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GRE Wordlist: Meanings - Complete Sentences

Subjects : english, vocabulary
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1. Protest; objection The authorities were deaf to the pastor's ________s about the lack of police protection in the area.






2. Dull; lacking color; cheerless The Dutch woman's ________ winter coat contrasted with the distinctive - colorful native costume she wore beneath it.






3. Object to be thrown or projected Scientists are experimenting with guided ________s.






4. Short - simple story teaching a moral Let us apply to our own conduct the lesson that this ________ teaches.






5. Disapproval; condemnation The conservative father viewed his daughter's radical boyfriend with ________.






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






7. Nook; recess Though their apartment lacked a full-scale dining room - an ________ adjacent to the living room made an adequate breakfast nook for the young couple.






8. State without proof It is ________d that she had worked for the enemy.






9. Digressing; rambling They were annoyed and bored by her ________ remarks.






10. Moved gently by wind or waves. Daydreaming - he gazed at the leaves that ________ed past his window.






11. Suggested or implied meaning of an expression Foreigners frequently are unaware of the ________s of the words they use.






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






13. Awkward He is an ________ young man; he trips over everything.






14. Dilemma When the two colleges to which he had applied accepted him - he was in a ________ as to which one he should attend.






15. Shrink; reduce They spent so much money that their funds ________d to nothing.






16. Very cautious. The spies grew ________ as they approached the sentry.






17. Able to walk He was described as an ________ patient because he was not confined to his bed.






18. Unspontaneous; deliberate; thoughtful Given Jill's previous slights - Jack felt that the omission of his name from the guest list was a ________ insult.






19. Moderation (especially regarding indulgence in alcohol); seriousness Neither drunkards nor comics are noted for ________.






20. Steadiness of effort; persisten hard work Her employers were greatly impressed by her ________ and offered her a partnership in the firm.






21. Powerful; strong; potent We must keep his friendship for he will make a ________ ally.






22. Masses of leaves Every autumn before the leaves fell he promised himself he would drive though the New England to admire the colorful fall ________.






23. Pertaining to the art of removing metals from ores During the course of his ________ research - the scientist developed a steel alloy of tremendous strength.






24. Pretend Lady Macbeth ________ed illness in the courtyard although she was actually healthy.






25. Remainder I suggest that you wait until the store places the ________s of these goods on sale.






26. Not identical on both sides of a dividing central line Because one eyebrow was set markedly higher than the other - William's face had a particularly ________ appearance.






27. Abusive; scolding He became more ________ as he realized that we were not going to grant him his wish.






28. One who has adopted a different religion or opinion On his trip to Japan - though the President spoke at length about the merits of American automobiles - he made few ________s to his beliefs.






29. Traditional; conservative in belief Faced with a problem - he preferred to take an ________ approach rather than shock anyone.






30. Pantry; place where food is kept The first thing Bill did on returning home from school was to check what snacks his mother had in the ________.






31. Lower Tradition locates hell in the ________ regions.






32. Plundering The hawk is a ________ bird.






33. Act as judge She was called upon to ________ the dispute between the union and the management.






34. Purgative - Some drugs act as laxatives when taken in small doses but act as ________s when taken in much larger doses.






35. Art of effective communication; insincere or grandiloquent language All writers - by necessity - must be skilled in ________.






36. Self-satisfied There was a ________ look on his face as he examined his paintings.






37. Upset; distracted by anxiety The ________ parents frantically searched the ravine for their lost child.






38. Confuse; muddle Do not ________ the issues by dragging in irrelevant arguments.






39. Moved by sexual love; loving Don Juan was known for his ________ adventures.






40. Relating to the stars She was amazed at the number of ________ bodies the new telescope revealed.






41. Avoid (responsibility - work - etc.); malinger Brian has a strong sense of duty; he would never ________ any responsibility.






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






43. Lighthearted; animated; easy and carefree In Singing in the Rain - Gene Kelly sang and danced his way throughtthe lighthearted title number in a properly ________ style.






44. Tending toward the center - Does ________force or the force of gravity bring orbiting bodies to the earth's surface?






45. Run-down; decrepit; disreputable I would rather stay in dormitory lodgings in a decent youth hostel than have a room of my own in a ________ downtown hotel.






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






47. Flowing smoothly; smooth Italian is a ________ language.






48. Fear A ruler who maintains his power by ________ is bound to develop clandestine resistance.






49. Stopping - The workers threatened a ________ of all activities if their demands were not met.






50. Ghostly We were frightened by the ________ glow that filled the room.