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GRE Wordlist: Meanings - Complete Sentences
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1. Line They stood patiently in the ________ outside the movie theatre.
pertinent
queue
reminiscence
imminent
2. Neutral; unpledged; undecided We were annoyed by his ________ reply for we had been led to expect definite assurances of his approval.
abstain
unfrock
homeostasis
noncommittal
3. Uncertain; risky I think this stock is a ________ investment and advise against its purchase.
distortion
tirade
vital
precarious
4. Spend too much time on minor points; carp Let's not ________ over details.
niggle
attenuate
hoard
misconstrue
5. Very destructive - harmful He argued that these books had a ________ effect on young and susceptible minds.
carnal
passive
pernicious
scabbard
6. Devoutness; reverence for God Living her life in prayer and good works - Mother Teresa exemplifies the true sprit of ________.
ensconce
piety
jaunt
lexicon
7. Tending toward the center - Does ________force or the force of gravity bring orbiting bodies to the earth's surface?
bent
centripetal
prolific
uxorious
8. So small - trifling - or unimportant as to be easily disregarded Because the damage to his car had been ________ - Michael decided he wouldn't bother to report the matter to his insurance company.
impotent
overt
negligible
millenium
9. Position giving an advantage They fired upon the enemy from behind trees - walls and any other point of ________ they could find.
vantage
cavalier
rebate
analgesic
10. Respectful His ________ attitude was appropriate in a house of worship.
junket
harbinger
perverse
reverent
11. Imaginary land with perfect social and political system Shangri-la was the name of James Hilton's Tibetan ________.
utopia
equilibrium
doldrums
incubate
12. A formal systematic inquiry; an explanation of the results of a formal inquiry In his ________ - he outlined the steps he had taken in reaching his conclusions.
attribute
sinister
disquisition
luster
13. Female warrior Ever since the days of Greek mythology we refer to strong and aggressive women as ________s.
virus
amazon
blanch
reciprocal
14. Prohibit; forbid Civilized nations must ________ the use of nuclear weapons if we expect out society to live.
slacken
scrutinize
interdict
braggadocio
15. Numerous; varied I cannot begin to tell you how much I appreciate your ________ kindnesses.
amoral
quirk
granulate
manifold
16. Provide ofr the payment of Her employer offered to ________ the costs of her postgraduate education.
importunate
facade
defray
alliteration
17. Entertain John ________d us with tales of his adventures in Africa.
regale
conservatory
bravado
impiety
18. Happening at the same time In America - the colonists were resisting the demands of the mother contry; at the ________ moment in France - the middle class was sowing the seeds of rebellion.
disputatious
obsolete
concurrent
virtuoso
19. Denoting an unobstructed and comprehensive view On a clear day - from the top of the World Trade Center you can get a ________ view of New York City and neighboring stretches of New Jersey and Long Island.
braggart
panoramic
centripetal
sultry
20. Slow up; loosen As they passed the finish line - the runners ________ed their pace.
slacken
virulent
badger
nugatory
21. Extreme wealth; luxuriousness; abundance The glitter and ________ of the ballroom took Cinderella's breath away.
compliance
unearth
tonic
opulence
22. Rural In these stories of ________ life - we find an understanding of the daily tasks of country folk.
chastise
pastoral
lunar
attribute
23. Not noticing; disregarding He drove on - ________ of the warnings that the road was dangerous.
heedless
residue
prosody
verbiage
24. Clothe; adorn She liked to watch her mother ________ herself in her finest clothes before going out for the evening.
automaton
diligence
effectual
array
25. A light meal Tea sandwiches and cookies were offered at the ________.
befuddle
defection
abash
collation
26. Spasmodic; intermittent After several ________ attempts - he decided to postpone the start of the project until he felt more energetic.
collaborate
prerogative
fitful
intermittent
27. Disentangle; solve With equal ease Miss Marple ________ed tangled balls of yarn and baffling murder mysteries.
unravel
egress
frond
exhort
28. Imitation Her gift for ________ was so great that her friends said that she should be in the theater.
infer
galvanize
mimicry
mausoleum
29. Swindle; cheat The con man specialized in ________ing insurance companies.
disdain
outskirts
bilk
plenary
30. Verify; support I intend to ________ my statement by producing witnesses.
substantiate
intangible
platonic
personable
31. Smallest speck. There is not a ________ of intelligence or understanding in your observations.
harass
whit
devotee
peon
32. Enclosure for birds The ________ at the zoo held nearly 300 birds.
concatenate
delirium
aviary
ramification
33. Proverb; a truth pithily stated Aesop's fables illustrate moral ________s.
fathom
debutante
maxim
disengage
34. Wandering The return of the ________ birds to the northern sections of this country is a harbinger of spring.
igneous
pretentious
migratory
sensuous
35. Pertaining to the science of the function of living To understand this disease fully - we must examine not only its ________ aspects but also its psychological elements.
tainted
physiological
verbatim
anarchist
36. Hackneyed; commonplace Thr ________ and predictable situations in many television programs alienate many viewers.
anthropoid
trite
clientele
vitiate
37. Indirect or roundabout expression - He was afraid to call spade a spade and resorted to ________s to avoid direct reference to his subject.
declivity
circumlocution
tribunal
reverent
38. Punishing He asked for ________ measures against the offender.
punitive
preempt
hazy
simile
39. Recoiling from progress; retrograde His program was ________ since it sought to abolish many of the social reforms instituted by the previous administration.
august
discourse
reactionary
avert
40. Prepare by combining; make up in concert How did the inventive chef ever ________ such strange dish?
tedium
terminus
concoct
tome
41. Items of business at a meeting We had so much difficulty agreeing upon an ________ that there was very little time for the meeting.
verisimilitude
compliance
viscid
agenda
42. Blessed; consecrated She was laid to rest in ________ ground.
hallowed
breach
tertiary
cliche
43. Armed band Caesar and his Roman ________ conquered almost all of the known world.
inerrancy
juncture
contagion
cohorts
44. Scornful remarks - stinging rebuke His feelings were hurt by the ________ of his supposed friends.
imply
sarcasm
embed
hermetic
45. Explanation - especially of biblical passages I can follow your ________ of this passage to a limited degree; some of your reasoning eludes me.
posthumous
declivity
disinclination
exegesis
46. Include; consist of If the District of Columbia were to be granted a statehood - the United States of America would ________ fifty-onestates - not just fifty.
comprise
proxy
bland
wan
47. Devoted to the pleasures of the senses; carnal; voluptous I cannot understand what caused him to drop his ________ way of life and become so ascetic.
sensual
congenial
abrogate
distant
48. Funeral ceremony Hundreads paid their last respects at his ________(ies).
obsequy
perceptive
incarcerate
cipher
49. Talkative She is very ________ and can speak on the telephone for hours.
auspicious
caprice
loquacious
facade
50. Effort; expenditure of much physical work The ________ involved in unscrewing the rusty bolt left her exhausted.
discount
malicious
quandary
exertion
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