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GRE Wordlist: Meanings - Complete Sentences
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1. Extremely agitated; hysterical When Kate heard the news of the sudden tragedy - she became too ________ to work and had to leave the office early.
malfeasance
overwrought
incarcerate
repugnance
2. Boisterous; noisy The crowd became ________ and shouted their disapproval of the proposals made by the speaker.
indissoluble
explicit
equanimity
obstreperous
3. Unit of weight for precious stones; measure of fineness of gold - He gave her a diamond that weighed three ________s and was mounted in an eighteen-carat gold band.
fervid
apropos
imply
carat
4. Powerful person The oil ________s made great profits when the price of gasoline rose.
bellicose
mogul
inquisitor
obstinate
5. Scarcity The ________ of skilled labor compelled the employers to open trade schools.
felicity
fractious
pseudonym
dearth
6. Grieve; express sorrow Even advocates of the war ________ed the loss of so many lives in combat.
lament
derogatory
retinue
extant
7. Put to rout; defeat; disconcert This ruse will ________ the enemy.
discomfit
functionary
transpire
fluster
8. Loyal; unswerving Penelope was ________ in her affections - faithfully waiting for Ulysses to return from his wanderings.
serrated
arid
ramification
steadfast
9. Fear A ruler who maintains his power by ________ is bound to develop clandestine resistance.
vacillate
pertinent
intimidation
aquiline
10. 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.
vagary
studied
scaffold
sectarian
11. Stamp-collector When she heard the value of the Penny Black stamp - Phyllis was inspired to become a ________.
philatelist
stoic
celestial
nonchalance
12. Susceptible to wounds Achilles was ________ only in his heel.
unique
connubial
vulnerable
servile
13. Belief in one God Abraham was the first to proclaim his belief in ________.
succor
proscribe
depict
monotheism
14. Similarity; parallelism Your ________ is not a good one because the two situations are not similar.
skittish
oblique
urbane
analogy
15. Spying In order to maintain its power - the government developed a system of ________ that penetrated every hosehold.
specious
besmirch
espionage
virtual
16. Motivated solely by money or gain "I'm not in this war because I get my kicks waving flags -" said the ________ soldier. "I'm in it for the dough."
mercenary
regicide
obstreperous
incriminate
17. Swamp gas; heavy - vaporous atmosphere - often emanating from decaying matter; pervasive corrupting influence The smog hung over Victorian London like a dark cloud; noisome - reeking of decay - it was a visible ________.
replicate
hapless
symbiosis
miasma
18. Bitterness; hatred Let us forget out ________ and cooperate in this new endeavor.
circlet
supposititious
rancor
neologism
19. Awkward He is an ________ young man; he trips over everything.
impropriety
memorialize
prognosticate
ungainly
20. Scold; reproach I must ________ him for his unruly behavior.
untenable
upbraid
brazen
surrogate
21. Abnormal or deviant - Given the ________ nature of the data - we came to doubt the validity of the entire experiment.
aberrant
sublimate
querulous
mediocre
22. Someone who eats too much When Mother saw that Bobby had eaten all the cookies - she called him a little ________.
barefaced
amenities
residue
glutton
23. Pertaining to the organs or sense of touch His callused hands had lost their ________ sensitivity.
tactile
interim
potentate
ignite
24. Secret; mysterious What was ________ to us was clear to the psychologist.
indulgent
quack
arcane
desolate
25. Person or thing in excess of what is necessary; extra His first appearance on the stage was as a ________ in a Shakespearean tragedy.
supernumerary
apostate
delve
unconscionable
26. Thresh grain by hand; strike or slap; toss about In medieval times - warriors ________ed their foe with a metal ball attached to a handle.
ghastly
anomaly
avarice
flail
27. Charge in court; indict After his indictment by the Grand Jury - the accused man was ________ed in the County Criminal Court.
arraign
apoplexy
context
warren
28. Hypothesis; surmise I based my decision to confide in him on the ________ that he would be discreet.
carnage
benediction
categorical
supposition
29. Grave; serius; coy She was ________ and reserved.
gaudy
demure
caustic
lucre
30. Sheer; like cobwebs Nylon can be woven into ________ or thick fabrics.
gossamer
precedent
foible
lavish
31. Hesitate; shrink He did not ________ in the face of danger but fought back bravely.
relinquish
flinch
wary
abjure
32. Healthful Many people with hay fever move to more ________ sections of the country during the months of August and September.
abrogate
tureen
pertinent
salubrious
33. Expurgate After the film editors had ________d the language in the script - the motion picture's rating was changed from "R" to "PG."
viscid
bowdlerize
devotee
blithe
34. Interpret incorrectly; misjudge She took the passage seriously rather than humourously because she ________d the author's ironic tone.
decollete
citadel
pugilist
misconstrue
35. Menacing; deadly Casting a ________ eye at his successful rival - the rejected suitor stole off - vowing to have his revenge.
heterodox
verve
baleful
severance
36. Relieve This should ________ the pain; if it does not - we shall have to use stronger drugs.
alleviate
haggle
harass
fete
37. Theft Because of the prisoner's record - the district attorney refused to reduce the charge from grand ________ to petit larceny.
auxiliary
larceny
construe
equitable
38. Teacher of philosophy; quibbler; employer of fallacious reasoning You are using all the devices of a ________ in trying to prove your case; your argument is specious.
sophist
premonition
foppish
wan
39. Overseer of morals; person who eliminates inappropriate matter - Soldiers dislike having their mail read by a ________ but understand the need for this precaution.
floe
boon
toady
censor
40. Powerful; strong; potent We must keep his friendship for he will make a ________ ally.
domineer
tautological
obfuscate
puissant
41. Tendency to keep together A firm believer in the maxim "Divide and conquer -" the emperor - by lies and trickery - sought to disrupt the ________ of the free nations.
exposure
cohesion
depredation
autopsy
42. Stretch out full on ground He ________d himself before the idol.
prostrate
spate
ewe
demented
43. Contemptible Your ________ remarks call for no reply.
limn
despicable
somnolent
deft
44. Crown The king's ________ was on display at the museum.
indigenous
accessible
psychosis
diadem
45. Check the flow The paramedic used a tourniquet to ________ the bleeding from the slashed artery.
libretto
stem
chaff
chivalrous
46. A place where bees are kept Although he spent many hours daily in the ________ - he was very seldom stung by a bee.
conservatory
cajole
facsimilie
apiary
47. Stimulate by shock; stir up The entire nation was ________d into strong military activity by the news of the attack on Pearl Harbor.
moratorium
convex
connivance
galvanize
48. Deadly It is unwise to leave ________ weapons where children may find them.
emetic
sodden
lethal
browbeat
49. Cowardly; fainthearted You should be ashamed of your ________ conduct during this dispute.
pusillanimous
residue
demean
boon
50. Delicate skill The ________ and adroitness of the surgeon impressed the observers in the operating room.
nettle
finesse
trappings
nocturnal