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GRE Wordlist: Meanings - Complete Sentences

Subjects : english, vocabulary
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1. Taking up again; recommencement During the summer break - Don had not realized how much he missed university life: at the ________ of classes - however - he felt marked excitement and pleasure.






2. Severity Many settlers could not stand the ________s of the New England winters.






3. Attacking; insulting; distasteful Getting into street brawls is no minor offense for professional boxers - who are required by law to restrict their ________ impulses to the ring.






4. Acute pain; extreme suffering Visiting the site of explosion - Premier Gorbachev wept to see the ________ of the victims and their families.






5. Act of driving back; distaste The ________ of the enemy forces was not accomplished bloodlessly; many of the defenders were wounded in driving the enemy back.






6. Make oneself tidy in appearance; feel self-satisfaction As Kitty ________ed before the mirror - carefully smoothing her shining hair - she couldn't help preening herself on her good looks.






7. Seemingly reasonable but incorrect Let us not be misled by such ________ arguments.






8. Endure the effects of weather or other forces. He ________ed the changes in his personal life with difficulty - as he had no one in whom to confide.






9. Extremely dry; very thirsty The ________ desert landscape seemed hostile to life.






10. Barrier laid down by artillery fire; overwhelming profusion The company was forced to retreat through the ________ of heavy canyons.






11. Odd; old-fashioned; picturesque Her ________ clothes and old-fashioned language marked her as an eccentric.






12. Sun's corona; halo Many medieval paintings depict saintly characters with ________ around their heads.






13. Person who collects coins The ________ had a splendid collection of antique coins.






14. Cheerful; hopeful Let us not be too ________ about the outcome; something could go wrong.






15. Deluge; upheaval - A ________ such as the French Revolution affects all countries.






16. Wretched; lacking pride On the streets of New York the homeless live in ________ poverty - huddling in doorways to find shelter from the wind.






17. Problem; choice of two unsatisfactory alternatives In this ________ - he knew no one to whom he could turn for advice.






18. Unfortunate; annoying ________ circumstances prevent me from being with you on this festive occasion.






19. Give an imitation that ridicules - In his caricature - he ________d the mannerisms of his adversary.






20. Expressiveness; persuasive speech The crowds were stirred by Martin Luther King's ________.






21. Occurring in an unexpected and contrary manner It is ________ that his success came when he least wanted it.






22. Wanton; profane He sang a ________ song that offended many of the more prudish listeners.






23. Pertaining to a germ; creative Such an idea is ________; I am certain that it will influence thinkers and philosophers for many generations.






24. Doubts Hamlet described his ________ to Horatio but decided to fence with Laertes despite his foreboding of evil.






25. Restrain They ________ed his arms against his body but left his legs free so that he could move about.






26. Traitor The British considered Benedict Arnold a loyalist; the Americans considered him a ________.






27. Confused; discomposed The novice square dancer became so ________ that he wandered into wrong set.






28. One who has adopted a different religion or opinion On his trip to Japan - though the President spoke at length about the merits of American automobiles - he made few ________s to his beliefs.






29. Person convicted of a grave crime A convicted________ loses the right to vote






30. Radiating; departing from the center - Many automatic drying machines remove excess moisture from clothing by ________ force.






31. Enthusiastic follower A ________ of the opera - he bought season tickets every year.






32. Demanding and leaving no choice From Jack's ________ knock on the door - Jill could tell he would not give up until she let him in.






33. Precede The invention of the radiotelegraph ________d the development of television by a quarter of a century.






34. Giving bliss; blissful The ________ smile on the child's face made us very happy.






35. Wooden; impassive We wanted to see how long he could maintain his ________ expression.






36. Soften by soaking in liquid; waste away The strawberries had been soaking in the champagn for so long that they had begun to ________: they literally fell apart at the touch of a spoon.






37. Ancient paper made from stem of papyrus plant The ancient Egyptians were among the first to write on ________.






38. Open to view According to the United States Constitution - a person must commit an ________ act before he may be tried for treason.






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






40. Refrain; withhold from participation After considering the effect of alcohol on his athletic performance - he decided to ________ from drinking while he trained for the race.






41. Abstaining from sexual intercourse; unmarried - Though the late Havelock Ellis wrote extensively about sexual customs and was considered an expert in such matters - recent studies maintain he was ________ throughout his life.






42. Put down; quiet The police used fire hoses and teat gas to ________ the rioters.






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






44. Prescribed diet and habits I doubt whether the results warrant our living under such a strict ________.






45. Consecrate The prophet Samuel ________ed David with oil - crowning him king of Israel.






46. Tightly packed; firm; brief His short - ________ body was better suited to wrestling than to basketball.






47. Lassitude; depression His friends tried to overcome the ________ into which he had fallen by taking him to parties and to the theater.






48. Point of moon's orbit when it is nearest the earth The rocket which was designed to take photographs of the moon was launched as the moon approached its ________.






49. Not to be taken away; nontransferable The Declaration of Independence mentions the ________ rights that all of us possess.






50. Lacking in spirit or energy We had expected him to be full of enthusiasm and were surprised by his ________ attitude.