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GRE Wordlist: Meanings - Complete Sentences

Subjects : english, vocabulary
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1. Fall back or sink again The economy ________d into a depression from the peak.






2. Plan of a trip Before leaving for his first visit to France and England - he discussed his ________ with people who had been there and with his travel agent.






3. Block; obstacle Stalled cars along the highway are a ________ to traffic that tow trucks should remove without delay.






4. Cut off part of body; prune When the doctors had to ________ Ted Kennedy's leg to prevent the spread of cancer - he did not let the loss of his leg keep him from participating in sports.






5. Balance After the divorce - he needed some time to regain his ________.






6. Endless Although his speech lasted for only twenty minutes - it seemed ________ to his bored audience.






7. Not easily satisfied; greedy Welty's thirst for knowledge was ________; she was in the library day and night.






8. Menacing; deadly Casting a ________ eye at his successful rival - the rejected suitor stole off - vowing to have his revenge.






9. Scatter (like seeds) The invention of the radio helped propagandists to ________ their favorite doctrines very easily.






10. Abyss - They could not see the bottom of the chasm.






11. Humiliate; punish the flesh She was so ________(ied) by her blunder that she ran to her room in tears.






12. Emancipate; free from bondage Enlightened slave owners were willing to ________ their slaves and thus put an end to the evil slavery in the country.






13. Intimidate Your threats cannot ________ me.






14. Differing; deviating The two witnesses presented the jury with remarkably ________ accounts of the same epipode.






15. Flattery Despite the salesperson's ________s - the customer did not buy the outfit.






16. Unfairness In demanding equal pay for equal work - women protest the basic ________ of a system that allots greater financial rewards to men.






17. Not essential; external Do not pad your paper with ________ matters; stick to essential items only.






18. Refer; attribute; assign I can ________ no motive for her acts.






19. Scarcity The ________ of skilled labor compelled the employers to open trade schools.






20. To draft for military purposes; to take for public use The policeman ________ed the first car that approached and ordered the driver to go to the nearest hospital.






21. Grant condescendingly; guarantee I can safely ________ you fair return on your investment.






22. Pertaining to induction or preceeding from the specific to the general The discovery of the planet Pluto is an excellent example of the results that can be obtained from ________ reasoning.






23. Questioner (specially harsh); investigator Fearing being grilled ruthlessly by the secret police - Marsha faced her ________s with trepidation.






24. Support on which a lever rests If we use this stone as a ________ and the crowbar as a lever - we may be able to move this boulder.






25. Laziness He outgrew his youthful ________ to become a model of industry and alertness on the job.






26. Self-governing This island is a colony; however - in most matters - it is ________ and receives no orders from the mother country.






27. Excessively grasping; plundering Hawks and other ________ birds prey on variety of small animals.






28. Lessening; reduction in size The blockaders hoped to achieve victory as soon as the ________ of the enemy's supplies became serious.






29. Belief that life is basically bad or evil; gloominess The good news we have been receiving lately indicates that there is little reason for your ________.






30. Clear of charges I hope to ________ my client and return him to society as a free man.






31. Produced by fire; volcanic Lava - pumice - and other ________ rocks are found in great abundance around Mount Vesuvius near Naples.






32. Grow well; prosper; make sweeping gestures The orange trees ________ed in the sun.






33. Turmoil; bewildering jumble. The existing ________ of overlapping federal and state proclaims cries out for immediate reform.






34. Outwit; baffle - In order to ________ the enemy - we will make two preliminary attacks in other sections before starting our major campaign.






35. Harmful Smoking cigarettes can be ________ to your health.






36. Free The company offered to give one package ________ to every purchaser of one of their products.






37. Horrified He was ________ at the nerve of the speaker who had insulted his host.






38. Similary timed; simultaneous with We have many examples of scientists in different parts of the world who have made ________ discoveries.






39. Reject; scorn The heroine ________ed the villain's advances.






40. Keep; employ Fighting to retain his seat in Congress - Senator Foghorn ________ed a new manager to head his reelection campaign.






41. Strong - brawny; steadfast His consistent support of the party has proved that he is a ________ and loyal member.






42. Study of prehistoric life The professor of ________ had a superb collection of fossils.






43. Extremely high (of prices etc.) The super computer's price was ________.






44. Physical features of a region Before the generals gave the order to attack - they ordered a complete study of the ________ of the region.






45. Combine; fuse The brooks ________ into one large river.






46. Experience; support; nourish He sustained such a severe injury that the doctors feared he would be unable to work to ________ his growing family.






47. Food I am very happy to be able to provide you with these ________; I know you are hungry.






48. Overpowering; irresistible in effect The prosecutor presented a well-reasoned case - but the defense attorney's ________ arguments for leniency won over the jury.






49. Unrestrained; excessive She had an ________ fondness for candy.






50. Concluding section of a musical or literary composition The piece concluded with a distinctive ________ that strikingly brought together various motifs.