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GRE Wordlist: Meanings - Complete Sentences

Subjects : english, vocabulary
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1. Malleability; flexibility; ability to be drawn out Copper wire has many industrial uses because of its extreme ________.






2. Wooden; impassive We wanted to see how long he could maintain his ________ expression.






3. Crafty; double-dealing I do not think he will be a good embassador because he is not accustomed to the ________ maneuverings of foreign diplomats.






4. Place where a river can be crossed on foot Rather than risk using the shaky rope bridge - David walked a half-mile downstream until he came to the neartest ________.






5. Unutterable; cannot be expressed in speech Such ________ joy must be experienced; it cannot be described.






6. Prevailinig among a specific group of people or in a specific are or country This disease is ________ in this part of the world; more than 80 percent of the population are at one time or another affected by it.






7. Something originally of little value or importance that in time becomes very valuable Unnoticed by the critics at its publication - the eventual Pulitzer Prize winner was a classic ________.






8. Supposed He is the ________ father of the child.






9. Hostile feeling or intent The ________ of the speaker became obvious to all when he began to indulge in sarcastic and insulting remarks.






10. Issue forth A strong odor of sulfur________d from the spring.






11. Annoy by repeated attacks When he could not pay his bills as quickly as he had promised - he was ________ed by his creditors.






12. Bruise She was treated for ________s and abrasions.






13. Medieval chemistry The changing of baser metals into gold was the goal of the students of ________.






14. Person celebrated for wisdom Hearing tales of a mysterious Master of All Knowledge who lived in the hills of Tibet - Sandy was possessed with a burning desire to consult the legendary ________.






15. Sharpen To make shaving easier - he ________d his razor with great care.






16. Quarrel; obtain through arguing; herd cattle. They _________led over their inheritance.






17. Treasury He had been Chancellor of the ________ before his promotion to the office he now holds.






18. Equipment; odds and ends His desk was cluttered with paper - pen - ink - dictionary and other ________ of the writing craft.






19. Harmless Let him drink it; it is ________ and will have no ill effect.






20. Recent convert; beginner This monuntain slope contains slides that will challenge esperts as well as________s.






21. Tall column tapering and ending in a pyramid Cleopatra's Needle is an ________ in New York City's Central Park.






22. Place of refuge or shelter; protection The refugees sought ________ from religious persecution in a new land.






23. Agreement; contract The signers of the Mayflower ________ were establishing a form of government.






24. Opinion contrary to popular belief or to accepted religion He was threatened with excommunication because his remarks were considered to be pure ________.






25. Tolling of a bell - especially to indicate a funeral - disaster - etc.; sound of the funeral bell "The curfew tolls the ________ of parting day."






26. Kindly; favorable; not malignant The old man was well liked because of his ________ attitude toward friend and stranger alike.






27. Talking to oneself The ________ is a device used by the dramatist to reveal a character's innermost thoughts and emotions.






28. Pertaining to conversational or common speech Your use of ________ expressions in a formal essay such as the one you have presented spoils the effect you hope to achieve.






29. Warn; reprove He ________ed his listeners to change their wicked ways.






30. Strangle The criminal tried to ________ the old man with his bare hands.






31. Slight knowledge I don't know whether it is better to be ignorant of a subject or to have a mere ________ of information about it.






32. Insert between She talked so much that I could not ________ a single remark.






33. Excuse He looked for a good ________ to get out of paying a visit to his aunt.






34. Foul-smelling The component heap was most ________ in summer.






35. Limited quantity Although his story is based on a ________ of truth - most of the events he describes are fictitious.






36. Shining Her large and ________ eyes gave a touch of beauty to an otherwise drab face.






37. Nearness; kinship Their relationship could not be explained as being based on mere ________: they were more than relatives; they were true friends.






38. Attribute; ascribe If I wished to ________ blame to the officers in charge of this program - I would state my feelings definitely and immediately.






39. Having the odor of musk She left a trace of ________ perfume behind her.






40. Retired or disqualified because of age The ________ man was indignant because he felt that he could still perform a good day's work.






41. Government ruled by old people Gulliver visited a ________ in which the young people acted as servants to their elders - all the while dreaming of the day they would be old enough to have servants of their own.






42. Study industriously; ponder; scrutinize Determined to become a physician - Beth spends hours ________(ing) over her anatomy text.






43. Capable of grasping or holding Monkeys use not only their arms and legs but also their ________e tails in traveling through the trees.






44. Tending to overthrow; destructive At first glance - the notion that Styrofoam cups may actually be more ecologically sound than paper cups strikes most environmentalists as ________.






45. Harmful We must trace the source of these ________ gases before they asphyxiate us.






46. Support; prop up - Just as architects buttress the walls of cathedrals with flying buttresses - debates ________ their arguments with facts.






47. Dark; not transparent The ________ window kept the sunlight out of the room.






48. Swollen; distended The ________ river threatened to overflow the levees and flood the contryside.






49. Flexible; supple Her figure was ________ and willowy.






50. Balance After the divorce - he needed some time to regain his ________.