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GRE Wordlist: Meanings - Complete Sentences
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1. One who studies the skin and its diseases I advise you to consult a ________ about your acne.
amiss
dispel
azure
dermatologist
2. Environment; means of expression His ________ is watercolors - although he has produced excellent oil paintings and lithographs.
loll
milieu
unconscionable
default
3. Widespread; generally accepted A radical committed to social change - Reed had no patience with the conservative views ________ in the America of his day.
yield
denigrate
prevalent
fallible
4. Summit Let us drop a perpendicular line from the ________ of the triangle to the base.
spoonerism
vertex
integrity
levy
5. Harmonious; in harmony with They were ________ neighbors - never quarreling over unimportant matters.
scintillate
compatible
refurbish
prostrate
6. Negative in connotation; having a belittling effect Instead of criticizing Clinton's policies - the Republicans made ________ remarks about his character.
astute
pejorative
decomposition
pendant
7. Wild; sensational The ________ stories he told shocked his listeners.
recidivism
exiguous
imperturbable
lurid
8. Pompous array of words After we had waded through all the ________ - we discovered that the writer had said very little.
verbiage
bate
axiom
bantering
9. Brief and compact When you define a new word - be ________; the shorter the definition - the easier it is to remember.
impeach
authenticate
concise
inept
10. Soothing or softening remedy He applied an ________ to the inflamed area.
ameliorate
problematic
temporal
emollient
11. Very large number ________s of mosquitoes from the swamps invaded our village every twilight.
perquisite
discrimination
myriad
hermetic
12. Excuse He looked for a good ________ to get out of paying a visit to his aunt.
pretext
facade
proscribe
runic
13. Naive; young and unsophisticated Although she was over forty - the movie star still insisted that she be cast as an ________ sweet young thing.
diurnal
ingenuous
glutinous
rider
14. Versatile; able to take on many forms A remarkably ________ actor - Alec Guinness could take on any role.
hibernal
decry
frivolous
protean
15. Text of an opera The composer of an opera's music is remembered more frequently than the author of its ________.
garner
libretto
harangue
odoriferous
16. Having the title of an office without the obligations Although he was the ________ head of the company - the real decisions were made by his general manager.
ubiquitous
potentate
virtuoso
titular
17. Pertaining to the people He lamented the passing of aristocratic society and maintained that a ________ society would lower the nation's standards.
coagulate
demotic
subliminal
animated
18. Notoriously bad Jesse James was an ________ outlaw.
rabid
infamous
mandatory
genealogy
19. Narrow valley with steep sides Steeper than a gully - less precipitous than a canyon - a ________ is - like them - the product of years of erosion.
sleazy
ravine
impalpable
requite
20. Ostentatious; ambitious I do not feel that your limited resources will permit you to carry out such a ________ program.
pretentious
apocryphal
tonic
moratorium
21. Pertaining to the science of the function of living To understand this disease fully - we must examine not only its ________ aspects but also its psychological elements.
expatiate
gamut
incorrigible
physiological
22. Boorish; rude - Dismayed by his ________ manners at the party - the girls vowed never to invite him again.
subservient
lagoon
harass
churlish
23. Assume an affected pose; act artificially No matter how much Arnold boasted or ________d - I could not believe he was as important as he pretended to be.
overbearing
ample
posture
humane
24. To bring to an end When his contract was ________d unexpectedly - he desperately needed a new job.
terminate
trepidation
hibernal
voluptuous
25. Drink with relish As we ________ed our ale - we listened to the gay songs of the students in the tavern.
quaff
cite
suborn
expedite
26. Satisfy to the full; cloy Its hunger ________d - the lion dozed.
posterity
compliance
fortitude
sate
27. Self-evident truth We must accept these statements as ________s before pursuing our discussions any further.
satyr
garnish
postulate
vaunted
28. Burden; responsibility The emperor was spared the ________ of signing the surrender papers; instead - he relegated the assignment to his generals.
onus
venerate
affiliation
apothecary
29. Enlarge Her attempts to ________ her remarks were drowned out by the jeers of the audience.
disengage
amplify
slake
hue
30. Person dissatisfied with existing state of affairs He was one of the few ________s in the Congress; he constantly voiced his objections to the Presidential program.
laconic
asinine
scanty
malcontent
31. Favoritism (to a relative) John left his position with the company because he felt that advancement was based on ________ rather than ability.
incandescent
knoll
nepotism
bloated
32. Having to do with citizens or the state; courteous and polite - Although internal Revenue Service agents are ________ servants - they are not always civil to suspected tax evaders.
vantage
peon
civil
inanimate
33. False testimony while under oath When several witnesses appeared to challenge his story - he was indicted for ________.
macerate
indignation
expatriate
perjury
34. Disconcert; dismay No crisis could ________ the resourceful hotel manager.
pallid
bouillon
gnome
faze
35. Urge; start; provoke I am afraid that this statement will ________ a revolt.
idiosyncratic
instigate
controvert
impromptu
36. Numerous; varied I cannot begin to tell you how much I appreciate your ________ kindnesses.
stratum
terminus
manifold
cession
37. Boasting He was disliked because his manner was always full of ________.
artisan
largess
braggadocio
reaper
38. Retire from public life; segregate; seclude Although he had hoped for a long time to ________ himself in a small community - he never was able to drop his busy round of activities in the city.
sequester
convert
disband
perusal
39. Repay; revenge The wretch ________d his benefactors by betraying them.
cherubic
requite
whelp
dissent
40. Suitable for drinking The recent drought in the Middle Atlantic States has emphasized the need for extensive research in ways of making sea water ________.
discrepancy
potable
compact
gruff
41. Curse The high priest ________ the heretic.
infidel
welter
anathematize
prudent
42. Diligent It took Rembrandt weeks of ________ labor before he was satisfied with his portrait of his son.
pan
codicil
cauterize
assiduous
43. Inlaid; mosaic I recall seeing a table with a ________ top of bits of stone and glass in a very interesting pattern.
rent
trenchant
tesselated
cathartic
44. Trick; stratagem You will not be able to fool your friends with such an obvious ________.
ruse
inanimate
erroneous
bogus
45. Agree; accept It gives me great pleasure to ________ to your request.
goad
catharsis
shrew
assent
46. Impression produced by achievements or reputation The wealthy man sought to obtain social ________ by contributing to popular charities.
cogent
prestige
nonplus
compliance
47. Stubborn; persistent He is bound to succeed because his ________ nature will not permit him to quit.
gusty
waffle
pertinacious
surveillance
48. Recover The doctors were worried because the patient did not ________ as rapidly as they had expected.
parquet
recuperate
dialectic
ragamuffin
49. Over explain away No matter how hard he tried to talk around the issue - President Bush could not ________ over the fact that he had raised the taxes after all.
gloss
yokel
luminary
hermetic
50. Party; clique; dissension The quarrels and bickering of the two small ________s within the club disturbed the majority of the members.
faction
elicit
badger
disembark