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GRE Wordlist: Meanings - Complete Sentences
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1. Blessing The appearance of the sun after the many rainy days was like a ________.
precipice
benediction
cavalcade
retrieve
2. Flowing together; crowd They built the city at the ________ of two rivers.
solemnity
timid
confluence
meteoric
3. Oddity; idiosyncrasy Some of his friends tried to account for his rudeness to strangers as the ________ of genius.
fresco
foster
eccentricity
paucity
4. Request earnestly; seek Knowing she needed to have a solid majority for the budget to pass - the mayor telephoned all the members of the city council to ________ their votes.
unsavory
flippancy
arable
solicit
5. Cold; cheerless The Aleutian Islands are ________ military outposts.
repeal
hamper
bleak
psychopathic
6. Stimulate by shock; stir up The entire nation was ________d into strong military activity by the news of the attack on Pearl Harbor.
behemoth
provisional
whelp
galvanize
7. Include; encompass Does the general theory of relativity contradict Newtonian physics - or is Newton's law of gravity ________d into Einstein's larger scheme?
subsume
precedent
carapace
mollycoddle
8. Behavior; bearing His sober ________ quieted the noisy revelers.
eulogy
demeanor
cathartic
diatribe
9. Stupid Your ________ remarks prove that you have not given this problem any serious consideration.
quarry
impediment
asinine
sycophant
10. Explain; interpret If I ________ your remarks correctly - you disagree with the theory already advanced.
construe
sardonic
philistine
catharsis
11. Put on When Clark Kent had to ________ his Superman outfit - he changed clothes in a convenient phone booth.
don
retrieve
optometrist
gravity
12. Scornful remarks - stinging rebuke His feelings were hurt by the ________ of his supposed friends.
sarcasm
indubitably
pecuniary
declivity
13. State of reacting readily to appeals - order - etc. The audience cheered and applauded - delighting the performers by its ________.
responsiveness
emend
grandiose
ramble
14. Whim - She was an unpredictable creature - acting on ________ - never taking thought of the consequences.
caprice
paradigm
latent
carcinogenic
15. Supplement to the body of a will This ________ was drawn up five years after the writing of the original will.
codicil
ordeal
minute
torrent
16. Rickety; falling apart The boys propped up the ________ clubhouse with a couple of boards.
ramshackle
uxorious
mundane
rancid
17. Peculiarity; eccentricity One of his personal ________(ies) was his habit of rinsing all cutlery given him in a restaurant.
catalyst
idiosyncrasy
oscillate
sear
18. Pithy maxim An ________ differs from an adage in that it is more philosophical or scientific.
vernal
monastic
aphorism
avert
19. Immature; shallow Your ________ remarks are a sign of your youth and indicate that you have not given much thought to the problem.
arduous
musky
indolence
sophomoric
20. Close; squeeze; The ________ed the package under her arm.
bereavement
imbibe
compress
delusion
21. Pride; arrogance I resent his ________ because he is no better than we are.
augury
brawn
haughtiness
nubile
22. Disregard Be prepared to ________ what he has to say about his ex-wife.
epoch
onus
rebuttal
discount
23. Move troops so that the battle line is extended at the expense of depth The general ordered the battalion to ________ in order to meet the offensive of the enemy.
deploy
evince
quiver
mete
24. Spotted The sunlight filtering though the screens created a ________ effect on the wall.
dappled
amend
atrophy
adversity
25. Every two years The group held ________ meetings instead of annual ones.
galaxy
congenial
biennial
cite
26. Explanatory; serving to explain The mannual that came with my VCR was no masterpiece of ________ prose: its explanations were so garbled that I couldn't even figure out how to rewind a tape.
resuscitate
farce
apathetic
expository
27. Hanging; suspended The ________ chandeliers swayed in the breeze as if they were about to fall from the ceiling.
incense
stupor
pendulous
shunt
28. Spotted; stained Instead of writing that Gorbachev had a birthmark on his forehead - the pompous young poet sang of the former premier's ________ brow.
scrupulous
brooch
anarchy
maculated
29. Gigantic statue The legendary ________ of Rhodes - bronze statue of the sun god that dominated the harbor of the Greek seaport - was one of the Seven Wonders of the World.
tribunal
lithe
colossus
provenance
30. Variety; dissimilitude The ________ of colleges in this country indicates that many levels of ability are being served.
apostate
eon
diversity
rebate
31. Unit of light energy (one candle's worth) In buying light bulbs - she checked not only their power - as measured in watts - but their brightness - as measured in ________s.
pall
lumen
tundra
apathy
32. Speed The train went by at considerable ________.
velocity
suppliant
yore
prude
33. Lacking He was ________ of any personal desire for gain in his endeavor to secure improvement in the community.
compliant
emissary
devoid
retaliate
34. Clak volcanic rock The deposits of ________ on the mountain slopes were an indiacation that volcano had erupted in ancient times.
obsidian
indubitably
prestige
adverse
35. Drink in The dry soil ________d the rain quickly.
sedulous
imbibe
adamant
potion
36. Small ring; band - This tiny ________ is very costly because it is set with precious stones.
circlet
shrewd
archetype
ancillary
37. Records; history In the ________ of this period - we find no mention of democratic movements.
annals
downcast
skittish
barterer
38. Long - passionate - and vehement speech In her lengthy ________ - the principal berated the offenders.
ecclesiastic
pert
harangue
fell
39. Lack of seriousness or steadiness; frivolity Stop giggling abd wriggling around in the pew; such ________ is improper in church.
accessible
levity
bivouac
cadaverous
40. Shining; issuing light The sun is a ________ body.
indomitable
dormant
luminous
charisma
41. Show by example; furnish an example Three-time winner of the Super Bowl - Joe Montana ________(ies) the ideal quarterback.
disembark
exemplify
minion
reproach
42. Cure-all; remedy for all diseases There is no easy ________ that will solve our complicated international situation.
panacea
disheveled
opus
lethal
43. Laziness Such ________ in a young person is deplorable; go to work!
herbivorous
assent
sloth
indeterminate
44. Hint This came as a complete surprise to me as I did not have the slightest ________ of your plans.
extenuate
inkling
levy
puissant
45. Impression produced by achievements or reputation The wealthy man sought to obtain social ________ by contributing to popular charities.
prestige
discount
fusilade
insensible
46. Split asunder - The lightening ________s the tree in two.
cleave
reciprocal
amoral
feign
47. Something or someone misplaced in time; Shakespeare's reference to clocks in Julius Caesar is an ________; no clocks existed in Caesar's time.
recluse
anachronism
dissipate
subside
48. Harshness; plainness The newspapers disapproved of the ________ of the sentence.
eschew
severity
humus
anodyne
49. Disable During the winter - many people were ________d by respiratory ailments.
benefactor
brazen
tenuous
incapacitate
50. Pertaining to passionate love The ________ passages in this novel should be removed as they are merely pornographic.
abysmal
leaven
erotic
disclose
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