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GRE Wordlist: Meanings - Complete Sentences

Subjects : english, vocabulary
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1. Composed; grave The parents were worried because they felt their son was too quiet and ________.






2. Inflict. I am afraid he will _________ his vengeance on the innocent as well as the guilty.






3. Movable; not fixed The ________ blood bank operated by the Red Cross visited our neighborhood today.






4. Noticeable; targeted for vengeance He walked with a marked limp - a souvenir of an old IRA attack. As British ambassador - he knew he was a ________ man.






5. Descent; ancestry He traced his ________ back to Mayflower days.






6. Plundering The hawk is a ________ bird.






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






8. Approve formally; verify Before the treaty could go into effect - it had to be ________(ied) by the president.






9. Terminology; system of names She struggled to master scientific ________.






10. Poorverse Although we find occasional snatches of genuine poetry in her work - most of her writing is mere ________.






11. Precision; minute distinction I cannot distinguish between such ________(ies) of reasoning.






12. Commence; go on board a boat; begin a journey In devoting herself to the study of gorillas - Dian Fossey ________ed on a course of action that was to cost her her life.






13. Fantastic; comically hideous On Halloween people enjoy wearing ________ costumes.






14. Equip The fisherman was ________d with the best that the sporting goods store could supply






15. Ornate Modern architecture has discarded the ________ trimming on buildings and emphasizes simplicity of line.






16. Repetition He recited the passage by ________ and gave no indication he understood what he was saying.






17. Oval; ambiguous - either purposely or because key words have been left out An ________ billiad ball wobbles because it is not perfectly round; an elliptical remark baffles because it is not perfectly clear.






18. Fragments Ten years after World War II - some of the ________ left by enemy bombings could still be seen.






19. Ability to foretell the future Given the current wave of Japan-bashing - it does not take ________ for me to foresee problems in our future trade relations with Japan.






20. Narrow canyon; steep - rocky cleft Terrified of heights - George could not bring himself to peer down into the ________ to see the rapids below.






21. Restore to proper condition We must ________ those whom we send to prison.






22. Deliver; provide; represent He ________ed aid to the needy and indigent.






23. Liberated; freed from chains Chained to the wall for months on end - the hostage despaired that he would ever be ________.






24. Commit an offense Only an insane person could ________ such a horrible crime.






25. Having an odor This variety of hybrid tea rose is more ________ than the one you have in your garden.






26. Weightless I can evaluate the data gathered in this study; the ________ items are not so easily analyzed.






27. Living at the same time as; contemporary ________ with the dinosaur - the pterodactyl flourished during the Mesozoic era.






28. Proverb; a truth pithily stated Aesop's fables illustrate moral ________s.






29. Victim; object of a hunt The police closed in on their ________.






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






31. Longing; urge. She had a _________ to get away and live on her own for a while.






32. Goblet; consecrated cup - In a small room adjoining the cathedral - many ornately decorated ________s made by the most famous European goldsmiths were on display.






33. Narrow valley with steep sides Steeper than a gully - less precipitous than a canyon - a ________ is - like them - the product of years of erosion.






34. Not developed; elementary His dancing was limited to a few ________ steps.






35. School for training future ministers; secondary school - especially for young women Sure of his priestly vocation - Terrence planned to pursue his theological training at the local Roman Catholic ________.






36. Beginning; origin Tracing the ________ of a family is the theme of "Roots."






37. Group of three works Romain Rolland's novel Jean Christophe was first published as a ________.






38. The state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes Torn between loving her parents one minute and hating them the next - she was confused by the ________ of her feelings.






39. Celebrity; dignitary A leading light of the American stage - Ethel Barrymore was a theatrical ________ whose name lives on.






40. Person concerned with the interrelationship between living organisms and their environment The ________ was concerned that the new dam would upset the natural balance of the creatures living in Glen Canyon.






41. Painting in plaste (usually fresh) The cathedral is visited by many tourists who wish to admire the ________es by Glotto.






42. Hard - inflexible He was ________ in his determination to punish the wrongdoer.






43. Woman who rules a family or larger social group The ________ ruled her gypsy tribe with a firm hand.






44. Implying a cause-and-effect relationship - The psychologist maintained there was a ________ relationship between the nature of one's early childhood experiences and one's adult personality.






45. Growth; increase The ________ of wealth marked the family's rise in power.






46. Twisted The ________ oak tree had been a landmark for years and was mentioned in several deeds.






47. Clean by removing impurities; clear of changes If you are to be ________d of the charge of contempt of Congress - you must be willing to answer the questions previously asked.






48. Translation; artistic interpretation of a song - etc. The audience cheered enthusiastically as she completed her ________ of the aria.






49. Construction that is flagrantly incorrect grammatically I must give this paper a failing mark because it contains many ________s.






50. Gigantic ________ waves beat aginst the shore during the hurricane.