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GRE Wordlist: Meanings - Complete Sentences

Subjects : english, vocabulary
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1. Beg persistently Democratic and Republican phone solicitors ________d her for contributions so frequently that she decided to give nothing to either party.






2. Meaning; distinguishing by name A dictionary will always give us the ________ of a word; frequently - it will always give us its connotation.






3. Suggest a meaning not expressed Even though your statement does not declare that you are at war with that country - your actions ________ that that is the actual situation.






4. One who studies reptiles As a boy - Indiana Jones had a traumatic experience involving snakes; sensibly enough - he studies to be archaeologist - not a ________.






5. Extremely high (of prices etc.) The super computer's price was ________.






6. Program asfor trial; book where such entries are made The case of Smith v. Jones was entered in the ________ for July 15.






7. Discharge; give forth The maple syrup is obtained from the sap that the trees ________ in early spring.






8. Pertaining to a province; limited in outlook; unsophisticated As ________ governor - Sir Henry administered the Queen's law in his remote corner of Canada.






9. Manner of walking or running; speed The lame man walked with an uneven ________.






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






11. Flair; flamboyance Many performers imitate Noel Coward - but few have his ________ and sense of style.






12. Chatter idly The little girl ________d about her doll.






13. Purest and highest embodiment Noel Coward displayed the ________ of wit.






14. Head off; forestall by acting first; appropriate for oneself; supplant Hoping to ________ any attempts by the opposition to make educational reform a hot political issue - the candidate set out her own plan to revitalize the public schools.






15. Bear fruit This peach tree should ________ in three years.






16. Having an aim; biased; designed to further a cause The editorials in this periodical are ________ rather than truth-seeking.






17. Swamp gas; heavy - vaporous atmosphere - often emanating from decaying matter; pervasive corrupting influence The smog hung over Victorian London like a dark cloud; noisome - reeking of decay - it was a visible ________.






18. Irritable; easily angered Her ________ temper frightened me.






19. Mournful The dove has a ________ and melancholy call






20. Rubbing away; tending to grind down Just as ________ cleaning powders can wear away a shiny finish - abrasive remarks can wear away a listener's patience.






21. Shine erratically; twinkle In the darkness of the cavern - the glowworms hanging from the cavern roof ________ed like distant stars.






22. Cliff; dangerous position Suddenly Indiana Jones found himself dangling from the edge of a ________.






23. Imposing; impressive His ________ manner impressed those who met him for the first time.






24. Roman outer robe Marc Antony pointed to the slashes in Caesar's ________.






25. Violent; rough; noisy The unruly crowd became even more ________ when he tried to quiet them.






26. Study of artifacts and relics of early mankind The professor of ________ headed an expedition to the Gobi Desert in search of ancient ruins.






27. Muddle; drive crazy This idiotic plan is confusing enough to ________ anyone.






28. Speed; rapidity - Hamlet resented his mother's ________ in remarrying within a month after his father's death.






29. Limited quantity Although his story is based on a ________ of truth - most of the events he describes are fictitious.






30. Pertaining to existence; pertaining to the philosophy of ________ism To the existential philosopher - human reason is inadequate to explain an irrational - meaningless universe.






31. Surpass; outdo Jesse Owens easily ________ped his competitors to win the gold metal at the Olympic Games.






32. Settle down; descend; grow quiet The doctor assured us that the fever would eventually ________.






33. Scatter The police fired tear gas into crowd to ________ the protesters.






34. Confused; lost in thought; preoccupied Jill studied the garbled instructions with a ________ look on her face.






35. Express disapproval of; protest against; belittle A firm believer in old-fashioned courtesy - Miss Post ________d the modern tendency to address new acquaintances by their first names.






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






37. Spacious and After sleeping in a small roadside cabins - they found their hotel suite ________.






38. Lizard that changes color in different situations - Like the ________ - he assumed the political coloration of every group he met.






39. One who abandons his religious faith or political beliefs Because he switched from one party to another - his former friends shunned him as an ________.






40. Oval; ambiguous - either purposely or because key words have been left out An ________ billiad ball wobbles because it is not perfectly round; an elliptical remark baffles because it is not perfectly clear.






41. Fearless For his ________ conduct in battle - he was promoted.






42. In name only; trifling He offered to drive her to the airport for only a ________ fee.






43. Disaster; misery - As news of the ________ spread - offers of relief poured in to the stricken community.






44. Fitness; talent The counselor evaluated his ________s before advising him about the career he should follow.






45. Pertaining to speculative philosophy The modern poets have gone back to the fanciful poems of the ________ poets of the seventeenth century for many of their images.






46. Having a show of truth but open to doubt; specious Even though your argument is ________ - I still would like to have more proof.






47. Exit Barnum's sign "To the ________" fooled many people who thought they were going to see an animal and instead found themselves in the street.






48. V. abstain from; resist n. chorus Whenever he heard a song with a lively chorus - Sol could never ________ from joining in on the refrain.






49. Unsuccessful; fruitless We had to abandon our ________ attempts.






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