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GRE Wordlist: Meanings - Complete Sentences

Subjects : english, vocabulary
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1. Shed or cast off hair or feathers The male robin ________ed in the spring.






2. Wet thoroughly We were so ________d by the severe storm that we had to change into dry clothing.






3. Stick together Solids have a greater tendency to ________ than liquids.






4. Spot Her cheeks ________ed with tears - were testimony to the hours of weeping.






5. Wandering Many a charming tale has been written about the knights-________ who helped the weak and punished the guilty during the Age of Chivalry.






6. Essential; pertaining to the substance Although the delegates were aware of the importance of the problem - they could not agree on the ________ issues.






7. Stroke; loss of consciousness followed by paralysis He was crippled by an attack of ________.






8. Target of a hunt; victim In Stalking the Wild Asparagus - Euell Gibbons has as his ________ not wild beasts but wild plants.






9. Width; extent We were impressed by the ________ of her knowledge.






10. Death Upon the ________ of the dictator - a bitter dispute about succession to power developed.






11. Ill-humored; sullen When we first meet Hamlet - we find him ________ and depressed.






12. Neat and trim In "The Odd Couple -" Tony Randall played Felix Unger - an excessively ________ soul who could not stand to have a hair out of place.






13. Impulsiveness; absence of premeditation What I liked best about Dale's parties was their ________: a couple of friends would drop by - someone would pull out a fiddle or guitar - and before you knew it the party would be in full swing.






14. Soothe; make calm or quiet; subdue Dentists criticize the practice of giving fussy children sweets to ________ them.






15. Practical person No ________ enjoys becoming involved in a game that he can never win






16. Bugbear; object of baseless terror If we become frightened by such ________s - we are no wiser than the birds who fear scarecrows.






17. Extremely demanding The colonies rebelled against the ________ financial claims of the mother country.






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






19. Extremely aggressive and militant patriotism We must be careful to prevent a spirit of ________ from spreading at this time.






20. Dull; lacking color; cheerless The Dutch woman's ________ winter coat contrasted with the distinctive - colorful native costume she wore beneath it.






21. Expressing a low opinion I resent your ________ remarks.






22. Furthest behind The coward could always be found in the ________ lines whenever a battle was being waged.






23. Emotional urges behind human activity The psychiatrist maintained that suppression of the ________ often resulted in maladjustment and neuroses.






24. Heat-producing - Coal is much more ________ than green wood.






25. Official publication He read the ________s regularly for announcement of his promotion.






26. Outlandish; clumsy; boorish Most biographers portray Lincoln as an ________ and ungainly young man.






27. Shallow body of water near a sea; lake They enjoyed their swim in the calm ________.






28. Like a lion He was ________ in his rage.






29. Subordinate The captain treated his ________s as though they were children rather than commissioned officers.






30. Hatch; scheme Inasmuch as our supply of electricity is cut off - we shall have to rely on the hens to ________ these eggs.






31. Dormant; hidden Her ________ talent was discovered by accident.






32. Construction that is flagrantly incorrect grammatically I must give this paper a failing mark because it contains many ________s.






33. Taking effect before its enactment (as a law) or imposition (as a tax) Because the new pension law was ________ to the first of the year - even though Martha had retired in February she was eligible for the pension.






34. Clumsy; boorish Such remarks are ________ and out of place; you should apologize for making them.






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






36. Flowing; series of changes While conditions are in such a state of ________ - I do not wish to commit myself too deeply in this affair.






37. Critical comments; severe and adverse criticism His ________s on the author's style are prejudiced and unwarranted.






38. Swirling current of water - air - etc. The water in the tide pool was still - except for an occasional ________.






39. State of being deprived of something valuable or beloved His friends gathered to console him upon his sudden ________.






40. Masses of leaves Every autumn before the leaves fell he promised himself he would drive though the New England to admire the colorful fall ________.






41. Hang about; wait nearby The police helicopter ________ed above the accident.






42. Food of the gods ________ was supposed to give immortality to any human who ate it.






43. Publicize; praise excessively I lost confidence in my broker after he ________ed some junk bonds that turned out to be a bad investment.






44. Repay in kind If they attack us - we shall be compelled to ________ and bomb their territory.






45. Steadfast She approached the guillotine with ________ steps.






46. Weaken; sap The recent corruption scandals have ________d many people's faith in the city government.






47. Denial I must accept his argument since you have been unable to present any ________ of his evidence.






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






49. Favoring or exercising total control; non-democratic The people had no control over their destiny; they were forced to obey the dictates of the ________ regime.






50. Journey Auntie Mame was a world traveler whose ________s took her from Tiajuana to Timbuctoo.