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GRE Wordlist: Meanings - Complete Sentences
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1. Sad; solemn I fail to understand why there is such a ________ atmosphere; we have lost a battle - not a war.
impassive
skulk
funereal
malignant
2. Bearing of fruit; fulfillment; realization This building marks the ________ of all our aspirations and years of hard work.
fruition
incompatible
tutelary
velocity
3. Suitable for drinking The recent drought in the Middle Atlantic States has emphasized the need for extensive research in ways of making sea water ________.
potable
spectrum
equine
frantic
4. Homeless wanderer Because he was a stranger in town with no visible means of support - Martin feared he would be jailed as a ________.
vagrant
irksome
marital
worldly
5. Flattery; admiration The rock star thrived on the ________ of his groupies and yes-men.
dolt
adulation
argot
indicative
6. Punish - I must ________ you for this offense.
chastise
grotesque
paradox
reciprocal
7. Vague; hazy; cloudy She had only a ________ memory of her grandmother's face.
overhaul
nebulous
alliteration
sinewy
8. Wanton; profane He sang a ________ song that offended many of the more prudish listeners.
fraught
ribald
insouciant
marred
9. Active; efficient A ________ government is necessary to meet the demands of a changing society.
interdict
dynamic
daunt
dormant
10. Courteous regard for another's wish In ________ to his desires - the employers granted him a holiday.
rendezvous
chaff
myopic
deference
11. Suggestive; implying A lack of appetite may be ________ of a major mental or physical disorder.
sluice
arrears
indicative
malleable
12. Physician specializing in delivery of babies Unlike midwives - who care for women giving birth at home - ________s generally work in a hospital setting.
nurture
suppliant
obstetrician
propensity
13. Incurable; uncorrectable The error she made was ________; she could see no way to repair it.
senility
notoriety
irremediable
derelict
14. Pertaining to disease As we study the pathological aspects of this disease - we must not overlook the ________ elements.
factotum
floe
orientation
pathological
15. Withdrawal The ________ of the Southern states provided Lincoln with his first major problem after his inauguration.
onerous
skirmish
secession
stigma
16. Very poor person Though Widow Brown was living on a reduced income - she was by no means a ________.
dehydrate
sensual
pauper
misapprehension
17. Annoying; tedious He found working on the assembly line ________ because of the monotony of the operation he had to perform.
ethereal
seminary
irksome
effigy
18. Preceding events or circumstances that influence what comes later; early life; ancestors Before giving permission for Drummie to marry Estella - Miss Havisham had a few questions about the young man's birth and ________.
antecedents
evoke
retentive
don
19. Following; attendants The queen's ________ followed her down the aisle.
retinue
tremulous
underscore
articulate
20. Reflection; thought She reached her decision only after much ________.
inclusive
meditation
prate
ragamuffin
21. 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.
supplicate
qualms
palliate
torso
22. Easily burned After the recent outbreak of fires in private homes - the fire commissioner ordered that all ________ materials be kept in safe containers.
hedonism
depose
combustible
scaffold
23. Run at the nose; snuffle; whine Don't you come ________ing to me complaining about your big brother.
imperial
internecine
snivel
millinery
24. Plunder; despoil The marauding army ________d the countryside.
sheaf
exemplary
ravage
velocity
25. Inharmonious The married couple argued incessantly and finally decided to separate because they were ________.
subsistence
insalubrious
incompatible
imprudent
26. Equality; close resemblance I find your analogy inaccurate because I do not see the ________ between the two illustrations.
centripetal
parity
commodious
forebears
27. Limit; confine Although I do not wish to ________ your activities - I must insist that you complete this assignment before you start anything else.
circumscribe
abut
conglomeration
mischance
28. Saturate - fill His visits to the famous Gothic cathedrals ________d him with feelings of awe and reverence.
pandemonium
imbue
tenure
clout
29. Correct - usually a text The critic ________ed the book by retranslating several passages.
pendulous
allude
emend
perversion
30. Traditional; conservative in belief Faced with a problem - he preferred to take an ________ approach rather than shock anyone.
orthodox
contentious
converge
fruition
31. Prudent; cautious - Investigating before acting - she tried always to be ________.
piquant
circumspect
musty
belabor
32. Disheartened; sad Cheerful and optimistic by nature - Beth was never ________ despite the difficulties she faced.
simian
consequential
downcast
resolution
33. Question severely In violation of the Miranda law - the police ________ed the suspect for several hours before reading him his rights.
recrimination
eloquence
supposition
grill
34. Sleep producing I do not need a sedative when I listen to one of his ________ speeches.
soporific
ignominious
expatriate
abrasive
35. Person with power to decide a matter in a dispute; judge As an ________ in labor disputes - she has won the confidence of the workers and the employers.
maniacal
arbiter
attrition
spurn
36. Huge creature; something of monstrous size or power Sportcasters nicknamed the linebacker "The ________."
quiescent
harping
censure
behemoth
37. Conciseness ________ is essential when you send a telegram or cablegram; you are charged for every word.
integral
conveyance
misanthrope
brevity
38. Turmoil; bewildering jumble. The existing ________ of overlapping federal and state proclaims cries out for immediate reform.
cognizance
frenzied
apothecary
welter
39. Half-stifled laugh The boy could not suppress a ________ when the teacher sat on the tack.
incarcerate
manifesto
snicker
phobia
40. Malleability; flexibility; ability to be drawn out Copper wire has many industrial uses because of its extreme ________.
supple
ductility
dross
extraneous
41. Shameless; bold; unconcealed Shocked by Huck Finn's ________ lies - Miss Watson prayed the good Lord would give him a sense of his unregenerate wickedness.
faculty
mauve
bungle
barefaced
42. Unfavorable; hostile ________ circumstances compelled him to close his business.
saturnine
interrogate
adverse
spate
43. Verify; support I intend to ________ my statement by producing witnesses.
substantiate
conflagration
debase
engender
44. Put to rout; defeat; disconcert This ruse will ________ the enemy.
discomfit
flora
opportune
disavowal
45. Practical person No ________ enjoys becoming involved in a game that he can never win
pragmatist
inveigle
antagonistic
vanguard
46. Friendly; aiming to please The ________ youth was liked by all who met him - because of his cheerful and obliging manner.
debonair
sacrilegious
igneous
prognosticate
47. Surround Although we were ________ed by enemy forces - we were cheerful for we were well stocked and could withstand a siege until our allies joined us.
encompass
prodigy
subsidiary
yoke
48. Slavish; cringing Constantly fawning on his employer - humble Uriah Heap was a ________ creature.
guile
servile
foible
biennial
49. Small - poor bed The weary traveler went to sleep on his straw ________.
secession
pallet
predilection
asceticism
50. Honor; tribute In her speech she tried to pay ________ to a great man.
homage
deterrent
badinage
loathe