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GRE Wordlist: Meanings - Complete Sentences
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1. Striker (tongue) of a bell - Wishing to be undisturbed by the bell - Dale wound his scarf around the ________ to muffle its striking.
clapper
replica
daub
prevaricate
2. Pertaining to an injury caused by violence In his nightmares - he kept on recalling the ________ experience of being wounded in battle.
lacerate
personable
anarchy
traumatic
3. Border upon; adjoin Where our estates ________ - we must build a fence.
generic
hovel
warble
abut
4. Filled to capacity; abundantly supplied The book is ________ with humorous situations.
instigate
replete
foolhardy
troth
5. Not effective; weak Because the candidate failed to get across his message to the public - his campaign was ________.
ineffectual
piquant
expostulation
conciliatory
6. Unity of pitch; complete accord The choir sang in ________.
ethnic
pedagogy
temporize
unison
7. Businessperson; contractor Opponents of our present tax program argue that it discourages ________s from trying new fields of business activity.
stringent
entrepreneur
adamant
malaise
8. Clowning John Candy's ________ in Uncle Buck was hilarious.
dissimulate
calamity
buffoonery
heyday
9. Curved - hooked He can be recognized by his ________ nose - curved like the beak of the eagle.
glut
aquiline
environ
pallid
10. Motivate I fail to understand what ________d you to reply to this letter so nastily.
actuate
escapade
exposure
febrile
11. Overseer of morals; person who eliminates inappropriate matter - Soldiers dislike having their mail read by a ________ but understand the need for this precaution.
forebears
isotope
censor
instigate
12. Divine gift; great popular charm or appeal - Political commentators have deplored the importance of a candidate's ________ in these days of television campaigning.
summation
asunder
profusion
charisma
13. 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.
repository
doff
hale
sensuous
14. Crisis;joining point At this critical ________ - let us think carefully before determining the course we shall follow.
juncture
exploit
forensic
cohorts
15. Small stream As the rains continued - the trickle of water running down the hillside grew into a ________ that threatened to wash away a portion of the slope.
amenities
fallacious
robust
rivulet
16. Large sailing ship The Spaniards pinned their hopes on the ________ - the large warship; the British - on the smaller and faster pinnace.
giddy
hue
erotic
galleon
17. Used to prevent disease Despite all ________ measures introduced by the authorities - the epidemic raged until cool weather set in.
prophylactic
projectile
artless
prompt
18. Offensive or insulting treatment Although he seemed to accept cheerfully the ________(ies) heaped upon him - he was inwardly very angry.
complicity
indignity
verdigris
cession
19. Violent anguish The ________ of despair can be as devastating as the spasms accompanying physical pain.
meager
throes
vent
ameliorate
20. Significance I feel that you have not grasped the full ________ of the message sent tous by the enemy.
import
blunder
obstinate
unsavory
21. Loathe; hate Moses scolded the idol worshippers in the tribe because he ________d the custom.
cloying
prelate
abominate
amenities
22. Cater to the low desires of others The reviewer accused the makers of Lethal Weapon of ________ing to the masses' taste of violence.
burly
paranoia
calumny
pander
23. Healthful Many people with hay fever move to more ________ sections of the country during the months of August and September.
dolorous
actuate
coiffure
salubrious
24. Pollute The sewage system of the city so ________d the water that swimming was forbidden.
contaminate
hybrid
periphery
mammal
25. Hesitant; faltering Novice extemporaneous speakers often talk in a ________ fashion as they grope for the right words.
engage
halting
amazon
amorous
26. Stuffy; boringly conservative For a young person - Winston seems remarkably ________: you'd expect someone of his age to have a little more life.
impasse
saunter
emissary
stodgy
27. Person who turns animal hides into leather Using a solution of tanbark - the ________ treated the cowhide - transforming it into supple leather.
tanner
expository
perspicuous
insinuate
28. Witty thought or saying - usually short Poor Richard's ________s made Benjamin Franklin famous.
stratum
epigram
jaunt
gambit
29. Insurmountable; invincible In the face of ________ difficulties they maintained their courage and will to resist.
streotyped
vex
attribute
insuperable
30. Penitent Her ________ tears did not influence the judge when he imposed sentence.
impasse
coercion
divest
contrite
31. Disentangle; solve With equal ease Miss Marple ________ed tangled balls of yarn and baffling murder mysteries.
deterrent
torrent
unravel
philatelist
32. Practical (as opposed to idealistic); concerned with the practical worth or impact of something This coming trip to France should provide me with a ________ test of the value of my conversational French class.
brazen
avocation
caprice
pragmatic
33. Sociable Typically - party-throwers are ________; hermits are not.
azure
traverse
bolster
gregarious
34. Doubt; challenge; gainsay I cannot ________ your honesty without evidence.
annul
surpass
impugn
tertiary
35. Oppose with arguments; contradict To ________ your theory will require much time but it is essential that we disprove it.
ensconce
assail
cliche
controvert
36. Saturate - fill His visits to the famous Gothic cathedrals ________d him with feelings of awe and reverence.
imbue
prod
obligatory
verity
37. Operatic solo At her Metropolitan Opera audition - Marian Anderson sang an ________ from Norma.
remiss
contiguous
aria
timorous
38. Headlong; rash Do not be ________ in this matter; investigate further.
facade
precarious
ostracize
precipitate
39. Eat away The limestone was ________d by the dripping water
entomology
erode
prehensile
ingenious
40. Pompous - inflated language Filled with ________ - the orator's speech left the audience more impressed with his pomposity than with his logic.
bombast
firebrand
cataract
rancid
41. Having minute hairs - The paramecium is a ________ - one-celled animal.
secrete
protean
gourmand
ciliated
42. Having to do with predicting the future In interpreting Pharaoh's ________ dream - Joseph said that the seven fat cows eaten by the seven lean cows represented seven years of plenty followed by seven years of famine.
prophetic
fester
doldrums
convert
43. Cheerfulness; kindliness; sympathy This restaurant is famous and popular because of the ________ of the proprietor - who tries to make everyone happy.
defoliate
geniality
disconcolate
taut
44. Opening; hole She discovered a small ________ in the wall - through which the insects had entered the room.
aperture
desperado
preposterous
figurine
45. Stupid - awkward person He called the unfortunate waiter a clumsy ________.
oaf
tumid
horticultural
condescend
46. Beginning; origin Tracing the ________ of a family is the theme of "Roots."
exult
genesis
censure
apocryphal
47. Infinite Human beings - having explored the far corners of the earth - are now reaching out into ________ space.
serrated
illimitable
knead
jaded
48. Questioner (specially harsh); investigator Fearing being grilled ruthlessly by the secret police - Marsha faced her ________s with trepidation.
effeminate
inquisitor
congenital
supersede
49. Advanced in development By her rather adult manner of discussing serious topics - the child demonstrated that she was ________.
precocious
remonstrance
astringent
deadlock
50. Unconscious; unresponsive Sherry and I are very different; at times when I would be covered with embarrassment - she seems ________ to shame.
insensible
quixotic
ceremonious
vitreous