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GRE Wordlist: Meanings - Complete Sentences

Subjects : english, vocabulary
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1. Point at which the sun is farthest from the equator The winter ________ usually occurs on December 21.






2. Looking within oneself We all have our ________ moments during which we examine our souls.






3. Church dignitary The archbishop of Moscow and other high-ranking ________s visited the Russian Orthodox seminary.






4. Infamy; vilification He refused to defend himself against the slander and ________ hurled against him by the newspapers; he preferred to rely on his record.






5. Narrow-minded person - uncultured and exculsively interested in material gain We need more men of culture and enlightenment; we have too many ________s among us.






6. Smoothness of speech He spoke French with ________ and ease.






7. Projection; conjecture Based on their ________ from the results of the primaries on Super Tuesday - the networks predicted that George Bush would be the Republican candidate for the presidency.






8. Doubtful He has the ________ distinction of being the lowest man in his class.






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






10. Childish; infantlike When will he outgrow such ________ behavior?






11. Region near heaven or hell where certain souls are kept Among the divisions of Hell are Purgatory and ________.






12. Courting favor by cringing and flattering She was constantly surrounded by a group of ________ admirers who had hoped to win some favor.






13. Slightly obscure In ________ weather - you cannot see the top of this mountain.






14. Stone used to test the fineness of gold alloys; criterion What ________ can be used to measure the character of a person?






15. Surrender - The enemy was warned to ________ or face annihilation.






16. Cause to appear or become stupid or inconsistent; frustrate or hinder His long hours in the blacking factory left young Dickens numb and incurious - as if the menial labor had ________ed his mind.






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






18. Armed band Caesar and his Roman ________ conquered almost all of the known world.






19. Outcome The ________ of the rematch was that the former champion proved that he still possessed all the skills of his youth.






20. New or newly coined word or phrase As we invent new techniques and professions - we must also invent ________ such as "microcomputer" and "astronaut" to describe them.






21. Marshal; draw up in order His actions were bound to ________ public sentiment against him.






22. Dry; barren The cactus had adapted to survive in an ________ environment.






23. Confuse; upset; embarrass The lawyer was ________ed by the evidence produced by her adversary.






24. Melted The city of Pompeii was destroyed by volcanic ash rather than by ________ lava flowing from Mount Vesuvius.






25. Limited It is difficult for humanity with its ________ existence to grasp the infinite.






26. Express evil satisfaction; view malevolently As you ________ over your ill-gotten wealth - do you think of the many victims you have defrauded?






27. Contemptible Your ________ remarks call for no reply.






28. Motionless; stale; dull The ________ water was a breeding ground for disease






29. Exclude from public favor; ban As soon as the newspapers carried the story of his connection with the criminals - his friends began to ________ him.






30. Repect; value; judge I ________ Ezra Pound both for his exciting poetry and for his acute comments on literature.






31. Ridicule They greeted his proposal with ________ and refused to consider it seriously.






32. Illegal trade; smuggling; smuggled goods The coast guard tries to prevent ________ in U.S. waters.






33. Untrue; made up To impress his friends - Tom invented ________ tales of his adventures in the big city.






34. Picture writing The discovery of the Rosetta Stone enabled scholars to read the ancient Egyptian ________.






35. Monkeylike Lemurs are nocturnal mammals and have many ________ characteristics - although they are less intelligent than monkeys.






36. A manually skilled worker Artists and ________s alike are necessary to the development of a culture.






37. Explanation - especially of biblical passages I can follow your ________ of this passage to a limited degree; some of your reasoning eludes me.






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






39. Having many forms Snowflakes are ________ but always hexagonal.






40. Division of a poem Do you know the last ________ of "The Star-Spangled Banner"?






41. Ease pain; make less severe or offensive If we cannot cure this disease at present - we can - at least try to ________ the symptoms.






42. Condition in which blood lacks red corpuscles The doctor ascribes her tiredness to ________.






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






44. Relating to a unifying motif or idea Those who think of Moby Dick as a simple adventure story about whaling miss is underlying ________ import.






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






46. Rash Don't be ________. Get the advice of experienced people before undertaking this venture.






47. Stamp out; thwart; hinder Heather tried to ________ the rumor that she had stolen her best friend's fiance.






48. Declare openly I must ________ that I am innocent.






49. Drunken Emperor Nero attended the ________ orgy.






50. Stubborn intolerance Brought up in a democratic atmosphere - student was shocked by the ________ and narrowness expressed by several of his classmates.