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GRE Wordlist: Meanings - Complete Sentences
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1. Odd; old-fashioned; picturesque Her ________ clothes and old-fashioned language marked her as an eccentric.
incipient
quaint
gusto
balm
2. 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.
incognito
restive
philanthropist
knoll
3. Hypnotize The incessant drone seemed to ________ him and place him in a trance.
repine
concede
mesmerize
diabolical
4. Awkward He is an ________ young man; he trips over everything.
bicameral
ungainly
osseus
deadpan
5. Equip The fisherman was ________d with the best that the sporting goods store could supply
reputable
swill
dawdle
accoutre
6. Hatch; scheme Inasmuch as our supply of electricity is cut off - we shall have to rely on the hens to ________ these eggs.
exorbitant
deplete
dour
incubate
7. Producing motion Designers of the electric automobile find that their greatest obstacle lies in the development of light and efficient storage batteries - the source of the ________ energy needed to propel the vehicle.
tithe
susceptible
kinetic
cession
8. Foil When the warden learned that several inmates were planning to escape - he took steps to ________ their attempt.
propitiate
mannered
balk
discernible
9. Be excessively fond of; show signs of mental decline Not only grandmothers bore you with stories about their brilliant grandchildren; grandfathers ________ on the littel rascals - too.
dote
sensuous
pendant
citadel
10. Most sacred; inviolable The brash insurance salesman invaded the ________ privacy of the office of the president of the company.
transient
unintimidating
sacrosanct
ecologist
11. Ardent; hot She felt that the ________ praise was excessive and somewhat undeserved.
saccharine
prim
canard
fervent
12. Something that discourages; hindrance Does the threat of capital punishment serve as a ________ to potential killers?
check
fanaticism
deterrent
temporize
13. Advise against He could not ________ his friend from joining the conspirators.
augury
notoriety
dissuade
trite
14. Final; not susceptible to further analysis Scientists are searching for the ________ truths.
hatch
clamber
ultimate
brochure
15. Obtaining The personnel department handles the ________ of new employees.
coiffure
lassitude
procurement
recrimination
16. Study of prehistoric life The professor of ________ had a superb collection of fossils.
invulnerable
moribund
ludicrous
paleontology
17. Dullness; impassivenss The earthquake shattered his usual ________; trembling - he crouched on the no longer stable ground.
latitude
posterity
stolidity
ferret
18. Excessive The people grumbled at his ________ prices but paid them because he had a monopoly.
tantrum
platitude
dais
exorbitant
19. Marked by formality - Ordinary dress would be in appropriate at so ________ an affair.
ceremonious
viper
chauvinist
dilute
20. Depravity A visitor may be denied admittance to this country if she has been guilty of moral ________.
clemency
frantic
cardinal
turpitude
21. Privilege; unquestionable right The President cannot levy taxes; that is the ________ of the legislative branch of government.
refute
alliteration
irrepressible
prerogative
22. Clear A ________ stream ran through his property.
anticlimax
limpid
litigation
embroil
23. Wretched; lacking pride On the streets of New York the homeless live in ________ poverty - huddling in doorways to find shelter from the wind.
abject
pediatrician
avarice
titillate
24. Idle person; male bee Content to let his wife support him - the would-be writer was in reality nothing but a ________.
jaundiced
defunct
annals
drone
25. Picture; short literary sketch The New Yorker published her latest ________.
reactionary
gauche
vignette
bedizen
26. Unconquerable Superman is ________.
drone
defunct
analogy
invincible
27. Scold strongly He feared she would ________ him for his forgetfulness.
succulent
berate
hypochondriac
impenetrable
28. Change in voting district lines in order to favor a political party The illogical pattern of the map of this congressional district is proof that the state legislature ________ed this area in order to favor the majority party.
gerrymander
rabid
summation
excise
29. Amuse The popularity of Florida as a winter resort is constantly increasing; each year - thousands more ________ themselves at Miami and Palm Beach.
disport
strut
obsequious
peccadillo
30. Comment; make explanatory notes In the appendix to the novel - the critic sought to ________ many of the more esoteric references.
annotate
respiration
inarticulate
quibble
31. Profligate. He was denounced as a ________ who had dissipated his inheritance.
statute
debutante
wastrel
virile
32. Gradual wearing down They decided to wage a war of ________ rather than to rely on all-out attack.
attrition
ample
forsake
skinflint
33. Rejoice We ________ed when our team won the victory.
bountiful
denizen
metallurgical
exult
34. Swagger; assumed air of defiance The ________ of the young criminal disappeared when he was confronted by the victims of his brutal attack.
churlish
bravado
homage
guise
35. The smallest particle (one or more atoms) of a substance that has all the properties of that substance In chemistry - we study how atoms and ________s react to form new substances.
bacchanalian
ordination
carnage
molecule
36. Enrage; infuriate Unkindness to children ________d her.
ominous
unsavory
incense
festive
37. Prophetic; oracular Until their destruction by fire in 83 B.C. - the ________ books were often consulted by the Romans.
sibylline
schism
momentum
browbeat
38. Candid; blunt The candidate was too ________ to be a successful politician; he had not yet learned to weigh his words carefully.
impervious
outspoken
putative
dislodge
39. Disentangle; solve With equal ease Miss Marple ________ed tangled balls of yarn and baffling murder mysteries.
unravel
abrasive
doddering
reticent
40. Oddity; idiosyncrasy Some of his friends tried to account for his rudeness to strangers as the ________ of genius.
eccentricity
dinghy
wary
adulation
41. Very large number ________s of mosquitoes from the swamps invaded our village every twilight.
application
scurrilous
myriad
despicable
42. Remainder I suggest that you wait until the store places the ________s of these goods on sale.
remnant
equinox
refractory
nonentity
43. Spcial usage in language I could not understand their ________s because literal translation made no sense.
rotunda
visceral
authenticate
idiom
44. Slow; sluggish The sailor had been taught not to be ________ in carrying out orders.
rigor
chronic
optimist
laggard
45. Be thrifty; set limits "Spare no expense -" the bride's father said - refusing to ________ on the wedding arrangements.
stint
nuptial
amenities
lank
46. Sweet sound Noted for its ________ even when it is spoken - the Italian language is particularly pleasing to the ear when sung.
reconcile
euphony
archipelago
facade
47. Soothing or softening remedy He applied an ________ to the inflamed area.
tipple
emollient
ornithologist
obstetrician
48. Corruption; turning from right to wrong Inasmuch as he had no motive for his crimes - we could not understand his ________.
perversion
inquisitive
elicit
perturb
49. Agreeable; pleasing to the taste Neither Jack's underbaked opinions nor his overcooked casseroles were ________ to me.
replenish
propensity
apotheosis
palatable
50. A light meal Tea sandwiches and cookies were offered at the ________.
collation
aphorism
visage
prognosticate