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GRE Wordlist: Meanings - Complete Sentences

Subjects : english, vocabulary
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1. Prescribed diet and habits I doubt whether the results warrant our living under such a strict ________.






2. Lascivious; lustful Chaucer's monk is not pious but ________ - a teller of lewd tales and ribald jests.






3. Ward off a blow He was content to wage a defensive battle and tried to ________ his opponent's thrusts.






4. Lacking luxury and comfort; sternly disciplined Looking over the bare - unheated room with its hard cot - he wondered what he was doing in such ________ quarters. Only his ________ sense of duty kept him at his post.






5. Queer and amusing He was a popular guest because his ________ anecdotes were always entertaining.






6. Goodness; moral excellence; good quality A ________ carried to extremes can turn into something resembling vice; humility - for example - can degenerate into servility and spinelessness.






7. Make thin; weaken By withdrawing their forces - the generals hoped to ________ the enemy lines.






8. Forerunner Though Gray and Burns share many traits with the Romantic poets who followed them - most critics consider them ________s of the Romantic Movement - not true Romantics.






9. Fringes; outer borders Living ________ of Boston - Sarah sometimes felt as if she were cut off from the cultural heart of the city.






10. Real being As soon as the charter was adopted - the United Nations became an ________ and had to be considered as a factor in world diplomacy.






11. Flabby His sedentary life had left him with ________ muscles.






12. Ghostly We were frightened by the ________ glow that filled the room.






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






14. Physician specializing in delivery of babies Unlike midwives - who care for women giving birth at home - ________s generally work in a hospital setting.






15. Strong emotion Margo was a creature of extremes - at one moment in ________s of joy over a vivid sunset - at another moment in transports of grief over a dying bird.






16. Short account of an amusing or interesting event Rather than make concrete proposals for welfare reform - President Raegan told ________s about poor people who became wealthy despite their impoverished backgrounds.






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






18. All-powerful The monarch regarded himself as ________ and responsible to no one for his acts.






19. Iridescent The Ancient Mariner admired the ________ sheen on the water.






20. Showing off learning; bookish Leaving his decisions with humorous - down-to-earth anecdotes - Judge Walker was not at all ________ legal scholar.






21. In feudalism - one who held land of a superior lord The lord demanded that his ________s contribute more to his military campaign.






22. Not essential; external Do not pad your paper with ________ matters; stick to essential items only.






23. Language used by special group; gibberish We tried to understand the ________ of the peddlers in the market place but could not find any basis for comprehension.






24. Mournful The dove has a ________ and melancholy call






25. Make secure against loss; compensate for loss The city will ________ all home owners whose property is spoiled by this project.






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






27. Trace; remains We discovered ________s of early Indian life in the cave.






28. Act of dissecting living animals The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals opposed ________ and deplored the practice of using animals in scientific experiments.






29. Slingshot; hurling machine - Airplanes are sometimes launched from battleships by ________s.






30. Foil When the warden learned that several inmates were planning to escape - he took steps to ________ their attempt.






31. Fitful; periodic The ________ coughing in the auditorium annoyed the performers.






32. Grouch; spoilsport At breakfast we had all been enjoying our bacon and eggs until that ________ John started talking about how bad animal fats and cholesterol were for our health.






33. Make discontented The passengers were ________d by the numerous delays.






34. Remove (forcible) Thrusting her fist up under the choking man's lower ribs - Margaret used the Heimlich maneuver to ________ the food caught in this throat.






35. Supplement to the body of a will This ________ was drawn up five years after the writing of the original will.






36. Mental or bodily powers; teaching staff As he grew old - he feared he might lose his ________(ies) and become useless to his employer.






37. Provide a refuge for; hide The church ________ed illegal aliens who were political refugees.






38. Tawny or grayish with streaks or spots He was disappointed in the litter because the puppies were ________ he had hoped for animals of uniform color.






39. Shrink; reduce They spent so much money that their funds ________d to nothing.






40. Eager enthusiasm. Wang's _________ was contagious; soon all his fellow students were busily making posters - inspired by his ardent enthusiasm for the cause.






41. Determination Nothing could shake his ________ to succeed despite all difficulties.






42. Explanation - especially of biblical passages I can follow your ________ of this passage to a limited degree; some of your reasoning eludes me.






43. Move troops so that the battle line is extended at the expense of depth The general ordered the battalion to ________ in order to meet the offensive of the enemy.






44. Forerunners; advance forces We are the ________ of a tremendous army that is following us.






45. Swindle; cheat The con man specialized in ________ing insurance companies.






46. Exaggeration; overstatement This salesman is guilty of ________ in describing his product; it is wise to discount his claims.






47. Resorting to help when in trouble The boy's only ________ was to appeal to his father for aid.






48. In confusion; disorderly The excited students dashed ________ into the stadium to celebrate the victory.






49. Tolerate; endure The dean would ________ no interference with his disciplinary actions.






50. Mentally quick and observant; having insight Because he was considered the most ________ member of the firm - he was assigned the most difficult cases.