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GRE Wordlist: Meanings - Complete Sentences

Subjects : english, vocabulary
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1. Sharp-cornered; stiff in manner His features - though ________ - were curiously attractive.






2. Form of government of nation or state Our ________ should be devoted to the concept that the government should strive for the good of all citizens.






3. Whimsical; visionary This is a ________ scheme because it does not consider the facts.






4. Emancipate; free from bondage Enlightened slave owners were willing to ________ their slaves and thus put an end to the evil slavery in the country.






5. Serious or fatal accident - The number of automotive ________(ies) on this holiday weekend was high.






6. Fit or attack of pain - laughter - rage When he heared of his son's misdeeds - he was seized by a ________ of rage.






7. Faithless lover; flirt Swearing he had never so much as looked at another woman - Jack assured Jill he was no ________.






8. Unintelligible; muddled; illogical The bereaved father sobbed and stammered - his words becoming almost ________ in his grief.






9. Ornamental clasp She treasured the ________ because it was an heirloom.






10. Award of merit In Hollywood - an "Oscar" is the highest ________.






11. Common; pertaining to the common people His speeches were aimed at the ________ minds and emotions; they disgusted the more refined.






12. Not noticing; disregarding He drove on - ________ of the warnings that the road was dangerous.






13. Social blunder According to Miss Manners - to call your husband by your lover's name is worse than a mere ________; it is a tactical mistake.






14. Slander; vilify He was avoided by all who feared that he would ________ and abuse them if they displeased him.






15. Every two years The group held ________ meetings instead of annual ones.






16. Small stream As the rains continued - the trickle of water running down the hillside grew into a ________ that threatened to wash away a portion of the slope.






17. Hanging; suspended The ________ chandeliers swayed in the breeze as if they were about to fall from the ceiling.






18. Narrow in outlook; provincial; related to parishes Although Jane Austen writes novels set in small rural communities - her concerns are universal - not ________.






19. Plundering After the ________s of the invaders - the people were penniless.






20. Social outcast I am not a ________ to be shunned and ostracized.






21. Stubbornly wrongheaded; wicked and unacceptable When Hannibal Lecter was in a ________ mood - he ate the flesh of his victims.






22. Producing tears His voice has a ________ quality that is more appropriate at a funeral than a class reunion.






23. Hairs on back and neck - especially of a dog The dog's ________ rose and he began to growl as the sound of footsteps grew louder.






24. Resentment; anger; sense of injury or insult She took ________ at his remarks and stormed away in a huff.






25. Excess; overabundance She offered a ________ of excuses for her shortcomings.






26. Seemingly reasonable but incorrect Let us not be misled by such ________ arguments.






27. Uprightness He was renowned for his ________ and integrity.






28. Prophetic; pertaining to revelations; especially of disaster His ________ remarks were dismissed by his audience as wild surmises.






29. Beggar From the moment we left the ship - we were surrounded by ________s and peddlers.






30. Specialized knowledge; expert skill Although she was knowledgeable in a number of fields - she was hired for her particular ________ in computer programming.






31. Pertaining to a germ; creative Such an idea is ________; I am certain that it will influence thinkers and philosophers for many generations.






32. Muddy; having the sediment disturbed The water was ________ after the children had waded through it.






33. Crazy; comic. I can watch the Marx brothers'_________ antics for hours.






34. Self-evident truth Many a ________ is well expressed in a proverb.






35. Person interested mostly in external objects and actions A good salesperson in usually an ________ - who likes to mingle with people.






36. Rural In these stories of ________ life - we find an understanding of the daily tasks of country folk.






37. Trembling; wavering She was ________ more from excitement than from fear.






38. Violent; rough; noisy The unruly crowd became even more ________ when he tried to quiet them.






39. Logically convincing; sound; legally acceptable You're going to have to come up with a better argument if you want to convince me that your reasoning is ________.






40. Poisonous snake The habitat of the horned ________ - a particularly venomous snake - is in sandy regions like the Sahara or the Sinai peninsula.






41. Worldly; not pertaining to church matters; temporal The church leaders decided not interfere in ________ matters.






42. Set of bells capable of being played - The carillon in the bell tower of the Coca-Cola pavilion at the New York World's Fair provided musical entertainment every hour.






43. Gigantic The ________ corporations of the twentieth century are a mixed blessing






44. Mock; ridicule He ________ed at dentists until he had his first toothache.






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






46. Ghastly She shuddered at the ________ sight.






47. Corpse - In some states - it is illegal to dissect ________s.






48. Imprudent disrespect; haughtiness How dare you treat me so rudely! The manager will hear of you ________.






49. Being in debt He was in ________ with his payments on the car.






50. Conspiring in a fraudulent scheme The swindlers were found guilty of ________.