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GRE Wordlist: Meanings - Complete Sentences

Subjects : english, vocabulary
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1. Room to move; margin When you set a deadline - allow a little ________.






2. Pertaining to or resembling glass Although this plastic has many ________ qualties such as transparency - it is unbreakable.






3. Complete; consummate; make perfect The waiter recommended a glass of port to ________ the cheese.






4. Something preceding in time that may be used as an authority or guide for future action This decision sets a ________ for future cases of a similar nature.






5. Cruel; deadly The newspapers told of the tragic spread of the ________ disease






6. Repetition He recited the passage by ________ and gave no indication he understood what he was saying.






7. Determine or seek opinions - votes - etc. - After ________ing the sentiments of his constituents - the congressman was confident that he represented the majority opinion of his district.






8. Stale; spoiled by age The attic was dark and ________.






9. Scandinavian myth; any legend This is a ________ of the sea and the men who risk their lives on it.






10. Publicize; praise excessively I lost confidence in my broker after he ________ed some junk bonds that turned out to be a bad investment.






11. Remorse The judge was especially severe in this sentencing because he felt that the criminal had shown no ________ for his heinous crime.






12. Stubborn intolerance Brought up in a democratic atmosphere - student was shocked by the ________ and narrowness expressed by several of his classmates.






13. Boisterous laughter The loud ________s that came from the closed room indicated that the members of the committe had not yet settled down to a serious business.






14. Those of gentle birth; refinement Her family was proud of its ________ and elegance.






15. Without previous preparation Her listeners were amazed that such a thorough presentation could be made in an ________ speech.






16. Explanatory; serving to explain The mannual that came with my VCR was no masterpiece of ________ prose: its explanations were so garbled that I couldn't even figure out how to rewind a tape.






17. Unrestrained; excessive She had an ________ fondness for candy.






18. Court of justice The decision of the ________ was final and the prisoner was sentenced to death.






19. Pertaining to earthquakes The Richter scale is a measurement of ________ disturbances.






20. Noble ambition Youth's ________s should be as lofty as the stars.






21. Suitable for sevants; low I cannot understand why a person of your ability and talent should engage in such ________ activities.






22. Lessen sadness or disappointment; give comfort When her father died - Marius did his best to ________ Cosette.






23. Refine; purify We must strive to ________ these desires and emotions into worthwhile activities.






24. Marginal; outer We lived - not in central London - but in one of those ________ suburbs that spring up on the outskirts of the great city.






25. Reveal I will not tell you this news because I am sure you will ________ it prematurely.






26. Destroy completely The tidal wave ________d several island villages.






27. Contrast In "Star Wars -" dark - evil Darth Vader is a perfect ________ for fair-haired - naive Luke Skywalker.






28. Being in debt He was in ________ with his payments on the car.






29. Forcible restraint - especially unlawfully The hostages were held under ________ until the prisoners' demands were met.






30. Tawny or grayish with streaks or spots He was disappointed in the litter because the puppies were ________ he had hoped for animals of uniform color.






31. Study of word parts A knowledge of ________ can help you on many English tests.






32. Female fox; ill-tempered woman Aware that she was right once again - he lost his temper and called her a shrew and a ________.






33. Dark; dusky Despite the stereotype - not all Italians are ________; many are fair and blond.






34. Perfect example or embodiment Singing "I am the very model of a modern Major-General" in The Pirates of Penzance - Major-General Stanley proclaimed himself the ________ of an officer and a gentleman.






35. Generate pus When her finger began to ________ - the doctor lanced it and removed the splinter that had caused the pus to form.






36. Caprice; whim She followed every ________ of fashion.






37. Ornament a metal surface by indenting - With his hammer - he carefully ________d an intricate design onto the surface of the chalice.






38. Seize power; supplant The revolution ended when the victorious rebel leader ________ed the throne.






39. Revenging agent Captain Bligh vowed to be Christian's ________.






40. Cheerfulness; kindliness; sympathy This restaurant is famous and popular because of the ________ of the proprietor - who tries to make everyone happy.






41. Sweet sounding The ________ sounds of the birds at dawn were soon drowned out by the roar of traffic passing our motel.






42. Efficient If we are to succeed - we must seek ________ means of securing our goals.






43. Agreement She was in complete ________ with the verdict.






44. Firm grasp or footing The mountaineer struggled to get a proper ________ on the slippery rock.






45. Deserter; traitor Because he had abandoned his post and joined forces with the Indians - his fellow officers considered the hero of Dances with Wolves a ________.






46. So small - trifling - or unimportant as to be easily disregarded Because the damage to his car had been ________ - Michael decided he wouldn't bother to report the matter to his insurance company.






47. Deep; not superficial; complete Freud's remarkable insights into human behavior caused his fellow scientists to honor him as a ________ thinker.






48. Strip off skin; plunder The criminal was condemned to be ________ed alive.






49. Felt in one's inner organs She disliked the ________ sensations she had whenever she rode the roller coaster.






50. Animal or plant living on another; toady; sycophant The tapeworm is an example of the kind of ________ that may infest the human body.