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GRE Wordlist: Meanings - Complete Sentences

Subjects : english, vocabulary
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1. Denounce; utter censure or invective He ________ed against the demagoguery of the previous speaker and urged that the audience reject his philosophy as dangerous.






2. Painful labor How long do you think a man can endure such ________ and degradation without rebelling?






3. Walking about; moving The ________ school of philosophy derives its name from the fact that Aristotle walked with his pupils while discussing philosophy with them.






4. Winding; twisting The car swerved at every curve in the ________ road.






5. Beautiful writing; excellent penmanship - As we examine ancient manuscripts - we became impressed with the ________ of the scribes.






6. Poverty Neither the economists nor the political scientists have found a way to wipe out the inequities of wealth and eliminate ________ from our society.






7. Meaning; distinguishing by name A dictionary will always give us the ________ of a word; frequently - it will always give us its connotation.






8. Quick or willing to receive ideas - suggestions - etc. Adventure-loving Huck Finn proved a ________ audience for Tom's tales of buried treasure and piracy.






9. Peak We could see the morning sunlight illuminate the ________ while the rest of the mountain lay in shadow.






10. Noise - The ________ of the children at play outside made it impossible for her to take a nap.






11. Strip; deprive He was ________ed of his power to act and could no longer govern.






12. Solemn urging Her ________ to tell the truth did not change the witnesses' testimony.






13. Essential; pertaining to the substance Although the delegates were aware of the importance of the problem - they could not agree on the ________ issues.






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






15. Equivocate; play on words Do not ________; I want a straightforward and definite answer.






16. Cutting; keen I am afraid of his ________ wit for it is so often sarcastic.






17. Act of assuming a human body and human nature The ________ of Jesus Christ is a basic tenet of Christian theology.






18. Punish - I must ________ you for this offense.






19. Copy When you ________ your notes - please send a copy to Mr.Smith and keep the original for our files.






20. Silly; senseless Such comments are ________ because they do not help us solve our program.






21. Means; effort By ________ of much hard work - the volunteers were able to control the raging forest fire.






22. Legal claim on a property There was a delay before Ralph could take possession of his late uncle's home; apparently - another claimant had a ________ upon the estate.






23. Playful Such a ________ attitude is surprising in a person as serious as you usually are.






24. Similarity; parallelism Your ________ is not a good one because the two situations are not similar.






25. Come between She ________d in the argument between her two sons.






26. Naive; young and unsophisticated Although she was over forty - the movie star still insisted that she be cast as an ________ sweet young thing.






27. Endure the effects of weather or other forces. He ________ed the changes in his personal life with difficulty - as he had no one in whom to confide.






28. Dig into They ________(ied) blocks of marble out of the hillside.






29. Ravenous The wolf is a ________ animal - its hunger never satisfied.






30. Fixed idea; continued brooding This ________ with the supernatural has made him unpopular with his neighbors.






31. Pertaining to the improvement of race It is easier to apply ________ principles to the raising of racehorses or prize cattle than t the development of human beings.






32. Petty details She would have liked to ignore the ________ of daily living.






33. Steal The boys ________d apples from the fruit stand.






34. Put in order At a debate tournament - extemporaneous speakers have only a minute or two to ________ their thoughts before addressing their audience.






35. Agreeable; gracious; engaging. By her _________ manner - she made herself liked by everyone who met her.






36. Support; prop up - Just as architects buttress the walls of cathedrals with flying buttresses - debates ________ their arguments with facts.






37. Point at which the sun is farthest from the equator The winter ________ usually occurs on December 21.






38. Atrocious; hatefully bad Hitler's ________ crimes will never be forgotten.






39. Particular variety of art or literature Both a short story writer and a poet - Langston Hughes proved himself equally skilled in either ________.






40. Laypersons; persons not connected with the clergy The ________ does not always understand the clergy's problems.






41. Fanatic; person who shows excessive zeal. It is good to have a few _________s in our group for their enthusiasm is contagious.






42. Tendency of a system to maintain relative stability A breakdown of the body's immune system severely undermines the body's ability to maintain ________.






43. Experienced Though pleased with her new batch of rookies - the basketball coach wished she had a few more ________ players on the team.






44. Little - round hill Robert Louis Stevenson's grave is on a ________ in Samoa; to reach the grave site - you must climb uphill and walk a short distance along a marked path.






45. Deprive of a civil right The imposition if the poll tax effectively ________d poor Southern blacks - who lost their right to vote.






46. Participation; involvement You cannot keep your ________ in this affair secret very long; you would be wise to admit your involvement immediately.






47. Harmless Let him drink it; it is ________ and will have no ill effect.






48. Lack of caring; indifference A firm believer in democratic government - she could not understand the ________ of people who never bothered to vote.






49. Not reciprocated Suffering the pangs of ________ love - Olivia rebukes Cesario for his hard-heartedness.






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