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GRE Wordlist: Meanings - Complete Sentences

Subjects : english, vocabulary
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1. Slanderous remark Do not cast ________s on her character.






2. Ointment Apply this ________ to the sore muscles before retiring.






3. Stubborn We tried to persuade him to give up smoking - but he was ________ and refused to change.






4. Very generous The ________ gift was presented to the bride by her rich uncle.






5. Quantity of motion of a moving body; impetus The car lost ________ as it tried to ascend the steep hill.






6. Thick-skinned animal The elephant is probably the best-known ________






7. Foul-smelling The component heap was most ________ in summer.






8. Ability to foretell the future Given the current wave of Japan-bashing - it does not take ________ for me to foresee problems in our future trade relations with Japan.






9. Longing; urge. She had a _________ to get away and live on her own for a while.






10. Irritation; resentment She showed her ________ by her refusal to appear with the other contestants at the end of the contest.






11. Calmness; placidity The ________ of the sleepy town was shattered by a tremendous explosion.






12. Brawl; melee The military police stopped the ________ in the bar and arrested the belligerents.






13. Spoil by clumsy behavior - I was afraid you would ________ his assignment but I had no one else to send.






14. Untimely; poorly chosen A rock concert is an ________ setting for a quiet conversation.






15. Sharpen; stimulate. The odors from the kitchen are ________ting my appetite; I will be ravenous by the time the meal is served.






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






17. Explain; interpret; clarify Harry Levin ________d James Joyce's novels with such clarity that even Finnegan's Wake seemed comprehensible to his students.






18. Become popular with He tried to ________ himself into her parents' good graces.






19. Handle used to move the boat's rudder (to steer) Fearing the wind might shift suddenly and capsize the skiff - Tom kept one hand on the ________ at all times.






20. Essentially; inherently; naturally Although my grandmother's china has ________ little value - I shall always cherish it for the memories it evokes.






21. Relating to the stars She was amazed at the number of ________ bodies the new telescope revealed.






22. Origin or source of something I am not interested in its ________; I am more concerned with its usefulness than with its source.






23. Loss of speech due to injury or illness After the automobile accident - the victim had periods of ________ when he could not speak at all or could only mumble incoherently.






24. Drunken revel - The party degenerated into an ugly ________.






25. Fashionable She always discarded all garments that were no longer ________.






26. Sweet sounding The ________ sounds of the birds at dawn were soon drowned out by the roar of traffic passing our motel.






27. Diligent It took Rembrandt weeks of ________ labor before he was satisfied with his portrait of his son.






28. Wishing evil We must thwart his ________ schemes.






29. Collect The miser's aim is to ________ and hoard as much gold as possible.






30. Beg persistently Democratic and Republican phone solicitors ________d her for contributions so frequently that she decided to give nothing to either party.






31. Having vertical parallel grooves (as in a pillar) All that remained of the ancient building were the ________ columns.






32. Meanly stingy; parsimonious The ________ pittance the widow receives from the government cannot keep her from poverty.






33. Stipulation I am ready to accept your proposal with the two ________ that you meet your obligations within the next two weeks.






34. Squander The young man quickly ________d his inheritance and was soon broke.






35. Wise saying; proverb There is much truth in the old ________ about fools and their money.






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






37. Clowning John Candy's ________ in Uncle Buck was hilarious.






38. Goal; aim A degree in medicine was her ultimate ________.






39. Fear of being locked in - His fellow classmates laughed at his ________ and often threatened to lock him in his room.






40. Strict disciplinarian The commanding officer was a ________ who observed each regulation to the ltter.






41. Given freely; unwarranted; uncalled for Quit making ________ comments about my driving; no one asked you for your opinion.






42. Essential; pertaining to the substance Although the delegates were aware of the importance of the problem - they could not agree on the ________ issues.






43. Hypothesis; surmise I based my decision to confide in him on the ________ that he would be discreet.






44. Needlessly repetitious In the sentence "It was visible to the eye -" the phrase "to the eye" is ________.






45. Refrain; withhold from participation After considering the effect of alcohol on his athletic performance - he decided to ________ from drinking while he trained for the race.






46. Counterfeit; not authentic The police quickly found the distributors of the ________ twenty-dollar bills.






47. Bruise She was treated for ________s and abrasions.






48. Conspicuously wicked We cannot condone such ________ violations of the rules.






49. Accustom a baby not to nurse; give up a cherished activity. He decided he would ________ himself away from eating junk food and stick to fruits and vegetables.






50. Split asunder - The lightening ________s the tree in two.