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GRE Wordlist: Meanings - Complete Sentences

Subjects : english, vocabulary
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1. Besiege As soon as the city was beleaguered - the life became more subdued as the citizens began their long wait for outside assitance.






2. Wild tumult When the ships collided in the harbor - ________ broke out among the passengers.






3. Exceed Her SAT scores ________ed out expectations.






4. Urge on He was ________ed by his friends until he yielded to their wishes.






5. Ghostly being that sucks the blood of the living Children were afraid to go to sleep at night because of the many legends of ________s.






6. Person hardened in sin - devoid of a sense of decency I cannot understand why he has so many admirers if he is the ________ you say he is.






7. Burn without flame; be liable to break out at any moment The rags ________ed for hours before they burst into flame.






8. 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.






9. Surrender of prisoner by one state to another The lawyers opposed the ________ of their client on the grounds that for more than five years he had been a model citizen.






10. Foretell The vultures flying overhead ________d the discovery of the corpse in the desert.






11. Pitiless The escaped convict was a dangerous and ________ murderer.






12. Humbleness of spirit He spoke with a ________ and lack of pride that impressed his listeners.






13. Pierce; put a hole through Before you can open the aspirin bottle - you must first ________ the plastic safety seal that covers the cap.






14. Counselor-at-law Galsworthy started as a ________ - but when he found the practice of law boring - turned to writing.






15. In essence; for practical purposes She is a ________ financial wizard when it comes to money matters.






16. Favoring or exercising total control; non-democratic The people had no control over their destiny; they were forced to obey the dictates of the ________ regime.






17. Generate pus When her finger began to ________ - the doctor lanced it and removed the splinter that had caused the pus to form.






18. Burden; responsibility The emperor was spared the ________ of signing the surrender papers; instead - he relegated the assignment to his generals.






19. Prophetic; oracular Until their destruction by fire in 83 B.C. - the ________ books were often consulted by the Romans.






20. Harass; tease The soldiers ________ed the prisoners - terrorizing them.






21. Without exceptions; unqualified; absolute - Though the captain claimed he was never - never sick at sea - he finally qualified his ________ denial; he was hardly ever sick at sea.






22. Stipulation I am ready to accept your proposal with the two ________ that you meet your obligations within the next two weeks.






23. Foul-smelling The component heap was most ________ in summer.






24. Submissive; patient and long-suffering Mr. Barrett never expected his ________ daughter would dare to defy him by eloping with her suitor.






25. Firmly established by nature or habit His ________ love of justice compelled him to come to their aid.






26. Guess I ________ that he will be late for this meeting.






27. 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.






28. Circular building or hall covered with a dome His body lay in state in the ________ of the Capitol.






29. Rushing stream; flood Day after day of heavy rain saturated the hillside until the water ran downhill in ________s.






30. Manlike The gorilla is the strongest of the ________ animals.






31. Impertinent; forward I think your ________ and impudent remarks call for an apology.






32. Able to live both on land and in water Frogs are classified as ________.






33. Habitual return to crime Prison reformers in the United States are disturbed by the high rate of ________; the number of persons serving second and third terms indicates the failure of the prisons to rehabilitate the inmates.






34. Young wolf - dog - tiger - etc. This collie ________ won't do for breeding - but he'd make a fine pet.






35. Calming drug or influence It is dangerous to drive after taking the ________; it brings drowsiness.






36. Pedestal; raised platform The audience applauded as the conductor made his way to the ________.






37. Expand In the dark - the pupils of your eyes ________.






38. Instruct; correct morally Although his purpose was to ________ and not to entertain his audience - many of his listeners were amused and not enlightened.






39. Subdue; crush; squash The authorities acted quickly to ________ the student rebellion - sending in tanks to cow the demonstrators.






40. Forgivable; trivial We may regard a hugry man's stealing as a ________ crime.






41. Hatch; scheme Inasmuch as our supply of electricity is cut off - we shall have to rely on the hens to ________ these eggs.






42. Tending or leaning toward; bent Though I am ________ to be skeptical - the witness's manner inclines me to believe his story.






43. Most favorable If you wait for the ________ moment to act - you may never begin your project .






44. Body divided into ranks It was difficult to step out of one's place in this ________.






45. Dose (of liquid) Tristan and Lsolde drink a love ________ in the first act of the opera.






46. Corruption; turning from right to wrong Inasmuch as he had no motive for his crimes - we could not understand his ________.






47. Nervous laugh Her aunt's constant ________ nearly drove her mad.






48. Set free At first - the attempts of the Abolitioninst to ________ the slaves were unpopular in New England as well as in the South.






49. Cause to sprout; sprout After the seeds ________ and develop their permanent leaves - the plants may be removed from the cold frames and transplanted to the garden.






50. Carelessly; unintentionally; by oversight She ________ omitted two questions on the examination and mismarked her answer sheet.