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GRE Wordlist: Meanings - Complete Sentences

Subjects : english, vocabulary
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1. Death Upon the ________ of the dictator - a bitter dispute about succession to power developed.






2. Being everywhere; omnipresent That Christmas "The Little Drummer Boy" seemed ________: Justin heard the tune everywhere he went.






3. Poverty - misfortune We must learn to meet ________ gracefully.






4. Follow The evils that ________d were the direct result of the miscalculations of the leaders.






5. Persuade to act unlawfully (especially to commit perjury) In the Godfather - the mobsters used bribery and threats to ________ the witnesses against Don Michael Corleone.






6. Systematic An accountant must be ________ and maintain order among his financial records.






7. Preceding in time - rank - etc. Our discussions - ________ to this event - certainly did not give you any reason to believe that we would adopt your proposal.






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






9. Oppression; cruel government Frederick Douglass fought against the ________ of slavery throughout his entire life.






10. An act of yielding Before they could reach an agreement - both sides had to make certain ________s.






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






12. Dull and unimaginative; matter-of-fact; factual Though the ad writers had come up with a highly creative campaign to publicize the company's newest product - the head office rejected it for a more ________ - down-to-earth approach.






13. Trying to please; obliging The courtier obeyed the king's orders in a ________ manner.






14. Deny She was too honest to ________ the truth of the report.






15. Unruly; refractory The horse was ________ and refused to enter the starting gate.






16. Essential quality His outstanding ________ was his kindness.






17. Headland They erected a lighthouse on the ________ to warn approaching ships of their nearness to the shore.






18. Trivial; shallow Since your report gave only a ________ analysis of the problem - I cannot give you more than a passing grade.






19. Wordiness; spreading in all directions like a gas Your composition suffers from a ________ of ideas; try to be more compact.






20. Suspended action - The deal was held in ________ until her arrival.






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






22. Lessen in value If you neglect this properly - it will ________.






23. Official As his case was transferred from one ________ to another - he began to despair of ever reaching a settlement.






24. Fret; complain There is no sense ________(ing) over the work you have left undone.






25. Pertaining to money I never expected a ________ reward for my work in this activity.






26. Clak volcanic rock The deposits of ________ on the mountain slopes were an indiacation that volcano had erupted in ancient times.






27. Harmful; damaging Your acceptance of her support will ultimately prove ________ rather than helpful to your cause.






28. Preventing infection; having a cleansing effect Hospitals succeeded in lowering the mortality rate as soon as they introduced ________ conditions.






29. Shut; close A blood clot ________d an artery to the heart.






30. Lasting; surviving Keats believed in the ________ power of great art - which outlast its creator's brief lives.






31. Hardship; want In his youth - he knew hunger and ________.






32. Mixture as of metals ________ of gold are used more frequently than the pure metal.






33. Clear from blame He was ________d of the crime when the real criminal confessed.






34. Unrestrained; willfully malicious; unchaste. Pointing to the stack of bills - Sheldon criticized Sarah for her wanton expenditures. In response - Sara accused Sheldon of making an unfounded - wanton attack.






35. Substance that propels or drives forward The development of our missile program has forced our scientists to seek more powerful ________s.






36. Unreasonable or capricious; tyrannical The coach claimed the team lost because the umpire made some ________ calls.






37. Bloody The audience shuddered as they listened to the details of the ________ massacre.






38. Arrival Most Americans were unaware of the ________ of the Nuclear Age until the news of Hiroshima reached them.






39. Assent; agree passively Although she appeared to ________ to her employer's suggestions - I could tell she had reservations about the changes he wanted made.






40. Make less concentrated; reduce in strength She preferred her coffee ________d with milk.






41. Sheer; like cobwebs Nylon can be woven into ________ or thick fabrics.






42. Foremost in importance; supreme Proper nutrition and hygiene are of ________ importance in adolescent development and growth.






43. Slyness; sneakiness; secretiveness Fearing detection by the sentries on duty - the scout inched his way toward the enemy camp with great ________.






44. Set free At first - the attempts of the Abolitioninst to ________ the slaves were unpopular in New England as well as in the South.






45. Art of dancing - Martha Graham introduced a form of ________ that seemed awkward and alien to those who had been brought up on classic ballet.






46. Unjust; wicked I cannot approve of the ________ methods you used to gain your present position.






47. To strip a priest or minister of church authority We knew the minister had violated church regulations - but we had not realized his offense was serious enough to cause him to be ________ed.






48. To make liquids murky by stirring up sediment; to disturb Be careful when you pour not to ________ the wine; if you stir up the sediment you'll destroy the flavor.






49. Abnormal; irregular He was placed in the ________ position of seeming to approve procedures that he despised.






50. Strip; deprive He was ________ed of his power to act and could no longer govern.