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GRE Wordlist: Meanings - Complete Sentences

Subjects : english, vocabulary
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1. Frenzied; frantic His ________ activities convinced us that he had no organized plan of operation.






2. Awkward; cumbersome; unmanageable The large carton was so ________ that the movers had trouble getting it up the stairs.






3. Delay; object To ________ at this time will only worsen the already serious situation; now is the time for action.






4. Old age; feeble mindedness of old age Most of the decisions are being made by the junior members of the company because of the ________ of the president.






5. Marked with parallel bands; grooved The glacier left many ________ rocks.






6. Implied comparison "He soared like an eagle" is an example of a simile; "He is an eagle in flight -" is a ________.






7. Literary dark The ________ room reminded him of an empty space.






8. 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.






9. Lead-coloredl; black and blue; ashen; enraged His face was so ________ with rage that we were afraid that he might have an attack of apoplexy.






10. Vengeance; compensation; punishment for offenses The evangelist maintained that an angry deity would exact ________ from the sinners.






11. Copy When you ________ your notes - please send a copy to Mr.Smith and keep the original for our files.






12. Infallibility Jane refused to believe in the pope's ________ - reasoning: "All human beings are capable of error. The pope is a human being. Therefore - he pope is capable of error.






13. Unlikely occurrence; stroke of fortune When Douglass defeated Tyson for the heavyweight championship - some sportscasters dismissed his victory as a ________.






14. Laypersons; persons not connected with the clergy The ________ does not always understand the clergy's problems.






15. Practicing self-denial; austere The wealthy young man could not understand the ________ life led by the monks.






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






17. Repay; revenge The wretch ________d his benefactors by betraying them.






18. Ridicule This article ________s the pretensions of some movie moguls.






19. Relieve This should ________ the pain; if it does not - we shall have to use stronger drugs.






20. Stare foolishly; look in open-mouthed awe The country boy ________ed at the skyscrapers and neon lights of the big city.






21. Courage; spirit When challenged by the other horses in the race - the thoroughbred proved its ________ by its determination to hold the lead.






22. Neat and trim Every button buttoned - tie firmly in place - young Alex Keaton looked ________ and tidy for his job interview at the bank.






23. Bind as servant or apprentice to master Many immigrants could come to America only after they had________ themselves for several years.






24. Unreal reflection; optical illusion The lost prospector was fooled by a ________ in the desert.






25. Worsen; embitter This latest arrest will ________ the already existing discontent of the people and enrage them.






26. Protest; objection The authorities were deaf to the pastor's ________s about the lack of police protection in the area.






27. Departure The ________ from the hot and stuffy city was particularly noticeable on Friday evenings.






28. Insane He had to be institutionalized because he was ________.






29. Revoke; annul What would the effect on our society be if we decriminalized drug use by ________ing the laws against the possession and sale of narcotics?






30. Distasteful; morally offensive People with ________ reputations should not be allowed to work with young children.






31. Scold; rant You may ________ at him all you want; you will never change him.






32. Secondary or minor occupation His hobby proved to be so fascinating and profitable that gradually he abandoned his regular occupation and concentrated on his ________.






33. Rebel; nonconformist To the masculine literary establishment - George Sand with her insistence on wearing trousers and smoking cigars was clearly a ________ who fought her proper womanly role.






34. Spot Her cheeks ________ed with tears - were testimony to the hours of weeping.






35. Unfriendly; hostile She felt that they were ________ and were hoping for her downfall.






36. Approve; support Everyone waited to see which one of the rival candidates for the city council the mayor would ________.






37. Cut off part of body; prune When the doctors had to ________ Ted Kennedy's leg to prevent the spread of cancer - he did not let the loss of his leg keep him from participating in sports.






38. Mutilate; injure The hospital could not take care of all who had been mangled or ________ed in the railroad accident.






39. Aimless follower of the arts; amateur; dabbler He was not serious in his painting; he was rather a ________.






40. Correct; change - generally for the better Hoping to ________ his condition - he left Vietnam for the United States.






41. Having a fixed order of procedure; invariable At the royal wedding - the procession of the nobles followed a ________ order of precedence.






42. Destroy leaves In Vietnam the army made extensive use of chemical agents to ________ the woodlands.






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






44. Mental keenness His business ________ helped him to succeed where others had failed.






45. Unreal; grotesque; whimsical Your fears are ________ because no such animal as you have described exists.






46. Offensive or insulting treatment Although he seemed to accept cheerfully the ________(ies) heaped upon him - he was inwardly very angry.






47. Behaving like a slave; servile; obsequious He was proud and dignified; he refused to be ________ to anyone.






48. Transparent; limpid; easy to understand After reading these stodgy philosophers - I find his ________ style very enjoyable.






49. Collarbone - Even though he wore shoulder pads - the football player broke his ________ during a practice scrimmage.






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