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GRE Wordlist: Meanings - Complete Sentences

Subjects : english, vocabulary
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1. Pertaining to marriage Their dreams of ________ bliss were shattered as soon as their temperaments clashed.






2. Not wise I think it is ________ to raise this issue at the present time because the public is too angry.






3. Unrefined; coarse His ________ remarks often embarrassed the women in the audience.






4. Trick; shift; sham blow The boxer was fooled by his opponent's ________ and dropped his guard.






5. Assist - usually in doing something wrong - She was unwilling to ________ him in the swindle he had planned.






6. Divided into classes; arranged into strata As the economic gap between the rich and the poor increased - Roman society grew increasingly ________.






7. Deliverance from a charge His ________ by the jury surprised those who had thought him guilty.






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






9. Beginning; forming of a idea At the first ________ of the work - he was consulted.






10. Offering or providing help; additional or sub-sidiary To prepare for the emergency - they built an ________ power station.






11. Curved - hooked He can be recognized by his ________ nose - curved like the beak of the eagle.






12. Expurgate After the film editors had ________d the language in the script - the motion picture's rating was changed from "R" to "PG."






13. Lustful They found his ________ stories objectionable.






14. Something that discourages; hindrance Does the threat of capital punishment serve as a ________ to potential killers?






15. Calmness; placidity The ________ of the sleepy town was shattered by a tremendous explosion.






16. Prevailing style She was not used to their lavish ________ of living.






17. Keep away from Cherishing his solitude - the recluse ________ned the company of other human beings.






18. Support on which a lever rests If we use this stone as a ________ and the crowbar as a lever - we may be able to move this boulder.






19. Ancient paper made from stem of papyrus plant The ancient Egyptians were among the first to write on ________.






20. Ill will; hatred At Camp David President Carter labored to bring an end to the ________ that prevented Egypt and Israel from living in peace.






21. Demanding and leaving no choice From Jack's ________ knock on the door - Jill could tell he would not give up until she let him in.






22. Ancestor The Roth family - whose ________s emigrated from Germany early in the nineteenth century - settled in Peru - Illinois.






23. Correspondence of parts; harmonious relationship The student demonstrated the ________ of the two triangles by using the hypotenuse-arm theorem.






24. Deliver officially; entrust; set apart The court ________d the child to her paternal grandmother's care.






25. Preceding events or circumstances that influence what comes later; early life; ancestors Before giving permission for Drummie to marry Estella - Miss Havisham had a few questions about the young man's birth and ________.






26. Conference The peace ________ has not produced the anticipated truce.






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






28. Weakness The doctor prescribed vitamin and mineral supplements for the sick old woman because of her ________.






29. Excessive The people grumbled at his ________ prices but paid them because he had a monopoly.






30. Swollen or puffed as with water or air Her ________ stomach came from drinking so much water.






31. Novel; unparalleled Margaret Mitchell's book Gone with the Wind was an ________ success.






32. Collect The miser's aim is to ________ and hoard as much gold as possible.






33. Work laboriously; make slow painful progress You must ________ through 3500 words list in order to achieve a high score on GRE.






34. Boisterous; noisy The crowd became ________ and shouted their disapproval of the proposals made by the speaker.






35. Meeting place The two fleets met at the ________ at the appointed time.






36. Sharp-cornered; stiff in manner His features - though ________ - were curiously attractive.






37. Lack of caring; indifference A firm believer in democratic government - she could not understand the ________ of people who never bothered to vote.






38. Run at the nose; snuffle; whine Don't you come ________ing to me complaining about your big brother.






39. Ambush; lie in wait. They agreed to ________ their victim as he passed through the dark alley going home.






40. Conceited person A ________ is his own best friend.






41. The art of versification This book on ________ contains a rhyming dictionary as well as samples of the various verse forms.






42. Gully Until the heavy rains of the past spring - this ________ had been a dry bed.






43. Direct financial aid by government - etc. Without this ________ - American ship operators would not be able to compete in world markets.






44. Discount We offer a ________ of ten percent to those who pay cash.






45. Green crust on old bronze works; tone slowly taken by varnished painting Judging by the ________ on this bronze statue - we can conclude that this is the work of a medieval artist.






46. 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.






47. Refrain; withhold from participation After considering the effect of alcohol on his athletic performance - he decided to ________ from drinking while he trained for the race.






48. Speak distinctly How will people understand you if you do not ________?






49. Resent I ________ every minute I have to spend attending meetings.






50. Loss of memory Because she was suffering from ________ - the police could not get the young girl to identify herself.