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GRE Wordlist: Meanings - Complete Sentences
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1. Pertaining to marriage Their dreams of ________ bliss were shattered as soon as their temperaments clashed.
volition
conjugal
hoard
annihilate
2. Not wise I think it is ________ to raise this issue at the present time because the public is too angry.
clout
scurvy
impolitic
brindled
3. Unrefined; coarse His ________ remarks often embarrassed the women in the audience.
obnoxious
earthy
franchise
abject
4. Trick; shift; sham blow The boxer was fooled by his opponent's ________ and dropped his guard.
feint
lampoon
intransigence
aggrandize
5. Assist - usually in doing something wrong - She was unwilling to ________ him in the swindle he had planned.
lethal
agenda
droll
abet
6. Divided into classes; arranged into strata As the economic gap between the rich and the poor increased - Roman society grew increasingly ________.
bedraggle
ursine
stratified
cadaver
7. Deliverance from a charge His ________ by the jury surprised those who had thought him guilty.
suppliant
oscillate
thrive
acquittal
8. One who hates mankind We thought the hermit was a ________ because he shunned our society.
inertia
refraction
misanthrope
blatant
9. Beginning; forming of a idea At the first ________ of the work - he was consulted.
slapdash
innate
supererogatory
conception
10. Offering or providing help; additional or sub-sidiary To prepare for the emergency - they built an ________ power station.
tractable
jubilation
auxiliary
atheistic
11. Curved - hooked He can be recognized by his ________ nose - curved like the beak of the eagle.
cantata
vaunted
esoteric
aquiline
12. Expurgate After the film editors had ________d the language in the script - the motion picture's rating was changed from "R" to "PG."
lateral
atrophy
bowdlerize
clairvoyant
13. Lustful They found his ________ stories objectionable.
lewd
indolence
pomposity
centaur
14. Something that discourages; hindrance Does the threat of capital punishment serve as a ________ to potential killers?
bowdlerize
despicable
moratorium
deterrent
15. Calmness; placidity The ________ of the sleepy town was shattered by a tremendous explosion.
serenity
heterodox
tangential
scotch
16. Prevailing style She was not used to their lavish ________ of living.
circuitous
perpetrate
capitulate
mode
17. Keep away from Cherishing his solitude - the recluse ________ned the company of other human beings.
shun
conscientious
pecuniary
debacle
18. Support on which a lever rests If we use this stone as a ________ and the crowbar as a lever - we may be able to move this boulder.
fulcrum
luscious
salubrious
prod
19. Ancient paper made from stem of papyrus plant The ancient Egyptians were among the first to write on ________.
papyrus
purchase
epaulet
suffuse
20. Ill will; hatred At Camp David President Carter labored to bring an end to the ________ that prevented Egypt and Israel from living in peace.
genteel
alienate
enmity
canard
21. 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.
perimeter
peremptory
circuitous
upshot
22. Ancestor The Roth family - whose ________s emigrated from Germany early in the nineteenth century - settled in Peru - Illinois.
progenitor
gorge
barb
decelerate
23. Correspondence of parts; harmonious relationship The student demonstrated the ________ of the two triangles by using the hypotenuse-arm theorem.
concoct
congruence
holster
tepid
24. Deliver officially; entrust; set apart The court ________d the child to her paternal grandmother's care.
rent
pandemic
consign
analgesic
25. Preceding events or circumstances that influence what comes later; early life; ancestors Before giving permission for Drummie to marry Estella - Miss Havisham had a few questions about the young man's birth and ________.
frenzied
antecedents
irresolute
oligarchy
26. Conference The peace ________ has not produced the anticipated truce.
pendant
pragmatic
parley
clique
27. Ease pain; make less severe or offensive If we cannot cure this disease at present - we can - at least try to ________ the symptoms.
palliate
portly
magnate
enfranchise
28. Weakness The doctor prescribed vitamin and mineral supplements for the sick old woman because of her ________.
reprieve
baffle
frailty
incapacitate
29. Excessive The people grumbled at his ________ prices but paid them because he had a monopoly.
salvage
exorbitant
rancor
expunge
30. Swollen or puffed as with water or air Her ________ stomach came from drinking so much water.
poultice
bloated
sinister
insurrection
31. Novel; unparalleled Margaret Mitchell's book Gone with the Wind was an ________ success.
symmetry
trajectory
whinny
unprecedented
32. Collect The miser's aim is to ________ and hoard as much gold as possible.
amass
allusion
recapitulate
astute
33. Work laboriously; make slow painful progress You must ________ through 3500 words list in order to achieve a high score on GRE.
toil
saline
revulsion
contempt
34. Boisterous; noisy The crowd became ________ and shouted their disapproval of the proposals made by the speaker.
obstreperous
exotic
fitful
gnarled
35. Meeting place The two fleets met at the ________ at the appointed time.
ratiocination
palette
rendezvous
tenacious
36. Sharp-cornered; stiff in manner His features - though ________ - were curiously attractive.
angular
chassis
incubus
raconteur
37. Lack of caring; indifference A firm believer in democratic government - she could not understand the ________ of people who never bothered to vote.
genre
sallow
concurrent
apathy
38. Run at the nose; snuffle; whine Don't you come ________ing to me complaining about your big brother.
entree
willful
spat
snivel
39. Ambush; lie in wait. They agreed to ________ their victim as he passed through the dark alley going home.
seamy
sedentary
waylay
conjure
40. Conceited person A ________ is his own best friend.
arbitrary
inured
narcissist
vortex
41. The art of versification This book on ________ contains a rhyming dictionary as well as samples of the various verse forms.
thespian
devious
prosody
chaste
42. Gully Until the heavy rains of the past spring - this ________ had been a dry bed.
arroyo
brindled
doldrums
medley
43. Direct financial aid by government - etc. Without this ________ - American ship operators would not be able to compete in world markets.
sleazy
subsidy
audacious
surveillance
44. Discount We offer a ________ of ten percent to those who pay cash.
obstreperous
rebate
fervor
niggardly
45. Green crust on old bronze works; tone slowly taken by varnished painting Judging by the ________ on this bronze statue - we can conclude that this is the work of a medieval artist.
analogous
patina
squabble
inconsistency
46. Ghostly being that sucks the blood of the living Children were afraid to go to sleep at night because of the many legends of ________s.
magnate
negation
vampire
quisling
47. Refrain; withhold from participation After considering the effect of alcohol on his athletic performance - he decided to ________ from drinking while he trained for the race.
foray
abstain
solemnity
esoteric
48. Speak distinctly How will people understand you if you do not ________?
mutinous
enunciate
lustrous
hatch
49. Resent I ________ every minute I have to spend attending meetings.
toil
insubordinate
begrudge
belated
50. Loss of memory Because she was suffering from ________ - the police could not get the young girl to identify herself.
amnesia
sensuous
mischance
palimpsest