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GRE Wordlist: Meanings - Complete Sentences
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1. Token of disgrace; brand I do not attach any ________ to the fact that you were accused of this crime; the fact that you were acquitted clears you completely.
decapitate
stigma
cogent
leonine
2. Swimming The Red Cross emphasizes the need for courses in ________.
floe
natation
arid
receptive
3. Deadlock Negotiations between the union and the employers have reached a ________; neither side is willing to budge from previously stated positions.
primp
repellent
stalemate
fructify
4. Petty details She would have liked to ignore the ________ of daily living.
oaf
marshal
opportune
minutiae
5. Venomous spider We need an antitoxin to counteract the bite of the ________.
impeach
dauntless
tarantula
parasite
6. Error The criminal's fatal ________ led to his capture.
transient
centaur
exhort
blunder
7. Treacherous; stealthy; sly The fifth column is ________ because it works secretly within our territory for our defeat.
odyssey
sardonic
flout
insidious
8. Refer to Since you ________ to this matter so frequently - you must regard it as important.
advert
shimmer
discursive
tumult
9. Corruption; wickedness The ________ of the tyrant's behavior shocked us all.
sedate
depravity
wispy
enjoin
10. Something taken for granted; the taking over or taking possession of The young princess made the foolish ________ that the regent would not object to her Assumption of power.
assumption
eulogy
aphorism
despotism
11. Atrocious; hatefully bad Hitler's ________ crimes will never be forgotten.
heinous
plauditory
aviary
inertia
12. Stockpile; accumulate for future use Whenever there are rumors of a food shortage - people are tempted to ________ food.
demolition
hoard
disembark
aspirant
13. Make hostile; separate Her attempts to ________ the two friends failed because they had complete faith in each other.
tonsure
alienate
contingent
comprehensive
14. Procession; parade - As described by Chaucer - the ________ of Canterbury pilgrims was motley group.
felicitous
odium
cavalcade
scurvy
15. Include; encompass Does the general theory of relativity contradict Newtonian physics - or is Newton's law of gravity ________d into Einstein's larger scheme?
subsume
philistine
slander
solstice
16. Profane; impious The people in the room were shocked by his his ________ language.
blasphemous
revile
endue
amnesia
17. Disprove The defense called several respectable witnesses who were able to ________ the false testimony of the prosecution's only witness.
titillate
droll
ominous
refute
18. Copy Are you going to hang this ________ of the Declaration of Independence in the classroom or in the auditorium?
embryonic
circumlocution
malaise
replica
19. Writ summoning a witness to appear The prosecutor's office was ready to serve a ________ on the reluctant witness.
nihilism
subpoena
sherbet
innate
20. Contrast; direct opposite of or to This tyranny was the ________ of all that he had hoped for - and he fought it with all his strength.
hedonism
gaunt
antithesis
shun
21. Unfavorable; hostile ________ circumstances compelled him to close his business.
frenzied
diversion
adverse
facetious
22. Appropriate; fitting He was always able to find the ________ phrase - the correct expression for every occasion.
hindrance
supple
indiscriminate
apposite
23. Recoiling from progress; retrograde His program was ________ since it sought to abolish many of the social reforms instituted by the previous administration.
reactionary
interrogate
desultory
receptive
24. Tickle I am here not to ________ my audience but to enlighten it.
rotunda
labyrinth
apathy
titillate
25. Amendment or clause added to a legislative bill Senator Foghorn said he would support Senator Filibuster's tax reform bill only if Filibuster agreed to add an antipollution ________ to the bill.
pathos
quintessence
rider
hermetic
26. Watching; guarding The FBI kept the house under constant ________ in the hope of capturing all the criminals at one time.
foray
paramour
contrived
surveillance
27. Huge creature; something of monstrous size or power Sportcasters nicknamed the linebacker "The ________."
philatelist
behemoth
shackle
lustrous
28. Hiding place - The detectives followed the suspects until he led them to the ________ where he had stored his loot.
dorsal
cache
elucidate
claustrophobia
29. Youthful; immature - In that youthful movement - the leaders were only a little less ________ than their immature followers.
skirmish
nomenclature
callow
infirmity
30. Rude; insensitive Though Mr. Potts constantly interrupted his wife - she ignored his ________ behavior - for she had lost hope of teaching him courtesy.
boorish
minatory
hallucination
erroneous
31. Cater to the low desires of others The reviewer accused the makers of Lethal Weapon of ________ing to the masses' taste of violence.
swarthy
glossy
pander
gratuity
32. Speed of music I find the conductor's ________ too slow for such a brilliant piece of music.
cadaver
tempo
seminary
brocade
33. Something or someone misplaced in time; Shakespeare's reference to clocks in Julius Caesar is an ________; no clocks existed in Caesar's time.
sonorous
anachronism
stygian
parley
34. Generosity Noted for his ________ - philanthropist Eugene Lang donated millions to charity.
magnanimity
fundamental
acquiesce
piebald
35. Fortress - The ________ overlooked the city like a protecting angel.
saunter
diversity
citadel
oblivion
36. Witty thought or saying - usually short Poor Richard's ________s made Benjamin Franklin famous.
dubious
epigram
unerringly
supernumerary
37. Stoop short - as if faced with an obstacle - and refuse to continue The chief of police ________ed at sending his officers into the riot-torn area.
stultify
blithe
cohere
balk
38. Slave; bondage The captured soldier was held in ________ by the conquering army.
thrall
marshal
smattering
monotheism
39. Lessening; reduction in size The blockaders hoped to achieve victory as soon as the ________ of the enemy's supplies became serious.
diminution
heinous
equine
vampire
40. Eat away The limestone was ________d by the dripping water
exude
conduit
erode
lassitude
41. Spasmodic; intermittent After several ________ attempts - he decided to postpone the start of the project until he felt more energetic.
pretext
nepotism
fitful
resignation
42. Excessively frugal person; misernJill called Jack a ________ because he never picked up the check.
gorge
mollycoddle
clandestine
tightwad
43. Not influenced by emotions; fair Even though he was her son - she tried to be ________ about his behavior.
kindred
objective
extraneous
inherent
44. Nimbleness The ________ of the acrobat amazed and thrilled the audience.
aberrant
agility
atone
interim
45. Trunk of statue with head and limbs missing; human trunk This ________ - found in the ruins of Pompeii - is now on exhibition in the museum in Naples.
coda
obligatory
exotic
torso
46. Lover of luxury Rich people are not always ________s; some of them have little taste for a life of luxury.
tutelage
misadventure
sycophant
sybarite
47. Private meeting He was present at all their ________s as an unofficial observer.
lunar
haphazard
ambivalence
conclave
48. Irritation; resentment She showed her ________ by her refusal to appear with the other contestants at the end of the contest.
balk
resolve
irate
pique
49. Pertaining to the stars He was the ________ attraction of the entire performance.
stodgy
odious
stellar
scavenge
50. Defraud a person of something The lawyer was accused of trying to ________ the boy of his legacy.
mulct
ellipsis
offensive
die