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GRE Wordlist: Meanings - Complete Sentences

Subjects : english, vocabulary
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1. Art of effective communication; insincere or grandiloquent language All writers - by necessity - must be skilled in ________.






2. Surrender something; efect; vomit Unwilling to ________ the cash he had stolen from the pension fund - the embezzler tried to run away.






3. Belief that pleasure is the sole aim in life ________ and asceticism are opposing philosophies of human behavior.






4. Window projecting from roof In remodeling the attic into a bedroom - we decided that we needed to put in ________s to provide sufficient ventilation for the new room.






5. Soaked; dull - as if from drink He set his ________ overcoat near the radiator to dry.






6. Written statement made under oath The court refused to accept his statement unless he presented it in the form of an ________.






7. Connoisseur of food and drink The ________ stated that this was the best onion soup she had ever tasted.






8. Pouring forth The critics objected to her literary ________ because it was too flowery.






9. Thin layer; cover Casual acquaintances were deceived by his ________ of sophistication and failed to recognize his fundamental shallowness.






10. Protest; remonstrance Despite the teacher's scoldings and________s - the class remained unruly.






11. Strong emotion Margo was a creature of extremes - at one moment in ________s of joy over a vivid sunset - at another moment in transports of grief over a dying bird.






12. Destroy leaves In Vietnam the army made extensive use of chemical agents to ________ the woodlands.






13. Filled Since this enterprise is ________ with danger - I will ask for volunteers who are willing to assume the risks.






14. Fallen fruit; unexpected lucky event. This huge tax refund is quite a ________.






15. Layer of earth's surface; layer of society Unless we alleviate conditions in the lowest ________ of our society - we may expect grumbling and revolt.






16. Study of artifacts and relics of early mankind The professor of ________ headed an expedition to the Gobi Desert in search of ancient ruins.






17. Rotting flesh of a dead body - Buzzards are nature's scavengers; they eat the ________ left behind by other predators.






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






19. Suitable; to the point The lawyer wanted to know all the ________ details.






20. Hardship; want In his youth - he knew hunger and ________.






21. Royal Prince Albert had a ________ manner.






22. Stick out His fingers ________d from the holes in his gloves.






23. Said or done in jest Do not take my ________ remarks seriously.






24. Distance around something; circunference It took an extra-large cummerbund to fit around Andrew Carnegie's considerable ________.






25. Masses of leaves Every autumn before the leaves fell he promised himself he would drive though the New England to admire the colorful fall ________.






26. Question closely; cross-examine Knowing that the Nazis would ________ him about his background - the secret agent invented a cover story that would help him meet their quesions.






27. Cut to pieces with ax or sword The cavalry rushed into melee and ________ed the enemy with their swords.






28. Quarrelsome We heard loud and ________ noises in the next room.






29. Roman outer robe Marc Antony pointed to the slashes in Caesar's ________.






30. Chief - If you want to increase your word power - the ________ rule of vocabulary-building is to read.






31. Mongrel; mixed breed Mendel's formula explains the appearance of ________s and pure species in breeding.






32. Fretful; whining His classmates were repelled by his ________ and complaining statements.






33. Nicety; cunning; guile; delicacy The ________ of his remarks was unnoticed by most of his audience.






34. Stupid Your ________ remarks prove that you have not given this problem any serious consideration.






35. Refrain; withhold from participation After considering the effect of alcohol on his athletic performance - he decided to ________ from drinking while he trained for the race.






36. Utensil with perforated bottom used for straining Before serving the spaghetti - place it in a ________ to drain it.






37. Healthy After a brief illness - he was soon ________.






38. Device for stamping or impressing; mold In coining pennies - workers at the old mint squeezed sheets of softened copper between two ________s.






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






40. Someone who eats too much When Mother saw that Bobby had eaten all the cookies - she called him a little ________.






41. Talk dully; buzz or murmur like a bee On a gorgeous day - who wants to be stuck in a classroom listening to the teacher ________?






42. 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.






43. Remove water from; dry out Vigorous dancing quickly ________s the body; between dances - be sure to drink more water than normal.






44. Any ulcerous sore; any evil - Poverty is a ________ in the body politic; it must be cured.






45. Apart; reserved Shy by nature - she remained ________ while all the rest conversed.






46. Sleepwalker The most famous ________ in literature is Lady Macbeth; her monologue in the sleepwalking scene is one of the highlights of Shakespeare's play.






47. Statement that looks false but is actually correct; a contradictory statement Wordworth's "The child is father to the man" is an example of ________.






48. Officeholder The newly elected public official received valuable advice from the present ________.






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






50. Conceited person A ________ is his own best friend.