ was unharmed.






30. Having an aim; biased; designed to further a cause The editorials in this periodical are ________ rather than truth-seeking.






31. Imitate or mimic He was suspended for a week because he had ________d the principal in front of the whole school.






32. Loud - resounding noise - The blacksmith was accustomed to the ________ of hammers on steel.






33. Drifting wreckage Beachcombers eke out a living by salvaging the ________ and jetsam of the sea.






34. Sheer; transparent They saw the burglar clearly through the ________ curtain.






35. Unchanging; lacking development Nothing had changed at home; things were ________ there






36. Parti-colored; mixed The captain had gathered a ________ crew to sail the vessel.






37. Sign; omen; forewarning He regarded the black cloud as a ________ of evil.






38. Open up He did not even try to ________ the subject of poetry.






39. Being everywhere; omnipresent That Christmas "The Little Drummer Boy" seemed ________: Justin heard the tune everywhere he went.






40. Speechless; producing indistinct speech He became ________ with rage and uttered sounds without meaning.






41. White with age The man was ________ and wrinkled when he was 70.






42. Boasted; bragged; highly publicized This much ________ project proved a disappointment when it collapsed.






43. Coloring matter Van Gogh mixed various ________s with linseed oil to create his paints.






44. Drink (alcoholic beverages) frequently He found that his most enjoyable evenings occurred when he ________d with his friends at the local pub.






45. Forcible restraint - especially unlawfully The hostages were held under ________ until the prisoners' demands were met.






46. Theft Because of the prisoner's record - the district attorney refused to reduce the charge from grand ________ to petit larceny.






47. Set free At first - the attempts of the Abolitioninst to ________ the slaves were unpopular in New England as well as in the South.






48. Speak distinctly How will people understand you if you do not ________?






49. Combine; unite in one body The unions will attempt to ________ their groups into one national body.






50. Practical This is an entirely ________ proposal. I suggest we adopt it.