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GRE Wordlist: Meanings - Complete Sentences

Subjects : english, vocabulary
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1. Express; utter He ________ed his wrath on his class.






2. Person who verbally harasses others The ________ kept interrupting the speaker with rude remarks.






3. Not repentant We could see by his brazen attitude that he was ________.






4. Reduce brittleness and improve toughness by heating and cooling After the glass is ________ed - it will be less subject to chipping and cracking.






5. Slavishly attentive; servile; sycophantic Helen valued people who behaved as if they respected themselves; nothing irritated her more than an excessively ________ waiter or a fawning salesclerk.






6. Expressing praise The critics' ________ comments helped to make her a star.






7. Insult; offend Accustomed to being treated with respect - Miss Challoner was ________ed by Vidal's offensive behavior.






8. Logically convincing; sound; legally acceptable You're going to have to come up with a better argument if you want to convince me that your reasoning is ________.






9. Implying a cause-and-effect relationship - The psychologist maintained there was a ________ relationship between the nature of one's early childhood experiences and one's adult personality.






10. Broad-bladed instrument used for spreading or mixing The manufacturers of this frying pan recommended the use of a rubber ________ to avoid scratching the specially treated surface.






11. Pertaining to hell; devilish They could think of no way to hinder his ________ scheme.






12. Descendants; future generations We hope to leave a better world to ________.






13. Slander; vilify He was avoided by all who feared that he would ________ and abuse them if they displeased him.






14. Enormously large or extensive The government seemed willing to spend ________ sums on weapons development.






15. Features - especially of the face She quickly sketched the ________ of his face.






16. Mock; ridicule He ________ed at dentists until he had his first toothache.






17. Prepare by combining; make up in concert How did the inventive chef ever ________ such strange dish?






18. Small - exclusive group - She charged that a ________ had assumed control of school affairs.






19. Report; record (in chronological order) - The gossip columnist was paid to ________ the latest escapades of the socially prominent celebrities.






20. Without feeling She lay there as ________ as a log.






21. Dissipated; wasteful; licentious In this ________ company - she lost all sense of decency.






22. Whimsical; visionary This is a ________ scheme because it does not consider the facts.






23. Protest; objection The authorities were deaf to the pastor's ________s about the lack of police protection in the area.






24. Supporting bar The engineer calculated that the ________ supporting the rafter needed to be reinforced.






25. Tomb Annabel Lee was buried in a ________ by the sea.






26. Tip Many service employees rely more on ________(ies) than on salaries for their livelihood.






27. Undertaker The ________ prepared the corpse for burial.






28. Puzzle in which pictures stand for words A coven of witches beside a tree is a possible ________ for the town Coventry.






29. Hothead; troublemaker The police triedto keep track of all the local ________s when the President came to town.






30. Commence; go on board a boat; begin a journey In devoting herself to the study of gorillas - Dian Fossey ________ed on a course of action that was to cost her her life.






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






32. Modest; shy Given Susan't ________ personality - no one expected her to take up public speaking; surprisingly enough - she became a star of the school debate team.






33. Teacher of philosophy; quibbler; employer of fallacious reasoning You are using all the devices of a ________ in trying to prove your case; your argument is specious.






34. Popular fashion Jeans became the ________ on many college campuses.






35. Avoid committing oneself; gain time I cannot permit you to ________ any longer; I must have a definite answer today.






36. Stingy; mean The ________ old man hoarded his coins not out of prudence but out of greed.






37. Avoid (responsibility - work - etc.); malinger Brian has a strong sense of duty; he would never ________ any responsibility.






38. Pertaining to the woods; rustic His paintings of nymphs in ________ backgrounds were criticized as oversentimental.






39. Highly conspicuous; harshly bright ________ spelling or grammatical errors in your resume will unfavorably impress potential employers.






40. Sleep producing I do not need a sedative when I listen to one of his ________ speeches.






41. Attract; hire; pledge oneself; confront "Your case has ________d my interest - my lord -" said Holmes - "You many engage my services."






42. Brief - comprehensive summary This text can serve as a ________ of the tremendous amount of new material being developed in this field.






43. Hasty; rash The slave seized the unexpected chance to make a ________ dash across the border to freedom.






44. Debauched person - roue Although she was aware of his reputation as a ________ - she felt she could reform him and help him break his dissolute way of life.






45. Spotted When he blushed - his face took on a ________ hue.






46. Lacking He was ________ of any personal desire for gain in his endeavor to secure improvement in the community.






47. Unreal reflection; optical illusion The lost prospector was fooled by a ________ in the desert.






48. Aid; assistance; relief We shall be ever grateful for the ________ our country gave us when we were in need.






49. Eat away The limestone was ________d by the dripping water






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