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GRE Wordlist: Meanings - Complete Sentences

Subjects : english, vocabulary
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1. Blessing; benefit The recent rains that filled our empty reservoirs were a ________ to the whole community.






2. Mutually destructive The rising death toll on both sides indicates the ________ natire of his conflict.






3. Motion; gesture Operatic performers are trained to make exaggerated ________s because of the large auditoriums in whic they appear.






4. Long heroic poem - novel - or similar work of art Kurosawa's film Seven Samurai is an ________ portraying the struggle of seven warriors to destroy a band of robbers.






5. Religious image; idol The ________s on the walls of the church were painted in the 13th century.






6. Enclosure for birds The ________ at the zoo held nearly 300 birds.






7. State without proof It is ________d that she had worked for the enemy.






8. Rising again after defeat - etc. The ________ nation surprised everyone by its quick recovery after total defeat.






9. One who has adopted a different religion or opinion On his trip to Japan - though the President spoke at length about the merits of American automobiles - he made few ________s to his beliefs.






10. Contend; compete Politicians ________ with one another - competing for donations and votes.






11. Blindly devoted patriot - A ________ cannot recognize any faults in his country - no matter how flagrant they may be.






12. Expand;swell out I can tell when he is under stress by the way the veins ________ on his forehead.






13. Addition of details; intricacy Tell what happened simply - without any ________.






14. Toning down; changing from one key to another When we she spoke - it was with quiet ________ of voice.






15. Small boat (often ship's boat) In the film Lifeboat - an ill-assorted group of passengers from a sunken ocean liner are marooned at sea in a ________.






16. Observable facts; subjects of scientific investigation We kept careful records of the ________ we noted in the course of these experiments.






17. Relating to the highest point - When he reached the ________ portions of the book - he could not stop reading.






18. Pertaining to the church The minister donned his ________ garb and walked to the pulpit.






19. Extremely poisonous The virus is highly ________ and has made many of us ill for days.






20. Infinite Human beings - having explored the far corners of the earth - are now reaching out into ________ space.






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






22. Driving away; unattractive Mosquitoes find the odor so ________ that they leave any spot where this liquid has been sprayed.






23. Not influenced by emotions; fair Even though he was her son - she tried to be ________ about his behavior.






24. Ability to see differences; prejudice They feared he lacked sufficient ________ to judge complex works of modern art.






25. Real being As soon as the charter was adopted - the United Nations became an ________ and had to be considered as a factor in world diplomacy.






26. Easy to approach; obtainable We asked our guide whether the ruins were ________ on foot.






27. Swollen or puffed as with water or air Her ________ stomach came from drinking so much water.






28. Endowed with flesh; personified Your attitude is so fiendish that you must be a devil ________.






29. Having a low-cut neckline Fashion decrees that evening gowns be ________ this season; bare shoulders are again the vogue.






30. Spoil by clumsy behavior - I was afraid you would ________ his assignment but I had no one else to send.






31. Stealing The bank teller confessed his ________ of the funds.






32. Outsmart; trick By disguising himself as an old woman - Holmes was able to ________ his pursuers and escape capture.






33. Expressiveness; persuasive speech The crowds were stirred by Martin Luther King's ________.






34. Ungrateful person That ________ Bob sneered at the tie I gave him.






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






36. Remedy; compensation Do you mean to tell me that I can get no ________ for my injuries?






37. Disobedient; resisting authority The ________ mob shouted defiantly at the police.






38. Anger ar an injustice He felt ________ at the ill-treatment of the helpless animals.






39. Wise saying; proverb There is much truth in the old ________ about fools and their money.






40. Blameless and exemplary Her conduct in office was ________ and her record is spotless.






41. Distinguishable; perceivable The ships in the harbor were not ________ in the fog.






42. Sealed by fusion so as to be airtight After these bandages are sterilized - they are placed in ________ containers.






43. Conformity in fulfilling requirements; readiness to The design for the new school had to be in ________ with the local building code.






44. Novel; unparalleled Margaret Mitchell's book Gone with the Wind was an ________ success.






45. Gigantic ________ waves beat aginst the shore during the hurricane.






46. Honor; glory; praise The singer complacently received ________ on his performance from his entourage.






47. Imitation Her gift for ________ was so great that her friends said that she should be in the theater.






48. Increase; grow. With proper handling - his fortunes ________ed and he became rich.






49. Little - round hill Robert Louis Stevenson's grave is on a ________ in Samoa; to reach the grave site - you must climb uphill and walk a short distance along a marked path.






50. Healthy After a brief illness - he was soon ________.