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GRE Wordlist: Meanings - Complete Sentences
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1. Prescribed diet and habits I doubt whether the results warrant our living under such a strict ________.
metaphysical
shyster
regimen
dwindle
2. Lascivious; lustful Chaucer's monk is not pious but ________ - a teller of lewd tales and ribald jests.
embryonic
salacious
bountiful
penchant
3. Ward off a blow He was content to wage a defensive battle and tried to ________ his opponent's thrusts.
parry
ogle
timorous
concurrent
4. Lacking luxury and comfort; sternly disciplined Looking over the bare - unheated room with its hard cot - he wondered what he was doing in such ________ quarters. Only his ________ sense of duty kept him at his post.
spartan
meditation
fabricate
meretricious
5. Queer and amusing He was a popular guest because his ________ anecdotes were always entertaining.
homeostasis
appurtenances
droll
caprice
6. Goodness; moral excellence; good quality A ________ carried to extremes can turn into something resembling vice; humility - for example - can degenerate into servility and spinelessness.
virtue
integral
burlesque
potential
7. Make thin; weaken By withdrawing their forces - the generals hoped to ________ the enemy lines.
mealymouthed
cardinal
attenuate
causal
8. Forerunner Though Gray and Burns share many traits with the Romantic poets who followed them - most critics consider them ________s of the Romantic Movement - not true Romantics.
affirmation
scuffle
precursor
pachyderm
9. Fringes; outer borders Living ________ of Boston - Sarah sometimes felt as if she were cut off from the cultural heart of the city.
mercenary
outskirts
oscillate
emancipate
10. Real being As soon as the charter was adopted - the United Nations became an ________ and had to be considered as a factor in world diplomacy.
conceit
entity
harbor
founder
11. Flabby His sedentary life had left him with ________ muscles.
garish
esoteric
knavery
flaccid
12. Ghostly We were frightened by the ________ glow that filled the room.
spectral
fusion
esoteric
reprisal
13. Noxious smell Air pollution has become a serious problem in our major cities; the ________ and the poisons in the air are hazards to life.
attrition
felon
germinal
effluvium
14. Physician specializing in delivery of babies Unlike midwives - who care for women giving birth at home - ________s generally work in a hospital setting.
rendition
virile
obstetrician
effete
15. Strong emotion Margo was a creature of extremes - at one moment in ________s of joy over a vivid sunset - at another moment in transports of grief over a dying bird.
embargo
omnipotent
mendicant
transport
16. Short account of an amusing or interesting event Rather than make concrete proposals for welfare reform - President Raegan told ________s about poor people who became wealthy despite their impoverished backgrounds.
anecdote
laudatory
vilify
panegyric
17. Strict disciplinarian The commanding officer was a ________ who observed each regulation to the ltter.
occult
prate
winnow
martinet
18. All-powerful The monarch regarded himself as ________ and responsible to no one for his acts.
omnipotent
quaff
emend
titular
19. Iridescent The Ancient Mariner admired the ________ sheen on the water.
paleontology
celestial
opalescent
inviolability
20. Showing off learning; bookish Leaving his decisions with humorous - down-to-earth anecdotes - Judge Walker was not at all ________ legal scholar.
astronomical
pedantic
fester
convex
21. In feudalism - one who held land of a superior lord The lord demanded that his ________s contribute more to his military campaign.
vassal
conflagration
accost
furor
22. Not essential; external Do not pad your paper with ________ matters; stick to essential items only.
malleable
extraneous
parasite
intangible
23. Language used by special group; gibberish We tried to understand the ________ of the peddlers in the market place but could not find any basis for comprehension.
congenital
pacifist
onslaught
jargon
24. Mournful The dove has a ________ and melancholy call
plaintive
exalt
pestilential
liaison
25. Make secure against loss; compensate for loss The city will ________ all home owners whose property is spoiled by this project.
indemnify
decant
exigency
alchemy
26. Loyalty A dog's ________ to its owner is one of the reasons why that animal is a favorite household pet.
seismic
submissive
fidelity
sectarian
27. Trace; remains We discovered ________s of early Indian life in the cave.
lampoon
vestige
wary
asceticism
28. Act of dissecting living animals The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals opposed ________ and deplored the practice of using animals in scientific experiments.
inflated
fastidious
vivisection
interpolate
29. Slingshot; hurling machine - Airplanes are sometimes launched from battleships by ________s.
catapult
effusive
eccentric
regeneration
30. Foil When the warden learned that several inmates were planning to escape - he took steps to ________ their attempt.
pachyderm
reprieve
gentry
balk
31. Fitful; periodic The ________ coughing in the auditorium annoyed the performers.
graduated
spasmodic
anemia
toxic
32. Grouch; spoilsport At breakfast we had all been enjoying our bacon and eggs until that ________ John started talking about how bad animal fats and cholesterol were for our health.
berate
hypochondriac
killjoy
laudatory
33. Make discontented The passengers were ________d by the numerous delays.
synthetic
expedient
disgruntle
rationalization
34. Remove (forcible) Thrusting her fist up under the choking man's lower ribs - Margaret used the Heimlich maneuver to ________ the food caught in this throat.
petulant
dislodge
genealogy
tainted
35. Supplement to the body of a will This ________ was drawn up five years after the writing of the original will.
venue
acme
codicil
practicable
36. Mental or bodily powers; teaching staff As he grew old - he feared he might lose his ________(ies) and become useless to his employer.
apprehend
substantiate
torrent
faculty
37. Provide a refuge for; hide The church ________ed illegal aliens who were political refugees.
harbor
fiasco
scuttle
laggard
38. 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.
perforate
agape
omnivorous
brindled
39. Shrink; reduce They spent so much money that their funds ________d to nothing.
finale
disingenuous
ceremonious
dwindle
40. Eager enthusiasm. Wang's _________ was contagious; soon all his fellow students were busily making posters - inspired by his ardent enthusiasm for the cause.
zeal
congenial
equitable
tightwad
41. Determination Nothing could shake his ________ to succeed despite all difficulties.
ostensible
tumult
resolution
resurgent
42. Explanation - especially of biblical passages I can follow your ________ of this passage to a limited degree; some of your reasoning eludes me.
mountebank
exegesis
versatile
laconic
43. Move troops so that the battle line is extended at the expense of depth The general ordered the battalion to ________ in order to meet the offensive of the enemy.
tithe
deploy
anecdote
generality
44. Forerunners; advance forces We are the ________ of a tremendous army that is following us.
vanguard
burly
sloth
arbitrary
45. Swindle; cheat The con man specialized in ________ing insurance companies.
molten
regatta
bilk
casualty
46. Exaggeration; overstatement This salesman is guilty of ________ in describing his product; it is wise to discount his claims.
hyperbole
vagrant
hermetic
naivete
47. Resorting to help when in trouble The boy's only ________ was to appeal to his father for aid.
recourse
abash
hue
acme
48. In confusion; disorderly The excited students dashed ________ into the stadium to celebrate the victory.
heterodox
ornithologist
pellmell
demeanor
49. Tolerate; endure The dean would ________ no interference with his disciplinary actions.
brook
reprobation
bilk
putative
50. Mentally quick and observant; having insight Because he was considered the most ________ member of the firm - he was assigned the most difficult cases.
umbrage
discerning
retroactive
gloss