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GRE Wordlist: Meanings - Complete Sentences

Subjects : english, vocabulary
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1. Navigation tool used to determine a ship's latitude and longitude Given a clear night - with the aid of his ________ and compass - he could keep the ship safely on course.






2. Sorcery; magic. Merlin amazed the knights with his _________.






3. Go ashore; unload cargo from a ship Before the passengers could ________ - they had to pick up their passports from the ship's purser.






4. Belief that pleasure is the sole aim in life ________ and asceticism are opposing philosophies of human behavior.






5. Good fortune; financial success; physical well-being Promising to stay together "for richer - for poorer -" the newlyweds vowed to be true to one another in ________ and hardship alike.






6. Lash; whip; severe punishment They feared the plague and regarded it as a deadly ________.






7. Able to pay all debts By dint of very frugal living - he was finally able to become ________ and avoid bankruptcy proceedings.






8. Too particular; fussy The old lady was ________ about her food and ate very little.






9. Unharmed They prayed he would come back from the war ________.






10. Suitable; practical; politic A pragmatic politician - he was guided by what was ________ rather than by what was ethical.






11. One who hates mankind We thought the hermit was a ________ because he shunned our society.






12. Foolish; idiotic. Such _________ and fatuous statements will create the impression that you are an ignorant individual.






13. Entice; attract ________d by the song of the sirens - the helmsman steered the ship toward the reef.






14. Detest We ________d the wicked villain.






15. Sordid; unwholesome In the Godfather - Michael Corleone is unwilling to expose his wife and children to the ________ side of his life as the son of a Mafia don.






16. Shield; defense Under the ________ of the Bill of Rights - we enjoy our most treasured freedoms.






17. Doubter; person who suspends judgment until he has examined the evidence supporting a point of view. In this matter - I am a ________; I want proof.






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






19. Dull; not fresh; cheerless Refusing to be depressed by her ________ studio apartment - Bea spent the weekend polishing the floors and windows and hanging bright posters on the walls.






20. Wintry Bears prepare for their long ________ sleep by overeating.






21. Old age; feeble mindedness of old age Most of the decisions are being made by the junior members of the company because of the ________ of the president.






22. Gruesome; grisly The city morgue is a ________ spot for the uninitiated.






23. Dramatic poem set to music The Glee Club decided to present an ________ during their recital.






24. All-knowing I do not pretend to be ________ - but I am positive about this fact.






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






26. Shyness You must overcome your ________ if you intend to become a salesperson.






27. Stir up; disturb Her fiery remarks ________d the already angry mob.






28. Tranquillity He was impressed by the air of ________ and peace that pervaded the valley.






29. Spread throughout Despite airing them for several hours - she could not rid her clothes of the ________ odor of mothbals that clung to them.






30. Awkward He is an ________ young man; he trips over everything.






31. Meaning; distinguishing by name A dictionary will always give us the ________ of a word; frequently - it will always give us its connotation.






32. Exaggerated; pompous; enlarged (with air or gas) His claims about the new product were ________; it did not work as well as he had promised.






33. Flowing; series of changes While conditions are in such a state of ________ - I do not wish to commit myself too deeply in this affair.






34. Given to unwholesome thought; gloomy These ________ speculations are dangerous; we must lighten our spirits by emphasizing more pleasant matters.






35. Reprove severely I am afraid that my parents will ________ me when I show them my report card.






36. Sticky; viscous Molasses is a ________ substance.






37. Pertaining to drama Her success in the school play convinced her she was destined for a ________ career.






38. Unduly curious; prying; seeking knowledge We need more ________ students in this school; lectures are dull.






39. Something or someone misplaced in time; Shakespeare's reference to clocks in Julius Caesar is an ________; no clocks existed in Caesar's time.






40. Ghostly being that sucks the blood of the living Children were afraid to go to sleep at night because of the many legends of ________s.






41. Clamorous; noisy The crowd grew vociferous in its anger and threatened to take the law into its own hands.






42. Fly; dart lightly; pass swiftly by Like a bee flitting from flower to flower - Rose ________ted from one boyfriend to the next.






43. Slope; inclined plane The house was built with ________s instead of stairs in order to enable the man in the wheelchair to move easily from room to room and floor to floor.






44. Small plane surface (of a gem); a side The stonecutter decided to improve the rough diamond by providing it with several ________s.






45. Excessively fat It is advisable that ________ people try to lose weight.






46. State of stubborn unwillingness to compromise The ________ of both parties in the dispute makes an early settlement almost impossible to obtain.






47. Praising; eulogistic Some critics believe that his ________ statements about Napoleon were inspired by his desire for material advancement rather than by an honest belief in the Emperor's genius.






48. Accidental; by chance There is no connection between these two events; their timing is entirely ________.






49. Defeat; frustrate In the end - Skywalker is able to ________ Vader's diabolical schemes.






50. Fleeting or transitory; roving The film brought a few ________ images to her mind - but on the whole it made no lasting impression upon her.