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GRE Wordlist: Meanings - Complete Sentences
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1. Make void The parents of the eloped couple tried to ________ the marriage.
beneficent
annul
negligible
aromatic
2. Express evil satisfaction; view malevolently As you ________ over your ill-gotten wealth - do you think of the many victims you have defrauded?
gloat
philanthropist
hubris
euphemism
3. Urge; plead for The abolitionists ________d freedom for the slaves.
advocate
atrocity
charlatan
appraise
4. Beginning; forming of a idea At the first ________ of the work - he was consulted.
conception
implacable
vent
perspicuous
5. Bundle of stalks of grain; any bundle of things tied together The lawyer picked up a ________ of papers as he rose to question the witness.
sheaf
spoonerism
anathema
acidulous
6. Abstaining from sexual intercourse; unmarried - Though the late Havelock Ellis wrote extensively about sexual customs and was considered an expert in such matters - recent studies maintain he was ________ throughout his life.
advert
celibate
outspoken
eccentricity
7. Shove; bump In the subway he was ________d by the crowds.
colloquial
attenuate
jostle
transport
8. Moved gently by wind or waves. Daydreaming - he gazed at the leaves that ________ed past his window.
esteem
waft
expatiate
posthumous
9. Blameless and exemplary Her conduct in office was ________ and her record is spotless.
dormant
delete
trigger
unimpeachable
10. Sharp projection form fishhook - etc.; pointed comment The ________ from the fishhook caught in his finger as he grabbed the fish.
capillary
flippancy
feasible
barb
11. Dirty; neglected; poor It is easy to see how crime can breed in such a ________ neighborhood.
squalid
endemic
propriety
inherent
12. Throw headlong; hasten The removal of American political support appeared to have ________d the downfall of the Marcos regime.
agenda
animosity
precipitate
tryst
13. Destruction of life - The ________ that can be caused by atomic warfare adds to the responsibilities of our statesmen.
carnage
dissertation
objective
visage
14. Meat-eating - The lion is a ________ animal.
carnivorous
denotation
schism
smattering
15. Bizzare; peculiar; unconventional The eccentric professor who engages in markedly ________ behavior is a stock figure in novels with an academic setting.
merger
outlandish
decadence
vie
16. Dissipated; wasteful; licentious In this ________ company - she lost all sense of decency.
profilgate
requiem
derision
brazen
17. Deadlock Negotiations between the union and the employers have reached a ________; neither side is willing to budge from previously stated positions.
stalemate
cloying
malleable
harangue
18. Extinct flying reptile The remains of ________s indicate that these flying reptiles had a wingspan of as much as twenty feet.
pterodactyl
beget
compendium
braggart
19. Abundant; current In the face of the many rumors of scandal - which are ________ at the moment - it is best to remain silent.
affidavit
disparity
rife
fitful
20. Expand In the dark - the pupils of your eyes ________.
waft
apothecary
dilate
swathe
21. Distortion; burlesque - The caricatures he drew always emphasized personal weaknesses of the people he burlesqued.
finesse
caricature
injurious
accretion
22. Small metallic piece sewn to clothing for ornamentation The thousands of ________s on her dress sparkled in the glare of the stage lights.
spangle
rote
sere
vivisection
23. Beastlike; brutal; inhuman The Red Cross sought to put an end to the ________ treatment of prisoners of war.
conscientious
abnegation
bestial
rile
24. Quarrelsome We heard loud and ________ noises in the next room.
destitute
reputed
codicil
contentious
25. Tough; strong and firm The steak was too ________ to chew
sophist
proscenium
sinewy
maladroit
26. Huge; enormous The ________ wrestler was terrified of mice.
gargantuan
enfranchise
hazardous
atrocity
27. State of being immovable Modern armies cannot afford the luxury of ________ - as they are vulnerable to attack while standing still.
infidel
irrepressible
sultry
immobility
28. Purging or cleansing of any passage of the body - Aristotle maintained that tragedy created a ________ by purging the soul of base concepts.
derision
pluck
catharsis
blunder
29. Hard; strenuous Her ________ efforts had sapped her energy.
lofty
arduous
bestial
impetus
30. Soothe We tried to ________ the hysterical child by promising her many gifts.
florid
impede
impeccable
mollify
31. Enclosure for birds The ________ at the zoo held nearly 300 birds.
dingy
aviary
sequester
juncture
32. Drawback; debtsHer lack of an extensive vocabulary was a ________ that she was able to overcome.
liability
foil
levitate
hale
33. Overflow; flood The tremendous waves ________d the town.
avert
inundate
subsistence
voluble
34. Stubborn We tried to persuade him to give up smoking - but he was ________ and refused to change.
mortify
render
obstinate
gibberish
35. Bury They are going to ________ the body tomorrow ar Broadlawn Cemetry.
inter
hale
somnolent
augury
36. Soften by soaking in liquid; waste away The strawberries had been soaking in the champagn for so long that they had begun to ________: they literally fell apart at the touch of a spoon.
macerate
execrate
centaur
precursor
37. Kill - usually one out of ten We do more to ________ our population in automobile accidents than we do in war.
decimate
foist
stratified
fecundity
38. Self-control; formal but distant manner Although some girls were attracted by Mark's ________ - Judy was put off by it - for she felt his aloofness indicated a lack of openness.
excoriate
punctilious
felicitous
reserve
39. Strip; deprive He was ________ed of his power to act and could no longer govern.
martinet
lofty
protrude
divest
40. Change; introduction of something new She loved ________ just because they were new.
scenario
grate
innovation
sentinel
41. Substance that removes sensation with or without loss of consciousness His monotonous voice acted like an ________; his audience was soon asleep.
anesthetic
collaborate
generic
indisputable
42. Award of merit In Hollywood - an "Oscar" is the highest ________.
debris
accolade
tenacity
solstice
43. Putrid; producing putrefaction The hospital was in such a filthy state that we were afraid that many of the patients would suffer from ________ poisoning.
incarnate
occult
septic
scapegoat
44. Church dignitary The archbishop of Moscow and other high-ranking ________s visited the Russian Orthodox seminary.
seine
deflect
precursor
prelate
45. Dreamily thoughtful; thoughtful with a hint of sadness The ________ youth gazed at the painting for a long time and then sighed.
itinerant
intractable
pensive
paltry
46. Guilt; self-reproach The murderer felt no ________ for his crime.
misogamy
anomaly
imbue
remorse
47. Mixture The band played a ________ of Gershwin tunes.
retort
opportunist
medley
gambit
48. Mass of floating ice The ship made slow progress as it battered its way through the ice ________s.
festive
shambles
floe
reciprocal
49. Small ornamental statuette In the Maltese Falcon - Sam Spade was hired to trace the missing ________ of a black bird.
monotheism
figurine
reverberate
outlandish
50. Pertaining to the physical senses; operating through the senses He was stimulated by the sights - sounds and smells about him; he was enjoying his ________ experience.
catastrophe
sensuous
shun
partial
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