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GRE Wordlist: Meanings - Complete Sentences

Subjects : english, vocabulary
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1. Thin and wasted His long period of starvation had left him ________.






2. Devilish This scheme is so ________ that I must reject it.






3. Hermit The ________ lived in a hut in the forest.






4. Flexible; pliant The angler found a s________ limb and used it as a fishing rod.






5. Something long-lasting Tese plants are hardy ________s and will bloom for many years.






6. Causing plague; baneful People were afraid to explore the ________ swap.






7. Deification; glorification The Roman empress Livia envied the late emperor his ________; she hoped that on her death she - too - would be exalted to the rank of a god.






8. Come together Marchers ________d on Washington for the great Save Our Cities-Save Our Children March.






9. Thin; rare; slim The allegiance of our allies is held by rather ________ ties; let us hope they will remain loyal.






10. Person or thing in excess of what is necessary; extra His first appearance on the stage was as a ________ in a Shakespearean tragedy.






11. Heat-producing - Coal is much more ________ than green wood.






12. Pure; spotless The West Point cadets were ________ as they lined up for inspection.






13. Bear one's self; behave He ________ed himself with great dignity.






14. Student of the history and science of humankind ________s have discovered several relics of prehistoric humans in this area.






15. Displaying foresight; thrifty; preparing for emergencies In his usual ________ manner - he had insured himself against this type of loss.






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






17. Engrossed in matters of this earth; not spiritual. You must leave your _________ goods behind you when you go to meet your Maker.






18. 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.






19. Stubborn We tried to persuade him to give up smoking - but he was ________ and refused to change.






20. Insult; offend Accustomed to being treated with respect - Miss Challoner was ________ed by Vidal's offensive behavior.






21. Iron block used in hammering out metals After heating the iron horseshoe in the forge - the blacksmith picked it up with his tongs and set it on the ________.






22. Commonplace; trite The English teacher criticized her story because of its ________ and unoriginal plot.






23. Throw overboard In order to enable the ship to ride safely through the storm - the captain had to ________ much of his cargo.






24. Capable of maintaining life; practicable; workable The infant - though prematurely born - is ________ and has a good chance to survive.






25. Serving as a model; outstanding Her exemplary behavior was praised at commencement.






26. Mar; disfigure If you ________ a library book - you will have to pay a hefty fine.






27. Not to be taken away; nontransferable The Declaration of Independence mentions the ________ rights that all of us possess.






28. Self-control; formal but distant manner Although some girls were attracted by Mark's ________ - Judy was put off by it - for she felt his aloofness indicated a lack of openness.






29. Lighthearted; animated; easy and carefree In Singing in the Rain - Gene Kelly sang and danced his way throughtthe lighthearted title number in a properly ________ style.






30. Motivate I fail to understand what ________d you to reply to this letter so nastily.






31. Businessperson; contractor Opponents of our present tax program argue that it discourages ________s from trying new fields of business activity.






32. Emphasize Adressing the jogging class - Kim ________d the importance to runners of good nutrition.






33. Questioner (specially harsh); investigator Fearing being grilled ruthlessly by the secret police - Marsha faced her ________s with trepidation.






34. Humorous imitation; travesty We enjoyed the clever ________(ies) of popular songs that the chorus sang.






35. Dissipated; wasteful; licentious In this ________ company - she lost all sense of decency.






36. Upset; distracted by anxiety The ________ parents frantically searched the ravine for their lost child.






37. Irresistible crushin force Nothing could survive in the path of the ________.






38. Twistings; distortions As the effects of the opiate wore away - the ________ of the patient became more violent and demonstrated how much pain she was enduring.






39. Unoriginal; obtained from another source Although her early poetry was clearly ________ in nature - the critics thought she had promise and eventually would find her own voice.






40. Deserving blame Your vicious conduct in this situation is ________.






41. Restrain; handcuff The police immediately ________d the prisoner so he could not escape.






42. Related to monks Wanting to live a religious life - he took his ________ vows.






43. Invulnerable Until the development of the airplane as a military weapon - the fort was considered ________.






44. Long established - as a disease - The doctors were finally able to attribute his ________ headaches and nausea to traces of formaldehyde gas in his apartment.






45. Split - Erosion caused a ________ in the huge boulder.






46. State of being numerous He was appalled by the ________ of details he had to complete before setting out on his mission.






47. Disgraceful The country smarted under the ________ defeat and dreamed of the day when it would be victorious.






48. Portray In this book - the author ________s the slave owners as kind and benevolent masters.






49. No longer stylish; old-fahioned Unconcerned about keeping in style - Lenore was perfectly happy to wear ________ clothes as long as they were clean and unfrayed.






50. Verify; support I intend to ________ my statement by producing witnesses.