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GRE Wordlist: Meanings - Complete Sentences

Subjects : english, vocabulary
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1. Survey of enemy by soldiers; reconnoitering If you encounter any enemy soldiers during your ________- capture them for questioning.






2. Huge; enormous The ________ wrestler was terrified of mice.






3. Doubtful He has the ________ distinction of being the lowest man in his class.






4. Narrow-minded person - uncultured and exculsively interested in material gain We need more men of culture and enlightenment; we have too many ________s among us.






5. Produced by imagination; fanciful; mystical She was given to ________ schemes that never materialized.






6. Ease pain; make less severe or offensive If we cannot cure this disease at present - we can - at least try to ________ the symptoms.






7. Balance; balancing force; equilibrium The high-wire acrobat used his pole as an ________ to overcome the swaying caused by the wind.






8. Argue about prices I prefer to shop in a store that has a one-price policy because - whenever I ________ with a shopkeeper - I am never certain that I paid a fair price for the articles I purchased.






9. Summit Let us drop a perpendicular line from the ________ of the triangle to the base.






10. Matchless; not able to be imitated We admire Auden for his ________ use of language; he is one of a kind.






11. Hatch; scheme Inasmuch as our supply of electricity is cut off - we shall have to rely on the hens to ________ these eggs.






12. Not compulsory; left to one's choice I was impressed by the range of ________ accessories for my microcomputer that were available.






13. Preoccupation with physical comforts and things By its nature - ________ is opposed to idealism - for where the materialist emphasizes the needs of the body - the idealist emphasizes the needs of the soul.






14. Repay Let me know what you have spent and I will ________ you.






15. Reclining; lying down completely or in part The command "AT EASE" does not permit you to take a ________ position.






16. Used to prevent disease Despite all ________ measures introduced by the authorities - the epidemic raged until cool weather set in.






17. Crevice The mountain climbers secured footholds in tiny ________s in the rock.






18. Outstanding; superior The king traveled to Boston because he wanted the ________ surgeon in the field to perform the operation.






19. Imprison; shut up in confinement For the two weeks before the examination - the student ________ed himself in his room and concentrated upon his studies.






20. Relating to space It is difficult to visualize the ________ extent of our universe.






21. Commence; go on board a boat; begin a journey In devoting herself to the study of gorillas - Dian Fossey ________ed on a course of action that was to cost her her life.






22. Forecasted course of a disease; prediction If the doctor's ________ is correct - the patient will be in a coma for at least twenty-four hours.






23. Introverted; remote. Rebuffed by his colleagues - the initially outgoing young researcher became increasingly _________.






24. Shapeless; vague; indeterminate John was subject to panic attacks that left him prey to vague - ________ fears: he knew he was terrified - but could neither define nor explain the cause of his terror.






25. Expressiveness; persuasive speech The crowds were stirred by Martin Luther King's ________.






26. Petty criticism; fault-finding - Welcoming constructive criticism - Lexy appreciated her editor's comments - finding them free of ________.






27. Clear beef soup The cup of ________ served by the stewards was welcomed by those who had been chilled by the cold ocean breezes.






28. Long - passionate - and vehement speech In her lengthy ________ - the principal berated the offenders.






29. Sleep throughout the winter Bears are one of the many species of animals that ________.






30. Tender to sorrow; pity; quality in art or literature that produces these feelings. The quiet tone of ________ that ran through the novel never degenerated into the maudlin or the overly sentimental.






31. Easily nauseated; squeamish As the ship left the harbor - he became ________ and thought that he was going to suffer from seasickness.






32. Desecrating; profane His stealing of the altar cloth was a very ________ act.






33. Longing; urge. She had a _________ to get away and live on her own for a while.






34. Hardship; want In his youth - he knew hunger and ________.






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






36. Essentially; inherently; naturally Although my grandmother's china has ________ little value - I shall always cherish it for the memories it evokes.






37. Royal Prince Albert had a ________ manner.






38. Wring from; get money by threats - etc. The blackmailer ________ed money from his victim.






39. Work against Your record of lateness and absence will ________ against your chances of promotion.






40. Indirect reference the ________s to mythological characters in Milton's poems bewilder the reader who has not studied Latin.






41. Set free At first - the attempts of the Abolitioninst to ________ the slaves were unpopular in New England as well as in the South.






42. 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.






43. Menacing; deadly Casting a ________ eye at his successful rival - the rejected suitor stole off - vowing to have his revenge.






44. Biased; having a liking for something I am extremely ________ to chocolate eclairs.






45. Shabby; wretched We finally thew out the ________ rug that the dog had destroyed.






46. Open widely The huge pit ________d before him; if he stumbled - he would fall in.






47. Logical formula consisting of a major premise - a minor premise and a conclusion; deceptive or specious argument There must be a fallacy in this ________; I cannot accept its conclusion.






48. The smallest particle (one or more atoms) of a substance that has all the properties of that substance In chemistry - we study how atoms and ________s react to form new substances.






49. Contrast; direct opposite of or to This tyranny was the ________ of all that he had hoped for - and he fought it with all his strength.






50. Something long-lasting Tese plants are hardy ________s and will bloom for many years.







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