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GRE Wordlist: Meanings - Complete Sentences
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1. Rushing stream; flood Day after day of heavy rain saturated the hillside until the water ran downhill in ________s.
torrent
capitulate
arable
atavism
2. Substance that propels or drives forward The development of our missile program has forced our scientists to seek more powerful ________s.
propellant
hindmost
innate
dissident
3. Loathing She looked at the snake with ________.
gaudy
unfettered
repugnance
entomology
4. Continued loud noise The ________ of the jackhammers outside the classroom window drowned out the lecturer's voice.
fell
din
probe
exorbitant
5. Conscientious; extremely thorough I can recommend him for a position of responsibility for I have found him a very ________ young man.
extirpate
sardonic
scrupulous
gall
6. Fitful; periodic The ________ coughing in the auditorium annoyed the performers.
slander
pinion
spasmodic
plagiarize
7. Group of three works Romain Rolland's novel Jean Christophe was first published as a ________.
languish
interpolate
trilogy
prod
8. Selective; composed of elements drawn from disparate sources His style of interior decoration was ________: bits and pieces of furnishings from widely divergent periods - strikingly juxtaposed to create a unique color.
conglomeration
dissonance
trough
eclectic
9. Haphazard; careless; sloppy From the number of typos and misspellings I've found on it - it's clear that Mario proofread the report in a remarkably ________ fashion.
marred
agape
slapdash
lethargic
10. Unit of weight for precious stones; measure of fineness of gold - He gave her a diamond that weighed three ________s and was mounted in an eighteen-carat gold band.
indite
oratorio
carat
pendant
11. Behaving like a slave; servile; obsequious He was proud and dignified; he refused to be ________ to anyone.
stilted
solemnity
overweening
subservient
12. Case for arrows Robin Hood reached back and plucked one last arrow from his ________.
quiver
hovel
compilation
preclude
13. Written command issued by a court.The hero of Leonard's novel is a process server who invents unorthodox ways of serving _________s on reluctant parties.
writ
hegemony
felicity
restraint
14. Soak; saturate Be sure to ________ the fabric in the dye bath for the full time prescribed.
steep
elliptical
illusive
obituary
15. Tranquil; steady; uniform After the hot summers and cold winters of New England - he found the climate of the West Indies ________ and pleasant.
equable
elaboration
bandy
condole
16. Trick; stratagem You will not be able to fool your friends with such an obvious ________.
ruse
clamber
wane
sagacious
17. Oval; ambiguous - either purposely or because key words have been left out An ________ billiad ball wobbles because it is not perfectly round; an elliptical remark baffles because it is not perfectly clear.
remiss
elliptical
affix
pristine
18. Recede; lessen His fortunes began to ________ during the recession.
perceptive
ebb
compound
tendentious
19. Burning; sarcastically biting - The critic's ________ remarks angered the hapless actors who were the subjects of his sarcasm.
subtlety
subjugate
caustic
diligence
20. Humoring; yielding; lenient ________ parents spoil their children by giving in to their every whim.
larceny
multilingual
indulgent
immutable
21. Abusive; scolding He became more ________ as he realized that we were not going to grant him his wish.
patent
irresolute
conciliatory
vituperative
22. Reckon; calculate He failed to ________ the interest - so his bank balance was not accurate.
primogeniture
compute
musky
felicity
23. Biased; having a liking for something I am extremely ________ to chocolate eclairs.
canto
fecundity
inherent
partial
24. Roll in; indulge in; become helpless. The hippopotamus loves to ________in the mud.
voluble
suborn
wallow
conclave
25. Druggist In Holland - ________(ies) still sell spices as well as ointments and pills.
apothecary
distill
enunciate
slacken
26. Agree Did you ________ with the decision of the court or did you find it unfair?
licentious
plumb
terrestrial
concur
27. Imitate or mimic He was suspended for a week because he had ________d the principal in front of the whole school.
ape
meticulous
archipelago
omnipresent
28. Speediness; prompt execution; message sent with all due speed Young Napoleon defeated the enemy with all possible dispatch; he then sent a ________ to headquarters - informing his commander of the great victory.
expurgate
dispatch
porous
augury
29. Harmony Watching Tweediedum and Tweedledee battle - Alice wondered why the two brothers could not manage to life in ________.
halting
carnivorous
insolvent
concord
30. Break up ground after plowing; torture I don't want to ________ you at this time by asking you to recall the details of your unpleasant experience.
brocade
talon
besmirch
harrow
31. Large city Every evening this terminal is filled with the thousands of commuters who are going from this ________ to their homes in the suburbs.
metropolis
implore
swerve
fluted
32. Everlasting Ponce de Leon hoped to find ________ youth.
quadruped
perpetual
tycoon
toady
33. Reflection; thought She reached her decision only after much ________.
anguish
intermittent
visage
meditation
34. Devilish This scheme is so ________ that I must reject it.
ameliorate
trivia
intellect
diabolical
35. Fits of depression or gloom We could not discover the cause of her recurrent ________.
simian
stalemate
moodiness
devoid
36. Engrossed in matters of this earth; not spiritual. You must leave your _________ goods behind you when you go to meet your Maker.
redundant
sacrosanct
worldly
glean
37. Being in debt He was in ________ with his payments on the car.
headlong
obsidian
condescend
arrears
38. Contend; compete Politicians ________ with one another - competing for donations and votes.
revulsion
vie
vent
harass
39. Set of bells capable of being played - The carillon in the bell tower of the Coca-Cola pavilion at the New York World's Fair provided musical entertainment every hour.
reaper
dint
embellish
carillon
40. Be suited to; be incumbent upon In this time of crisis - it ________s all of us to remain calm and await the instructions of our superiors.
authoritarian
behoove
veracity
adjunct
41. Pay for services There is a nominal ________ for this position.
stipend
mediate
inalienable
ratiocination
42. Deceiving This is only a mirage; let us not be fooled by its ________ effect.
palimpsest
inconsistency
illusive
negation
43. Report; record (in chronological order) - The gossip columnist was paid to ________ the latest escapades of the socially prominent celebrities.
inductive
chronicle
stilted
belabor
44. A covered passageway - usually lined with shops The ________ was popular with shoppers because it gave them protection from the summer sun and the winter rain.
arcade
antiseptic
expatriate
heretic
45. Dirty; neglected; poor It is easy to see how crime can breed in such a ________ neighborhood.
savant
blurt
ingratiate
squalid
46. Extremely demanding The colonies rebelled against the ________ financial claims of the mother country.
exacting
adamant
patriarch
recant
47. Deadly It is unwise to leave ________ weapons where children may find them.
etymology
lethal
conjecture
epoch
48. Width; extent We were impressed by the ________ of her knowledge.
unfettered
prudent
breadth
monolithic
49. Narrow neck of land connecting two larger bodies of land In a magnificent feat of engineering - Goethals and his men cut through the ________ of Panama in constructing the Panama Canal.
wrench
anthropomorphic
isthmus
clarion
50. Provide ofr the payment of Her employer offered to ________ the costs of her postgraduate education.
proscribe
genuflect
lout
defray