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GRE Wordlist: Meanings - Complete Sentences

Subjects : english, vocabulary
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1. Sing; babble. Every morning the birds ________d outside her window.






2. Plainly expressed Her ________ comments eliminated all posibility of misinterpretation.






3. Entire range In this performance - the leading lady was able to demonstrate the complete ________ of her acting ability.






4. Express sympathetic sorrow His friends gathered to ________ with him over his loss.






5. Person who makes or sells women's hats The ________ displayed fashionable hats in the street where many women passed by.






6. Devout The ________ parents gave their children a religious upbringing.






7. Damnation; complete ruin Praying for salvation - young Daedalus feared he was damned to eternal ________.






8. Strict disciplinarian The commanding officer was a ________ who observed each regulation to the ltter.






9. Incapable of injury Achilles was ________ except in his heel.






10. Person of prominence or influence The steel ________ decided to devote more time to city politics.






11. Custom; habitual procedure. As was his _________ - he jogged two miles every morning before going to work.






12. Thick-skinned animal The elephant is probably the best-known ________






13. Spot Her cheeks ________ed with tears - were testimony to the hours of weeping.






14. Husky; muscular - The ________ mover lifted the packing crate with ease.






15. Supplement to the body of a will This ________ was drawn up five years after the writing of the original will.






16. In feudalism - one who held land of a superior lord The lord demanded that his ________s contribute more to his military campaign.






17. Drowsy; dull The stuffy room made her ________; she felt as if she was about to nod off.






18. Distress; suffering After all the trials and ________s we have gone through - we need this rest.






19. Renounce; give up - When Edward VII ________d the British throne - he surprised the entire world.






20. Devoted to the pleasures of the senses; carnal; voluptous I cannot understand what caused him to drop his ________ way of life and become so ascetic.






21. Praiseworthy; commendable His ________ deeds will be remarked by all whom he aided.






22. Stronghold; something seen as a source of protection The villagers fortified the town hall - hoping this improvised ________ could protect them from the guerrila raids.






23. Argue about prices I prefer to shop in a store that has a one-price policy because - whenever I ________ with a shopkeeper - I am never certain that I paid a fair price for the articles I purchased.






24. Stuffy; boringly conservative For a young person - Winston seems remarkably ________: you'd expect someone of his age to have a little more life.






25. Secret; mysterious What was ________ to us was clear to the psychologist.






26. Rhythmic rise and fall (of words or sounds); beat - Marching down the road - the troops sang out - following the ________ set by the sergeant.






27. Something long-lasting Tese plants are hardy ________s and will bloom for many years.






28. Existing at birth His ________ deformity disturbed his parents.






29. Persuade to act unlawfully (especially to commit perjury) In the Godfather - the mobsters used bribery and threats to ________ the witnesses against Don Michael Corleone.






30. No longer stylish; old-fahioned Unconcerned about keeping in style - Lenore was perfectly happy to wear ________ clothes as long as they were clean and unfrayed.






31. Composed; grave The parents were worried because they felt their son was too quiet and ________.






32. Overstock; fill to excess The many manufacturers ________ted the market and could not find purchasers for the many articles they had produced.






33. Means of support - food - nourishment In the tropics - the natives find ________ easy to obtain because of all the fruit trees.






34. Dock; landing place Because of the captain's carelessness - the ship crashed into the ________.






35. Call forth He ________d much criticism by his hostile manner.






36. Fight The captain tried to ascertain the cause of the ________ that had broken out among the crew members.






37. Prove genuine An expert was needed to ________ the original Van Gogh painting - distinguishing it from its imitation.






38. Lizard that changes color in different situations - Like the ________ - he assumed the political coloration of every group he met.






39. Lacking in flavor; dull Flat prose and flat ginger ale are equally ________: both lack sparkle.






40. Pertaining to spring We may expect ________ showers all during the month of April.






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






42. Temporary platform for workers; bracing framework; platform for execution Before painting the house - the workers put up a ________ to allow them to work on the second story.






43. Dilemma When the two colleges to which he had applied accepted him - he was in a ________ as to which one he should attend.






44. Weary; sluggish; listless Her siege of illness left her ________ and pallid.






45. Operate with the hands; control or change by artful means How do you ________ these puppets?






46. Promise or pledge; certainty; self-confidence When Gutherie gave Guiness his ________ that rehearsals were going well - he spoke with such assurance that Guiness was convinced.






47. Pertaining to Pharisees - who paid scrupulous attention to tradition; self-righteous; hypocritical Walter Lippmann has pointed out that moralists who do not attempt to explain the moral code they advocate are often regarded as ________ and ignored.






48. Severe trial or affliction Terry Anderson spoke movingly of his long ________ as a hostage in Lebanon.






49. Ease pain; make less severe or offensive If we cannot cure this disease at present - we can - at least try to ________ the symptoms.






50. Prohibit; forbid Civilized nations must ________ the use of nuclear weapons if we expect out society to live.