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GRE Wordlist: Meanings - Complete Sentences

Subjects : english, vocabulary
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1. Apparent; professed; pretended Although the ________ purpose of this expedition is to discover new lands - we are really interested in finding new markets for our products.






2. Careless We dislike restaurants where the service is ________ and inattentive.






3. Drawback; debtsHer lack of an extensive vocabulary was a ________ that she was able to overcome.






4. Breaking of contract or duty; fissure; gap They found a ________ in the enemy's fortifications and penetrated their lines.






5. Treat as a celebrity She enjoyed being ________d and adored by the public.






6. False belief; hallucination This scheme is a snare and a ________.






7. Slow; sluggish The sailor had been taught not to be ________ in carrying out orders.






8. One who studies reptiles As a boy - Indiana Jones had a traumatic experience involving snakes; sensibly enough - he studies to be archaeologist - not a ________.






9. Loud and harsh She scolded him in a ________ voice






10. Gay; joyous; careless Shelley called the skylark a "________ spirit" because of its happy song.






11. Obscure and mysterious; occult It is strange to consider that modern chemistry originated in the ________ teachings of the ancient alchemists.






12. Settle down; descend; grow quiet The doctor assured us that the fever would eventually ________.






13. Meddlesome; excessively pushy in offering one's services After her long flight - Jill just wanted to nap - but the ________ bellboy was intent on showing her all the special features of the deluxe suite.






14. Lying on back The defeated pugilist lay ________ on the canvas.






15. Well-bred; elegant We are looking for a man with a ________ apperance who can inspire confidence by his cultivated manner.






16. Nimbleness The ________ of the acrobat amazed and thrilled the audience.






17. Cheap and gaudy He won a few ________ trinkets in Coney Island.






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






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






20. Arrogant; taking liberties It seems ________ for one so relatively new to the field to challenge the conclusions of its leading experts.






21. Edge - especially of a round surface He sensed that there was something just beyond the ________ of his vision.






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






23. Meanly stingy; parsimonious The ________ pittance the widow receives from the government cannot keep her from poverty.






24. Advanced in development By her rather adult manner of discussing serious topics - the child demonstrated that she was ________.






25. 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.






26. Provisional; experimental Your ________ plans sound plausible; let me know when the final details are worked out.






27. Unscrupulous; excessive She found the load shark's demands ________ and impossible to meet.






28. Relating to races Intolerance between ________ groups is deplorable and usually is based on lack of information.






29. Frugality; thrift; agriculture He accumulated his small fortune by diligence and ________.






30. Deep-rooted; habitual She is an ________ smoker and cannot break the habit.






31. Stare foolishly; look in open-mouthed awe The country boy ________ed at the skyscrapers and neon lights of the big city.






32. Opponent; enemy Batman struggled to save Gotham City from the machinations of his wicked ________ - the Joker.






33. Turn upside down or inside out When he ________ed his body in a hand stand - he felt the blood rush to his head.






34. Deeply established; firmly rooted Try as they would - the missionaries were unable to uproot the ________ superstitions of the natives.






35. Unclear or doubtful in meaning His ________ instructions misled us; we did not know which road to take.






36. Slightly sour; sharp; caustic James was unpopular because of his sarcastic and ________ remarks.






37. Superfluous; more than needed or demanded We have more than enough witnesses to corroborate your statement; to present any more would be ________.






38. Opposite There is an ________ ratio between the strength of light and its distance.






39. Stubborn; persistent He is bound to succeed because his ________ nature will not permit him to quit.






40. Designed to create ill will or envy We disregarded her ________ remarks because we realized how jealous she was.






41. Repugnance; dislike I cannot express the ________ I feel at your heinous actions.






42. Divine gift; great popular charm or appeal - Political commentators have deplored the importance of a candidate's ________ in these days of television campaigning.






43. Decay The moral ________ of the people was reflected in the lewd literature of the period.






44. Quarrelsome We heard loud and ________ noises in the next room.






45. Like a fox; crafty She disliked his sly ways - but granted him a certain ________ intelligence.






46. Color; aspect The aviary contained birds of every possible ________.






47. Lack of balance or symmetry; disproportion Because of the great ________ between the number of men and women invited - the dance was unsuccessful.






48. Dreamily thoughtful; thoughtful with a hint of sadness The ________ youth gazed at the painting for a long time and then sighed.






49. Extremely demanding The colonies rebelled against the ________ financial claims of the mother country.






50. Bloody The battle of lwo Jina was unexpectedly ________ with many casualties.