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GRE Wordlist: Meanings - Complete Sentences

Subjects : english, vocabulary
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1. Infection Fearing ________ - they took drastic steps to prevent the spread of the disease.






2. Seller The fruit ________ sold her wares from a stall on the sidewalk.






3. Glass water bottle - With each dinner - the patron receives a ________ of red or white wine.






4. Person concerned with the interrelationship between living organisms and their environment The ________ was concerned that the new dam would upset the natural balance of the creatures living in Glen Canyon.






5. Pamper; indulge excessively Don't ________ the boy - Maud! You'll spoil him.






6. Shackle The prisoner was ________ed to the wall.






7. Large city Every evening this terminal is filled with the thousands of commuters who are going from this ________ to their homes in the suburbs.






8. Furnisher of foodstuffs; caterer As ________ of rare wines and viands - he traveled through France and Italy every year in search of new products to sell.






9. Pen name Samuel Clemens' ________ was Mark Twain.






10. Urgent situation In this ________ - we must look for aid from our allies.






11. Loyalty A dog's ________ to its owner is one of the reasons why that animal is a favorite household pet.






12. Inclination; natural tendency The cross old lady has a ________ to grumble.






13. Collection; heap It took weeks to assort the ________ of miscellaneous items she had collected on her trip.






14. Incurable; uncorrectable The error she made was ________; she could see no way to repair it.






15. Treacherous; stealthy; sly The fifth column is ________ because it works secretly within our territory for our defeat.






16. Motionless; stale; dull The ________ water was a breeding ground for disease






17. Preceding in time - rank - etc. Our discussions - ________ to this event - certainly did not give you any reason to believe that we would adopt your proposal.






18. Enclose; surround Paris was ________ed by a wall






19. Reduce; exhaust We must wait until we ________ our present inventory before we order replacements.






20. Machine that separates substances by whirling them - At the dairy - we employ a ________ to separate cream from milk.






21. Glance coquettishly at; make eyes at Sitting for hours at the sidewalk cafe - the old gentleman would ________ the young girls and recall his youthful romances.






22. Operatic singer; prima donna Although world famous as a ________ - she did not indulge in fits of temerament.






23. Puzzle Depite all attempts to decipher the code - it remained an ________.






24. Purgative - Some drugs act as laxatives when taken in small doses but act as ________s when taken in much larger doses.






25. Active strength Although he was over seventy years old - Jack had the ________ of a man in his prime.






26. Feeble - ineffective; unthinking - irresponsible Einstein was noted for his extraordinary inspirations; on the other hand - he was noted for being ________ in his daily chores.






27. Rate of occurrence; particular occurrence Health professionals expressed great concern over the high ________ of infant mortality in major urban areas.






28. Conceited smile Wipe that ________ off your face!






29. Promise or pledge; certainty; self-confidence When Gutherie gave Guiness his ________ that rehearsals were going well - he spoke with such assurance that Guiness was convinced.






30. Oily; bland; insincerely suave Uriah Heep disguised his nefarious actions by ________ protestations of his "'umility."






31. Twisted; with a humorous twist.We enjoy Dorothy Parker's verse for its _________ wit.






32. Dissenting; rebellious In the purge that followed the student demonstrations at Tianamen Square - the government hunted down the ________ students and their supporters.






33. Wanton; profane He sang a ________ song that offended many of the more prudish listeners.






34. Slavishly attentive; servile; sycophantic Helen valued people who behaved as if they respected themselves; nothing irritated her more than an excessively ________ waiter or a fawning salesclerk.






35. Practical person No ________ enjoys becoming involved in a game that he can never win






36. Mar the appearance of; spoil An ugly frown ________d his normally pleasant face.






37. Stikingly bright; shining with intense heat If you leave on an ________light bulb - it quickly grows too hot to touch.






38. Absurd; ridiculous When the candidate tried to downplay his youthful experiments with marijuana by saying he hadn't inhaled -we all thought - "What a ________ excuse!"






39. Cause to rise or grow lighter; enliven As bread dough is ________ed - it puffs up - expanding in volume.






40. Suggested or implied meaning of an expression Foreigners frequently are unaware of the ________s of the words they use.






41. Comparable She called our attention to the things that had been done in an ________ situation and recommended that we do the same.






42. Incapable of being pacified Madame Defarge was the ________ enemy of the Evremonde family.






43. Gully Until the heavy rains of the past spring - this ________ had been a dry bed.






44. Excuse He looked for a good ________ to get out of paying a visit to his aunt.






45. Throb We could see the blood vessels in his temple ________ as he became more angry.






46. Turn upside down or inside out When he ________ed his body in a hand stand - he felt the blood rush to his head.






47. Pertaining to farewell I found the ________ address too long; leave-taking should be brief.






48. Fit or attack of pain - laughter - rage When he heared of his son's misdeeds - he was seized by a ________ of rage.






49. Common; pertaining to the common people His speeches were aimed at the ________ minds and emotions; they disgusted the more refined.






50. Deceptive; not real Unfortunately - the costs of running the lemonade stand were so high that Tom's profits proved ________.