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GRE Wordlist: Meanings - Complete Sentences

Subjects : english, vocabulary
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1. Obscene; indecent Your ________ remarks are especially offensive because they are untrue.






2. Theme This simple ________ runs throughout the score.






3. Clear beef soup The cup of ________ served by the stewards was welcomed by those who had been chilled by the cold ocean breezes.






4. Used to prevent disease Despite all ________ measures introduced by the authorities - the epidemic raged until cool weather set in.






5. Branching out; subdivision We must examine all the ________s of this pro em.






6. Distasteful; morally offensive People with ________ reputations should not be allowed to work with young children.






7. Periodic; on and off Our picnic was marred by ________ rains.






8. Poverty Neither the economists nor the political scientists have found a way to wipe out the inequities of wealth and eliminate ________ from our society.






9. With reference to; regarding I find your remarks ________ of the present situation timely and pertinent.






10. False belief; hallucination This scheme is a snare and a ________.






11. Forecasted course of a disease; prediction If the doctor's ________ is correct - the patient will be in a coma for at least twenty-four hours.






12. Refutation; response with contrary evidence The defense lawyer confidently listened to the prosecutor sum up his case - sure that she could answer his arguments in her ________.






13. 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.






14. Thrift; economy In these economically difficult days businesses must practice ________ or risk bankruptcy.






15. Overpowering; irresistible in effect The prosecutor presented a well-reasoned case - but the defense attorney's ________ arguments for leniency won over the jury.






16. Point of origin; array of numbers or algebraic symbols; mold or die Some historians claim the Nile Valley was the ________ of the Western civilization.






17. Indisputable We must yield to the ________ evidence that you have presented and free your client.






18. Stealthy; sneaky The boy gave a ________ look at his classmate's test paper.






19. Warn; reprove He ________ed his listeners to change their wicked ways.






20. Sediment; worthless residue David poured the wine carefully to avoid stirring up the ________.






21. Command I cannot accept government by ________; I feel that I must be consulted.






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






23. Profitable He turned his hobby into a ________ profession.






24. Derived byreasoning If we accept your premise - your conclusions are easily ________.






25. Weakness of mind I am amazed at the ________ of the readers of these trashy magazines.






26. Forerunners; advance forces We are the ________ of a tremendous army that is following us.






27. Strengthen the base of Whereas relativity theory ________d the Newtonian mechanics - cosmology was undergirded by it.






28. Adequate; deservedly severe The public approved the ________ punishment for the crime.






29. Stitches sewn to hold the cut edges of a wound or incision; material used in sewing We will remove the ________s as soon as the wound heals.






30. Persuade; bring about After the quarrel - Tina said nothing could ________ her to talk to Tony again.






31. Approving; applauding The theatrical company reprinted the ________ comments of the critics in its advertisement.






32. 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.






33. Widespread; generally accepted A radical committed to social change - Reed had no patience with the conservative views ________ in the America of his day.






34. Laypersons; persons not connected with the clergy The ________ does not always understand the clergy's problems.






35. Unique; extraordinary; odd Though the young man tried to understand Father William's ________ behavior - he still found it odd that the old man incessantly stood on his head.






36. Study of fish Jacques Cousteau's rpograms about sea life have advanced the cause of ________.






37. Not able to be perceived by touch; vague Though the financial benefits of his Oxford post were meager - Lewis was drawn to it by its ________ rewards: prestige - intellectual freedom - the fellowship of his peers.






38. Slanderous remark Do not cast ________s on her character.






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






40. Non-moral The ________ individual lacks a code of ethics; he should not be classified as immoral.






41. The state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes Torn between loving her parents one minute and hating them the next - she was confused by the ________ of her feelings.






42. Path taken by a projectile The police tried to locate the spot from which the assassin had fired the fatal shot by tracing the ________ of the bullet.






43. Having many talents; capable of working in many fields He was a ________ athlete; at college he had earned varsity letters in baseball - football - and track.






44. Foolish; inane He is far too intelligent to utter such ________ remarks.






45. School of the fine arts (especiallymusic or drama) A gifted violinist - Marya was selected to study at the ________.






46. Underlying character of a culture - group - etc. Seeing how tenderly Spaniards treated her small daughter made author Barbara Kingsolver aware of how greatly children were valued in the Spanish ________.






47. Denying the existence of God His ________ remarks shocked the religious worshippers.






48. Coax; wheedle - I will not be ________d into granting your wish.






49. Hide away or cache; produce and release a substance into an organism. The pack rat secretes odds and ends in its nest; the pancreas ________s insulin in the islets of Langerhans.






50. Lending money at illegal rates of interest The loan shark was found guilty of ________.