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GRE Wordlist: Meanings - Complete Sentences

Subjects : english, vocabulary
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1. Token of disgrace; brand I do not attach any ________ to the fact that you were accused of this crime; the fact that you were acquitted clears you completely.






2. Swimming The Red Cross emphasizes the need for courses in ________.






3. Deadlock Negotiations between the union and the employers have reached a ________; neither side is willing to budge from previously stated positions.






4. Petty details She would have liked to ignore the ________ of daily living.






5. Venomous spider We need an antitoxin to counteract the bite of the ________.






6. Error The criminal's fatal ________ led to his capture.






7. Treacherous; stealthy; sly The fifth column is ________ because it works secretly within our territory for our defeat.






8. Refer to Since you ________ to this matter so frequently - you must regard it as important.






9. Corruption; wickedness The ________ of the tyrant's behavior shocked us all.






10. Something taken for granted; the taking over or taking possession of The young princess made the foolish ________ that the regent would not object to her Assumption of power.






11. Atrocious; hatefully bad Hitler's ________ crimes will never be forgotten.






12. Stockpile; accumulate for future use Whenever there are rumors of a food shortage - people are tempted to ________ food.






13. Make hostile; separate Her attempts to ________ the two friends failed because they had complete faith in each other.






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






15. Include; encompass Does the general theory of relativity contradict Newtonian physics - or is Newton's law of gravity ________d into Einstein's larger scheme?






16. Profane; impious The people in the room were shocked by his his ________ language.






17. Disprove The defense called several respectable witnesses who were able to ________ the false testimony of the prosecution's only witness.






18. Copy Are you going to hang this ________ of the Declaration of Independence in the classroom or in the auditorium?






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






20. Contrast; direct opposite of or to This tyranny was the ________ of all that he had hoped for - and he fought it with all his strength.






21. Unfavorable; hostile ________ circumstances compelled him to close his business.






22. Appropriate; fitting He was always able to find the ________ phrase - the correct expression for every occasion.






23. Recoiling from progress; retrograde His program was ________ since it sought to abolish many of the social reforms instituted by the previous administration.






24. Tickle I am here not to ________ my audience but to enlighten it.






25. Amendment or clause added to a legislative bill Senator Foghorn said he would support Senator Filibuster's tax reform bill only if Filibuster agreed to add an antipollution ________ to the bill.






26. Watching; guarding The FBI kept the house under constant ________ in the hope of capturing all the criminals at one time.






27. Huge creature; something of monstrous size or power Sportcasters nicknamed the linebacker "The ________."






28. Hiding place - The detectives followed the suspects until he led them to the ________ where he had stored his loot.






29. Youthful; immature - In that youthful movement - the leaders were only a little less ________ than their immature followers.






30. Rude; insensitive Though Mr. Potts constantly interrupted his wife - she ignored his ________ behavior - for she had lost hope of teaching him courtesy.






31. Cater to the low desires of others The reviewer accused the makers of Lethal Weapon of ________ing to the masses' taste of violence.






32. Speed of music I find the conductor's ________ too slow for such a brilliant piece of music.






33. Something or someone misplaced in time; Shakespeare's reference to clocks in Julius Caesar is an ________; no clocks existed in Caesar's time.






34. Generosity Noted for his ________ - philanthropist Eugene Lang donated millions to charity.






35. Fortress - The ________ overlooked the city like a protecting angel.






36. Witty thought or saying - usually short Poor Richard's ________s made Benjamin Franklin famous.






37. Stoop short - as if faced with an obstacle - and refuse to continue The chief of police ________ed at sending his officers into the riot-torn area.






38. Slave; bondage The captured soldier was held in ________ by the conquering army.






39. Lessening; reduction in size The blockaders hoped to achieve victory as soon as the ________ of the enemy's supplies became serious.






40. Eat away The limestone was ________d by the dripping water






41. Spasmodic; intermittent After several ________ attempts - he decided to postpone the start of the project until he felt more energetic.






42. Excessively frugal person; misernJill called Jack a ________ because he never picked up the check.






43. Not influenced by emotions; fair Even though he was her son - she tried to be ________ about his behavior.






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






45. Trunk of statue with head and limbs missing; human trunk This ________ - found in the ruins of Pompeii - is now on exhibition in the museum in Naples.






46. Lover of luxury Rich people are not always ________s; some of them have little taste for a life of luxury.






47. Private meeting He was present at all their ________s as an unofficial observer.






48. Irritation; resentment She showed her ________ by her refusal to appear with the other contestants at the end of the contest.






49. Pertaining to the stars He was the ________ attraction of the entire performance.






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