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GRE Wordlist: Meanings - Complete Sentences
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1. Diligent attention; (secondary meaning) apply Pleased with how well Tom had whitewashed the fence - Aunt Polly praised him for his ________.
ingenuous
application
infraction
exigency
2. Statement that looks false but is actually correct; a contradictory statement Wordworth's "The child is father to the man" is an example of ________.
autocrat
prostrate
refute
paradox
3. Pertaining to the people He lamented the passing of aristocratic society and maintained that a ________ society would lower the nation's standards.
preempt
sacrilegious
gnarled
demotic
4. Storehouse Libraries are ________(ies) of the world's best thoughts.
cavalcade
repository
espouse
writ
5. Fleet of warships Queen Elizabeth's navy was able to defeat the mighty ________ that threatened the English coast.
pendant
armada
mangy
fruition
6. Restlessly impatient; obstinately resisting control Waiting impatiently in the line to see Santa Claus - even the best-behaved children grow ________ and start to fidget.
restive
doff
discretion
insomnia
7. Lustful Because they might arouse ________ impulses in their readers - the lewd books were banned by the clergy.
lascivious
caprice
faculty
analogy
8. Delicate skill The ________ and adroitness of the surgeon impressed the observers in the operating room.
finesse
cogent
animated
bellicose
9. Talkative She is very ________ and can speak on the telephone for hours.
ebb
manifold
factious
loquacious
10. Fringes; outer borders Living ________ of Boston - Sarah sometimes felt as if she were cut off from the cultural heart of the city.
rhapsodize
don
thrive
outskirts
11. Bold A group of ________ women were the first to scale Mt.Annapurna.
clamber
regal
preen
venturesome
12. Disable During the winter - many people were ________d by respiratory ailments.
deride
sap
belated
incapacitate
13. Good-fellowship - What he loved best about his job was the sense of ________ he and his co-workers shared.
camaraderie
saturate
denouement
percussion
14. Smirk; smile affectedly Complimented on her appearance - Stella self-consciously ________ed.
pugnacious
touchy
suavity
simper
15. Feel or express pity or sympathy for Her friends ________d with the widow.
brochure
commiserate
nadir
bilk
16. Missile Man has always hurled ________s at his enemy whether in the form of stones or of highly explosive shells.
infer
alias
jocose
projectile
17. Inclination; natural tendency The cross old lady has a ________ to grumble.
proclivity
fabricate
lax
barterer
18. Stretch out full on ground He ________d himself before the idol.
deference
gambol
prostrate
desperado
19. Pare; cut off bits. As a present for Aunt Polly - Tom ________d some clothespins out of a chunk of wood.
wistful
whittle
kaleidoscope
incriminate
20. Spcial usage in language I could not understand their ________s because literal translation made no sense.
dormer
idiom
licentious
resplendent
21. Parti-colored; mixed The captain had gathered a ________ crew to sail the vessel.
missive
motley
metaphysical
ideology
22. Pertaining to an injury caused by violence In his nightmares - he kept on recalling the ________ experience of being wounded in battle.
traumatic
virile
vivisection
indolence
23. Impulsiveness; absence of premeditation What I liked best about Dale's parties was their ________: a couple of friends would drop by - someone would pull out a fiddle or guitar - and before you knew it the party would be in full swing.
naivete
spontaneity
erode
chary
24. Precede The invention of the radiotelegraph ________d the development of television by a quarter of a century.
antecede
omnipotent
obtrusive
extrude
25. Quality of a musical tone produced by a musical instrument We identify the instrument producing a musical sound by its ________.
osseus
timbre
vitiate
precursor
26. Lurch; sway from side to side - The taxicab ________ed wildly as it rounded the corner.
careen
obituary
revulsion
wither
27. Act as judge She was called upon to ________ the dispute between the union and the management.
travesty
lofty
seedy
arbitrate
28. Pithy - compact saying Proverbs are ________s that have become familiar sayings.
dally
bate
synchronous
apothegm
29. Sharp projection form fishhook - etc.; pointed comment The ________ from the fishhook caught in his finger as he grabbed the fish.
refurbish
barb
sultry
addle
30. Entice; attract ________d by the song of the sirens - the helmsman steered the ship toward the reef.
allure
profane
chasm
propitious
31. Apparatus used to maintain balance - ascertain direction - etc. By using a rotating ________ - they were able to stabilize the vessel - counteracting the rolling movements of the sea.
gyroscope
altruistic
salutary
insubstantial
32. Entire range In this performance - the leading lady was able to demonstrate the complete ________ of her acting ability.
gamut
compact
variegated
sedentary
33. Impressive; majestic Visiting the palace at Versailes - she was impressed by the ________ surroundings in which she found herself.
berserk
benefactor
entrepreneur
august
34. Overjoyed; in high spirits Grinning from ear to ear - Bonnie Blair was clearly ________ by her Olympic victory.
comatose
apotheosis
elated
effigy
35. Matchless; not able to be imitated We admire Auden for his ________ use of language; he is one of a kind.
secrete
inimitable
transmute
prognosis
36. At the point of death The doctors called the family to the bedside of the ________ patient.
dilemma
moribund
ken
seamy
37. Waste The prodigal son ________ed the family estate.
grotto
temperate
squander
skirmish
38. 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.
parquet
gerrymander
fiat
fret
39. Quantity of motion of a moving body; impetus The car lost ________ as it tried to ascend the steep hill.
momentum
indulgent
quorum
egotism
40. Very important On this ________ occasion - we must be very solemn.
tutelary
momentous
entree
velocity
41. Paint or draw with dots Seurat carefully ________d dabs of pure color on the canvas - juxtaposing dots of blue and yellow that the viewer's eye would interpret as green.
stipple
symmetry
luminary
grisly
42. Vertebrate animal whose female suckles its young Many people regard the whale as a fish and do not realize that it is a ________.
belie
buxom
mammal
clairvoyant
43. Highly conspicuous; harshly bright ________ spelling or grammatical errors in your resume will unfavorably impress potential employers.
quarantine
niggardly
glaring
marshal
44. Front of the building The ________ of the church had often been photographed by tourists because it was more interesting than the rear.
facade
libelous
swelter
sardonic
45. Sorcery; magic. Merlin amazed the knights with his _________.
wizardry
infinitesimal
incommodious
droll
46. Limited; restricted Unable to give the candidate full support - the mayor gave him only a ________ endorsement.
qualified
parlance
impediment
dupe
47. Reserved or aloof; cold in manner His ________ greeting made me feel unwelcome from the start.
camaraderie
supersede
distant
prosperity
48. Given to unwholesome thought; gloomy These ________ speculations are dangerous; we must lighten our spirits by emphasizing more pleasant matters.
morbid
hermetic
viscid
fancier
49. Disdainful; sarcastic; cynical The ________ humor of nightclub comedians who satirize or ridicule patrons in the audience strikes some people as amusing and others as rude.
bleak
perspicuous
simper
sardonic
50. Shack; small - wretched house He wondered how poor people could stand living in such a ________.
apposite
hovel
belabor
eulogistic
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