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GRE Wordlist: Meanings - Complete Sentences

Subjects : english, vocabulary
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1. Cower; lose heart He was afraid that he would ________ in the face of danger.






2. Award of merit In Hollywood - an "Oscar" is the highest ________.






3. Squabble; minor dispute What had started out as a mere ________ escalated into a full-blown argument.






4. Real being As soon as the charter was adopted - the United Nations became an ________ and had to be considered as a factor in world diplomacy.






5. Neat; skillful The ________ waiter uncorked the champagne without spilling a drop.






6. Procession; parade - As described by Chaucer - the ________ of Canterbury pilgrims was motley group.






7. Writ summoning a witness to appear The prosecutor's office was ready to serve a ________ on the reluctant witness.






8. Mongrel; mixed breed Mendel's formula explains the appearance of ________s and pure species in breeding.






9. Buddihist teachings - the ideal state in which the individual loses himself in the attainment of an impersonal beatitude Despite his desire to achieve ________ - the young Buddhist found that even the buzzing of a fly could distract him from his medi






10. Repetition of beginning sound in poetry "The furrow followed free" is an example of ________.






11. Flowing smoothly; smooth Italian is a ________ language.






12. Terms used in a science or art The special ________ developed by some authorities in the field has done more to confuse laypersons than to enlighten them.






13. Squirm - twist. He was _________(ing - no e) in pain - desperate for the drug his body required.






14. Pointed tool used for piercing She used an ________ to punch additional holes in the leather belt she had bought.






15. Departure The ________ from the hot and stuffy city was particularly noticeable on Friday evenings.






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






17. Metal-bearing vein If this ________ that we have discovered extends for any distance - we have found a fortune.






18. Sharpness (of temper) These remarks - spoken with ________ - stung the boys to whom they had been directed.






19. Slow gallop - Because the racehorse had outdistanced its competition so easily - the reporter wrote that the race was won in a ________.






20. Stimulate by shock; stir up The entire nation was ________d into strong military activity by the news of the attack on Pearl Harbor.






21. Frustrate; perplex The new code ________d the enemy agents.






22. Extreme wealth; luxuriousness; abundance The glitter and ________ of the ballroom took Cinderella's breath away.






23. Increase How can we hope to ________ our forces when our allies are deserting us?






24. Dirty; neglected; poor It is easy to see how crime can breed in such a ________ neighborhood.






25. Gather; store up She hoped to ________ the world's literature in one library.






26. Scornful remarks - stinging rebuke His feelings were hurt by the ________ of his supposed friends.






27. Absence of contradictions; dependability; uniformity; degree of thickness Holmes judged puddings and explanations on their ________; he liked his puddings without lumps and his explanations without improbabilities.






28. Half-human - half-bestial being in the court of Dionysus - portrayed as wanton and cunning He was like a ________ in his lustful conduct.






29. Partial shadow (in an eclipse) During an eclipse - we can see an area of total darkness and a lighter area - which is the ________.






30. Defraud a person of something The lawyer was accused of trying to ________ the boy of his legacy.






31. Show clearly When he tried to answer the questions - he ________d his ignorance of the subject matter.






32. Discord Some contemporary musicians deliberately use ________ to achieve certain effects.






33. Question severely In violation of the Miranda law - the police ________ed the suspect for several hours before reading him his rights.






34. Urgent situation In this ________ - we must look for aid from our allies.






35. Uncouple; separate; disconnect A standard movie routine involves the hero's desperate attempt to ________ a railroad car from a moving train.






36. Assist - usually in doing something wrong - She was unwilling to ________ him in the swindle he had planned.






37. Flat plain of mud or sand between branches of a river His dissertation discussed the effect of intermittent flooding on the fertility of the Nile ________.






38. Opening; hole She discovered a small ________ in the wall - through which the insects had entered the room.






39. Serving to warn You should have visited a doctor as soon as you felt these ________ chest pains.






40. Scold - Grandma began to ________ Steven for his lying.






41. Comical parody; treatment aimed at making something appear ridiculous The ridiculous decision the jury has arrived at is a ________ of justice.






42. Pertaining to country people; uncouth The backwoodsman looked out place in his ________ attire.






43. Lash; whip; severe punishment They feared the plague and regarded it as a deadly ________.






44. Greatness; extent It is difficult to comprehend the ________ of his crime.






45. People of standing; class of people just below nobility The local ________ did not welcome the visits of the summer tourists and tried to ignore their presence in the community.






46. Lustful Because they might arouse ________ impulses in their readers - the lewd books were banned by the clergy.






47. Good-naturedly ridiculing They resented his ________ remarks because they misinterpreted his teasing as sarcasm.






48. Avoid He tried to ________ all display of temper.






49. Contrast In "Star Wars -" dark - evil Darth Vader is a perfect ________ for fair-haired - naive Luke Skywalker.






50. Shrill - trumpetlike sound - We woke to the ________ to muffle its striking.