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GRE Wordlist: Meanings - Complete Sentences
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1. Point at which the sun is farthest from the equator The winter ________ usually occurs on December 21.
solstice
unassuming
suture
baroque
2. Looking within oneself We all have our ________ moments during which we examine our souls.
chafe
introspective
igneous
codify
3. Church dignitary The archbishop of Moscow and other high-ranking ________s visited the Russian Orthodox seminary.
extraneous
fancied
prelate
dissimulate
4. Infamy; vilification He refused to defend himself against the slander and ________ hurled against him by the newspapers; he preferred to rely on his record.
opprobrium
inanimate
sedate
imprecation
5. 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.
philistine
shard
delirium
appellation
6. Smoothness of speech He spoke French with ________ and ease.
congenial
unrequited
derogatory
fluency
7. Projection; conjecture Based on their ________ from the results of the primaries on Super Tuesday - the networks predicted that George Bush would be the Republican candidate for the presidency.
oust
nettle
diurnal
extrapolation
8. Doubtful He has the ________ distinction of being the lowest man in his class.
prototype
prophylactic
dubious
preposterous
9. Being everywhere; omnipresent That Christmas "The Little Drummer Boy" seemed ________: Justin heard the tune everywhere he went.
prompt
ubiquitous
disdain
mundane
10. Childish; infantlike When will he outgrow such ________ behavior?
galaxy
caulk
infantile
knell
11. Region near heaven or hell where certain souls are kept Among the divisions of Hell are Purgatory and ________.
progenitor
seine
limbo
august
12. Courting favor by cringing and flattering She was constantly surrounded by a group of ________ admirers who had hoped to win some favor.
fawning
roseate
divulge
raspy
13. Slightly obscure In ________ weather - you cannot see the top of this mountain.
solder
determinate
impeccable
hazy
14. Stone used to test the fineness of gold alloys; criterion What ________ can be used to measure the character of a person?
tribute
misdemeanor
touchstone
bravado
15. Surrender - The enemy was warned to ________ or face annihilation.
commiserate
magniloquent
prostrate
capitulate
16. Cause to appear or become stupid or inconsistent; frustrate or hinder His long hours in the blacking factory left young Dickens numb and incurious - as if the menial labor had ________ed his mind.
stultify
euphony
minutiae
prophetic
17. Abnormal; irregular He was placed in the ________ position of seeming to approve procedures that he despised.
anomalous
oracular
obeisance
anthropoid
18. Armed band Caesar and his Roman ________ conquered almost all of the known world.
diffusion
compatible
cohorts
unequivocal
19. Outcome The ________ of the rematch was that the former champion proved that he still possessed all the skills of his youth.
checkered
upshot
problematic
falter
20. New or newly coined word or phrase As we invent new techniques and professions - we must also invent ________ such as "microcomputer" and "astronaut" to describe them.
neologism
diversity
rivulet
abusive
21. Marshal; draw up in order His actions were bound to ________ public sentiment against him.
antecedents
array
jaunty
rendition
22. Dry; barren The cactus had adapted to survive in an ________ environment.
viand
arid
opportune
hypochondriac
23. Confuse; upset; embarrass The lawyer was ________ed by the evidence produced by her adversary.
prone
disconcert
fulcrum
clangor
24. Melted The city of Pompeii was destroyed by volcanic ash rather than by ________ lava flowing from Mount Vesuvius.
elusive
molten
congenital
archives
25. Limited It is difficult for humanity with its ________ existence to grasp the infinite.
finite
litigation
latitude
repudiate
26. Express evil satisfaction; view malevolently As you ________ over your ill-gotten wealth - do you think of the many victims you have defrauded?
discrete
virile
champion
gloat
27. Contemptible Your ________ remarks call for no reply.
apprise
despicable
ramble
aegis
28. Motionless; stale; dull The ________ water was a breeding ground for disease
stagnant
litigation
tout
diorama
29. Exclude from public favor; ban As soon as the newspapers carried the story of his connection with the criminals - his friends began to ________ him.
musty
imperiousness
ostracize
effete
30. Repect; value; judge I ________ Ezra Pound both for his exciting poetry and for his acute comments on literature.
infer
introvert
esteem
posterity
31. Ridicule They greeted his proposal with ________ and refused to consider it seriously.
thrall
imperturbable
derision
hypothetical
32. Illegal trade; smuggling; smuggled goods The coast guard tries to prevent ________ in U.S. waters.
contraband
torrent
incandescent
scurry
33. Untrue; made up To impress his friends - Tom invented ________ tales of his adventures in the big city.
apocryphal
bilious
imposture
stipple
34. Picture writing The discovery of the Rosetta Stone enabled scholars to read the ancient Egyptian ________.
hieroglyphic
innovation
parochial
clavicle
35. Monkeylike Lemurs are nocturnal mammals and have many ________ characteristics - although they are less intelligent than monkeys.
conviction
simian
disgorge
provisional
36. A manually skilled worker Artists and ________s alike are necessary to the development of a culture.
flux
compensatory
artisan
prod
37. Explanation - especially of biblical passages I can follow your ________ of this passage to a limited degree; some of your reasoning eludes me.
exegesis
wry
austere
obstetrician
38. Stockpile; accumulate for future use Whenever there are rumors of a food shortage - people are tempted to ________ food.
rusticate
hoard
benefactor
marsupial
39. Having many forms Snowflakes are ________ but always hexagonal.
concentric
multiform
limn
restitution
40. Division of a poem Do you know the last ________ of "The Star-Spangled Banner"?
quay
stanza
brochure
rehabilitate
41. Ease pain; make less severe or offensive If we cannot cure this disease at present - we can - at least try to ________ the symptoms.
pontifical
palliate
extol
charisma
42. Condition in which blood lacks red corpuscles The doctor ascribes her tiredness to ________.
conifer
anemia
hieroglyphic
emetic
43. Trying to please; obliging The courtier obeyed the king's orders in a ________ manner.
forte
gentry
complaisant
reprobate
44. Relating to a unifying motif or idea Those who think of Moby Dick as a simple adventure story about whaling miss is underlying ________ import.
thematic
intermittent
metallurgical
sate
45. Oppression; cruel government Frederick Douglass fought against the ________ of slavery throughout his entire life.
tyranny
passive
rebuttal
elicit
46. Rash Don't be ________. Get the advice of experienced people before undertaking this venture.
caste
skimp
pandemonium
foolhardy
47. Stamp out; thwart; hinder Heather tried to ________ the rumor that she had stolen her best friend's fiance.
appurtenances
ramification
scotch
palpable
48. Declare openly I must ________ that I am innocent.
liability
calumny
fundamental
avow
49. Drunken Emperor Nero attended the ________ orgy.
therapeutic
bacchanalian
jocund
admonish
50. Stubborn intolerance Brought up in a democratic atmosphere - student was shocked by the ________ and narrowness expressed by several of his classmates.
bigotry
presumptous
distrait
cognitive