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GRE Wordlist: Meanings - Complete Sentences

Subjects : english, vocabulary
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1. Sickening; insipid Your ________ sighs fill me with disgust.






2. Effort; expenditure of much physical work The ________ involved in unscrewing the rusty bolt left her exhausted.






3. Darkness; gloom The ________ and fog of the waterfront that evening depressed me.






4. Revoke; annul What would the effect on our society be if we decriminalized drug use by ________ing the laws against the possession and sale of narcotics?






5. Party; clique; dissension The quarrels and bickering of the two small ________s within the club disturbed the majority of the members.






6. Delay; dawdle We can't ________ if we want to get to the airport on time.






7. Outmoded "Hip" is an ________ expression; it went out with love beads and tie-dye shirts.






8. Similary timed; simultaneous with We have many examples of scientists in different parts of the world who have made ________ discoveries.






9. Distortion; burlesque - The caricatures he drew always emphasized personal weaknesses of the people he burlesqued.






10. Obscure; puzzling Many have sought to fathom the ________ smile of the Mona Lisa.






11. Dull We were disappointed by the ________ performance.






12. Turmoil; bewildering jumble. The existing ________ of overlapping federal and state proclaims cries out for immediate reform.






13. Analysis; cutting apart in order to examine The ________ of frogs on the laboratory is particularly unpleasant to some students.






14. Deep-rooted; habitual She is an ________ smoker and cannot break the habit.






15. Abundant; effusive; lavish His speeches were famous for his ________ language and vivid imagery.






16. Plants of a region or era Because she was a botanist - she spent most of her time studying the ________ of the desert.






17. Spread over A blush ________d her cheeks when we teased her about her love affair.






18. Resentment; anger; sense of injury or insult She took ________ at his remarks and stormed away in a huff.






19. Wet thoroughly We were so ________d by the severe storm that we had to change into dry clothing.






20. Social outcast I am not a ________ to be shunned and ostracized.






21. Rearing up on hind legs; unrestrained The ________ weeds in the garden killed all the flowers that had been planted in the spring.






22. Oppression; cruel government Frederick Douglass fought against the ________ of slavery throughout his entire life.






23. Drifting wreckage Beachcombers eke out a living by salvaging the ________ and jetsam of the sea.






24. Insert improperly; palm off I will not permit you to ________ such ridiculous ideas upon the membership of this group.






25. Highly ornate Accustomed to the severe - angular lines of modern skyscrapers - they found the flamboyance of ________ architecture amusing.






26. Person wearing tattered clothes He felt sorry for the ________ who was begging for food and gave him money to buy a meal.






27. Keep away from Cherishing his solitude - the recluse ________ned the company of other human beings.






28. Repudiate; withdraw previous statement Unless you ________ your confession - you will be punished severely.






29. Replace; usurp Corazon Aquino ________ed Ferdinand Marcos as president of the Philippines.






30. Express; utter He ________ed his wrath on his class.






31. Self-satisfied There was a ________ look on his face as he examined his paintings.






32. Respectful; obedient The ________ child grew up to be a conscientious adult aware of his civic obligations.






33. Extremely small Why should I involve myself with a project with so ________ a chance for success?






34. Spcial usage in language I could not understand their ________s because literal translation made no sense.






35. Settle down; descend; grow quiet The doctor assured us that the fever would eventually ________.






36. Inhabitant of Ghosts are ________s of the land of the dead who return to earth.






37. Uncertain; risky I think this stock is a ________ investment and advise against its purchase.






38. Based on experience; useful He was a ________ man - opposed to theory






39. Scandinavian myth; any legend This is a ________ of the sea and the men who risk their lives on it.






40. Meeting The lovers kept their ________ even though they realized their danger.






41. Complete; full The union leader was given ________ power to negotiate a new contract with the employers.






42. Noxious smell Air pollution has become a serious problem in our major cities; the ________ and the poisons in the air are hazards to life.






43. Deep; not superficial; complete Freud's remarkable insights into human behavior caused his fellow scientists to honor him as a ________ thinker.






44. Rustic; pastoral The meadow was the scene of ________ gaiety.






45. Fail completely; sink After hitting the submerged iceberg - the Titanic started taking in water rapidly and soon ________ed.






46. Windy The ________ weather made sailing precarious.






47. Expand In the dark - the pupils of your eyes ________.






48. Work Although many critics hailed his Fifth Symphony - he did not regard it as his major ________.






49. Pertaining to marriage After the publication of his book on ________ affairs - he was often consulted by married people on the verge of divorce.






50. Impartial; fair Do men and women receive ________ treatment from their teachers - or - as recent studies suggest - do teachers pay more attention to male students than to females?