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GRE Wordlist: Meanings - Complete Sentences

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1. Exalted; noble; uplifting Mother Teresa has been honored for her ________ deeds.






2. Striking one object against another sharply The drum is a ________ instrument.






3. Excuse He looked for a good ________ to get out of paying a visit to his aunt.






4. Impressive; majestic Visiting the palace at Versailes - she was impressed by the ________ surroundings in which she found herself.






5. Cut off part of body; prune When the doctors had to ________ Ted Kennedy's leg to prevent the spread of cancer - he did not let the loss of his leg keep him from participating in sports.






6. Live in a monotonous way I do not understand how you can ________ in this quiet village after the adventurous life you have led.






7. Poem or song expressing lamentation On the death of Edward King - Milton composed the ________ "Lycidas."






8. Study of language The professor of ________ advocated the use of Esperanto as an international language.






9. Monastery or convent - The nuns lived in the ________.






10. Pretense of ignorance of something wrong; assistance; permission to offend With the ________ of his friends - he plotted to embarrass the teacher.






11. Disrepute; ill fame To the starlet - any publicity was good publicity: if she couldn't have a good reputation - she'd settle for ________.






12. Trick; practical joke Embarrassed by the ________ - he reddened and left the room.






13. Body divided into ranks It was difficult to step out of one's place in this ________.






14. Bully; intimidate Billy resisted Ted's attempts to ________ him into handing over his lunch money.






15. Quarrelsome We heard loud and ________ noises in the next room.






16. Going from one state of action to another During the period of ________ from oil heat to gas heat - the furnace will have to be shut off.






17. Not effective; weak Because the candidate failed to get across his message to the public - his campaign was ________.






18. Point of moon's orbit when it is nearest the earth The rocket which was designed to take photographs of the moon was launched as the moon approached its ________.






19. Expand;swell out I can tell when he is under stress by the way the veins ________ on his forehead.






20. Abyss - They could not see the bottom of the chasm.






21. Short-lived; fleeting The mayfly is an ________ creature.






22. Not penetrable; not permitting passage through You cannot change their habits for their minds are ________ to reasoning.






23. Wild At the time of the collision - many people became ________ with fear.






24. Student of the history and science of humankind ________s have discovered several relics of prehistoric humans in this area.






25. Charge in court; indict After his indictment by the Grand Jury - the accused man was ________ed in the County Criminal Court.






26. Fatigued; surfeited He looked for exotic foods to stimulate his ________ appetite.






27. Related to monks Wanting to live a religious life - he took his ________ vows.






28. Border; edge Madame Curie knew she was on the ________ of discovering the secrets of radioactive elements.






29. Abnormal or deviant - Given the ________ nature of the data - we came to doubt the validity of the entire experiment.






30. Poisonous snake The habitat of the horned ________ - a particularly venomous snake - is in sandy regions like the Sahara or the Sinai peninsula.






31. Weak; ineffective Although he wished to break the nicotine habit - he found himself ________ in resisisting the craving for a cigarette.






32. Stupid person I thought I was talking to a mature audience; instead - I find myself addressing a pack of ________s.






33. Basically different; unrelated It is difficult - if not impossible - to organize these ________ elements into a coherent whole.






34. Substance that removes sensation with or without loss of consciousness His monotonous voice acted like an ________; his audience was soon asleep.






35. Unconquerable Superman is ________.






36. Clumsy; bungling In his usual ________ way - he managed to upset the cart and spill the food.






37. Imitate or mimic He was suspended for a week because he had ________d the principal in front of the whole school.






38. Scientific student of birds Auduborn's drawings of American bird life have been of interest not only to the ________s but also to the general public.






39. Provide a refuge for; hide The church ________ed illegal aliens who were political refugees.






40. Crawl or creep on ground; remain prostrate Even though we have been defeated - we do not have to ________ before our conquerors.






41. Sullen; stubborn The man was ________ abd taciturn.






42. Catch sight of In the distance - we could barely ________ the enemy vessels.






43. Slip or slide During the recent ice storm - many people ________ed down this hill as they walked to the station.






44. Luxuriate; take pleasure in warmth ________ing on the beach - she relaxed so completely that she fell asleep.






45. Rebellious We will not discuss reforms until the ________ troops have returned to their homes.






46. Precision; minute distinction I cannot distinguish between such ________(ies) of reasoning.






47. Laziness He outgrew his youthful ________ to become a model of industry and alertness on the job.






48. Not essential; external Do not pad your paper with ________ matters; stick to essential items only.






49. Grave; serius; coy She was ________ and reserved.






50. Pertaining to the moon ________ craters can be plainly seen with the aid of a small telescope.







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