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GRE Wordlist: Meanings - Complete Sentences

Subjects : english, vocabulary
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1. Speechless; producing indistinct speech He became ________ with rage and uttered sounds without meaning.






2. Tip; summit; climax He was at the ________ of his career.






3. Approach and speak first to a person When the two young men ________ed me - I was frightened because I thought they were going to attack me.






4. Long - passionate - and vehement speech In her lengthy ________ - the principal berated the offenders.






5. Blunt; abrupt She was offended by his ________ reply.






6. Somewhat saline He found the only wells in the area were ________; drinking the water made him nauseous.






7. Speak foolishly; boast idly Let us not ________ about our qualities; rather - let our virtues speak for themselves.






8. Vain about dress and appearance He tried to imitate the ________ manner of the young men of the court.






9. Capable of being repaired Fortunately - the damages we suffered in the accident were ________ and our car looks brand new.






10. Gather; store up She hoped to ________ the world's literature in one library.






11. Narrow canyon; steep - rocky cleft Terrified of heights - George could not bring himself to peer down into the ________ to see the rapids below.






12. Quality of a musical tone produced by a musical instrument We identify the instrument producing a musical sound by its ________.






13. Stout; corpulent The salesclerk tactfully referred to the overweight customer as ________ rather than fat.






14. Lessen sadness or disappointment; give comfort When her father died - Marius did his best to ________ Cosette.






15. Introduce something into a larger whole; combine; unite Breaking with precedent - President Truman ordered the military to ________ blacks into every branch of the armed services.






16. Doctor who treats ailments of the feet He consulted a ________ about his fallen arches.






17. Extinct flying reptile The remains of ________s indicate that these flying reptiles had a wingspan of as much as twenty feet.






18. Trifles; unimportant matters Too many magazines ignore newsworthy subjects and feature ________.






19. Extremely small Why should I involve myself with a project with so ________ a chance for success?






20. Demanding and leaving no choice From Jack's ________ knock on the door - Jill could tell he would not give up until she let him in.






21. Doubt; challenge; gainsay I cannot ________ your honesty without evidence.






22. Helpful; contributive Rest and proper diet are ________ to good health.






23. Three-pronged spear Neptune is usually depicted as rising from the sea - carrying his ________ on his shoulder.






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






25. Reserved or aloof; cold in manner His ________ greeting made me feel unwelcome from the start.






26. Mechanism that imitates actions of humans Long before science fiction readers became aware of robots - writers were creating stories of ________ who could outperform humans.






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






28. Yearly allowance The ________ he set up with the insurance company supplements his social security benefits so that he can live very comfortably without working.






29. Unsatisfied; not soothed Her anger is ________ by your apology.






30. Injury to the body The riot was marked not only by ________ - with its attendant loss of life and limb - but also by arson and pillage.






31. Pine tree; cone-bearing tree According to geologists - the ________s were the first plants to bear flowers.






32. Forcible restraint - especially unlawfully The hostages were held under ________ until the prisoners' demands were met.






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






34. Treacherous; stealthy; sly The fifth column is ________ because it works secretly within our territory for our defeat.






35. Giving bliss; blissful The ________ smile on the child's face made us very happy.






36. Dissimilar In a ________ group - we have an unassorted assemblage - while in a homogeneous group we have people or things that have common traits.






37. Pay out When you ________ money on the company's behalf - be sure to get a receipt.






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






39. Annoy; distress Please try not to ________ your mother; she is doing the best she can.






40. Uncertain how to act; weak She had no respect for him because he seemed weak-willed and ________.






41. Combine; fuse The brooks ________ into one large river.






42. Downward slope The children loved to ski down the ________.






43. Paint or draw with dots Seurat carefully ________d dabs of pure color on the canvas - juxtaposing dots of blue and yellow that the viewer's eye would interpret as green.






44. Beautiful writing; excellent penmanship - As we examine ancient manuscripts - we became impressed with the ________ of the scribes.






45. Growth; increase The ________ of wealth marked the family's rise in power.






46. Epicure; person who takes excessive pleasure in food and drink ________s lack self-restraint; if they enjoy a particular cuisine - they eat far too much of it.






47. Grow tiresome The study of word lists can eventually ________ and put one to sleep.






48. Good fortune; financial success; physical well-being Promising to stay together "for richer - for poorer -" the newlyweds vowed to be true to one another in ________ and hardship alike.






49. Landless agricultural worker; bond servant The land reformers sought to liberate the ________s and establish them as independent farmers.






50. Brawl The three musketeers were in the thick of ________.







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