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GRE Wordlist: Meanings - Complete Sentences
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1. Shade of difference in meaning or color The unskilled eye of the layperson has difficulty in dicerning the ________s of color in the paintings.
relic
tenacious
alcove
nuance
2. State without proof It is ________d that she had worked for the enemy.
inevitable
unkempt
surly
allege
3. Thunder; explode The people against whom she ________d were innocent of any wrongdoing.
pontifical
inclusive
fulminate
legerdemain
4. Capricious; fanciful. He dismissed his generous gift to his college as a sentimental fancy - an old man's ________ gesture.
cognitive
cession
profound
whimsical
5. Flay; abrade These shoes are so ill-fitting that they will ________ the feet and create blisters.
excoriate
filibuster
patina
ecclesiastic
6. Extreme wealth; luxuriousness; abundance The glitter and ________ of the ballroom took Cinderella's breath away.
opulence
gusty
assessment
convene
7. Lacking in spirit The coach used all the tricks at his command to buoy up the enthusiasm of his team - which I had become ________ at the loss of the star player.
ascendancy
dispirited
languor
resplendent
8. Words formed in imitation of natural sounds Words like "rustle" and "gargle" are illustrations of ________.
vex
rudimentary
onomatopoeia
ferment
9. Staff officer assisting the commander; assistant Though Wellington delegated many tasks to his chief ________ - Lord Fitzroy Somerset - Somerset was in no doubt as to who made all major decisions.
propagate
adjutant
energize
dilatory
10. Solemn wonder The tourists gazed with ________ at the tremendous expanse of the Grand Canyon.
awe
lascivious
misapprehension
entice
11. Injury to the body The riot was marked not only by ________ - with its attendant loss of life and limb - but also by arson and pillage.
stodgy
mayhem
unwieldy
glimmer
12. Element; ingredient I wish all the ________s of my stereo system were working at the same time.
oscillate
prosperity
component
animated
13. Having many languages Because they are bordered by so many countries - the Swiss people are ________.
cathartic
multilingual
dynamic
perceptive
14. Very high They used to tease him about his ________ ambitions.
insomnia
stealth
lofty
pragmatic
15. Trembling; wavering She was ________ more from excitement than from fear.
salutary
tremulous
precipitate
ideology
16. Lowest point Although few people realized it - the Dow-Jones averages had reached their ________ and would soon begin an upward surge.
nadir
verbatim
disengage
prerogative
17. Fit of petulance; caprice ACtors are known for their ________s.
tantrum
manifesto
choleric
virulent
18. Pretense; evasion As soon as we realized that you had won our support by a ________ we withdrew our endorsement of your candidacy.
evanescent
subterfuge
vignette
marsupial
19. Diligent The young woman was so ________ that she received a commendation for her hard work.
gadfly
sedulous
altercation
mordant
20. Place where a river can be crossed on foot Rather than risk using the shaky rope bridge - David walked a half-mile downstream until he came to the neartest ________.
acrid
intermittent
ford
clairvoyant
21. Roundness; sonorousness of speech Washington Irving emphasized the ________ of the governor by describing his height and circumference.
impeach
fiasco
despondent
rotundity
22. Blunt; abrupt She was offended by his ________ reply.
devolve
yoke
brusque
undermine
23. State of being deprived of something valuable or beloved His friends gathered to console him upon his sudden ________.
bereavement
bloated
metaphor
sedate
24. Tending to overthrow; destructive At first glance - the notion that Styrofoam cups may actually be more ecologically sound than paper cups strikes most environmentalists as ________.
insouciant
inimitable
subversive
cloister
25. Spotted The sunlight filtering though the screens created a ________ effect on the wall.
dappled
ameliorate
berserk
esoteric
26. Noisy quarrel Throughout the ________ - not one sensible word was uttered.
marsupial
altercation
incessant
flamboyant
27. Right granted by authority The city issued a ________ to the company to operate surface transit lines on the streets for ninety-nine years.
perifidious
capricious
perusal
franchise
28. Records; history In the ________ of this period - we find no mention of democratic movements.
grueling
harass
waive
annals
29. Greatness; extent It is difficult to comprehend the ________ of his crime.
saturate
magnitude
negligence
retroactive
30. Discourage His failure to pass the bar exam ________ed him.
dishearten
ameliorate
vacillate
nonplus
31. State of stubborn unwillingness to compromise The ________ of both parties in the dispute makes an early settlement almost impossible to obtain.
witless
ensue
tawdry
intransigence
32. Narrow canyon; steep - rocky cleft Terrified of heights - George could not bring himself to peer down into the ________ to see the rapids below.
gorge
refractory
sham
debonair
33. Disregard Be prepared to ________ what he has to say about his ex-wife.
communal
sinecure
hibernate
discount
34. Confuse thoroughly His attempts to clarify the situation succeeded only on ________(ing) her further.
befuddle
peripatetic
saturnine
sham
35. Invigorate; make forceful and active Rather than exhausting Maggie - dancing ________d her.
energize
fracas
glut
advert
36. Disagree In a landmark Supreme Court decision - Justice Marshall ________ed from the majority opinion.
dissent
unruly
arbitrary
chasten
37. Forerunners; advance forces We are the ________ of a tremendous army that is following us.
elegy
dictum
exemplary
vanguard
38. Menacing; threatening Jabbing a ________ forefinger at Dorothy - the Wicked Witch cried - "I'll get you - and your little dog - too!"
jocular
skinflint
minatory
babble
39. Disdainful; sarcastic; cynical The ________ humor of nightclub comedians who satirize or ridicule patrons in the audience strikes some people as amusing and others as rude.
assiduous
sardonic
decoy
overwrought
40. Squabble; minor dispute What had started out as a mere ________ escalated into a full-blown argument.
stellar
velocity
fulminate
spat
41. Generous; showing bounty She distributed gifts in a ________ and gracious manner.
incommodious
bountiful
divergent
memorialize
42. Lessening; reduction in size The blockaders hoped to achieve victory as soon as the ________ of the enemy's supplies became serious.
chalice
diminution
rationalize
multifarious
43. Repeat He ________d the warning to make sure everyone understood it.
dissertation
reiterate
floe
merger
44. Anger; fury. She turned to him - full of _________ - and said - "What makes you think I'll accept lower pay for this job than you get?"
abscond
aspirant
deplore
wrath
45. Celebrity; dignitary A leading light of the American stage - Ethel Barrymore was a theatrical ________ whose name lives on.
trajectory
luminary
inception
militant
46. Noise - The ________ of the children at play outside made it impossible for her to take a nap.
accolade
cogitate
valedictory
clamor
47. Freedom from punishment The bully mistreated everyone in the class with ________ for he felt that no one would dare retaliate.
impunity
submissive
desperado
paramour
48. Besiege As soon as the city was beleaguered - the life became more subdued as the citizens began their long wait for outside assitance.
beleaguer
zephyr
opportunist
resuscitate
49. Clak volcanic rock The deposits of ________ on the mountain slopes were an indiacation that volcano had erupted in ancient times.
obsidian
suture
paraphrase
fodder
50. Firm dislike Their mutual ________ was so great that they refused to speak to one another.
unwitting
vignette
bland
aversion
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