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GRE Wordlist: Meanings - Complete Sentences
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1. Impervious; not permitting passage through its substance This new material is ________ to liquids.
falter
impermeable
foreboding
spate
2. Deck opening; lid covering a deck opening The latch on the ________ failed to catch - so the hatch remained unlatched.
coagulate
tureen
lucre
hatch
3. Narrow-minded; limited in scope As university chaplain - she sought to address universal religious issues and not limit herself to mere ________ concerns.
benevolent
sectarian
platonic
dotage
4. Lively; stirring "And now - let's have a rousing welcome for TV's own Roseanne Arnold - who'll lead us in a ________ rendition of 'The Star-Spangled Banner.'"
fabricate
convene
reverent
rousing
5. Disown; renounce claim to If I grant you this previlege - will you ________ all other rights?
detonation
wanton
disclaim
quirk
6. Person or thing in excess of what is necessary; extra His first appearance on the stage was as a ________ in a Shakespearean tragedy.
obstinate
cherubic
unscathed
supernumerary
7. Ornament a metal surface by indenting - With his hammer - he carefully ________d an intricate design onto the surface of the chalice.
pulverize
chase
epilogue
centigrade
8. Illegal The defense attorney claimed that the police had entrapped his client; that is - they had elicited the ________ action of which they now accuse of him.
dauntless
libertine
illicit
natation
9. Cast off Each spring - the snake ________s off its skin.
primp
slough
reek
acrimonious
10. Variety; dissimilitude The ________ of colleges in this country indicates that many levels of ability are being served.
diversity
mediocre
illimitable
suffuse
11. Pithy - compact saying Proverbs are ________s that have become familiar sayings.
inertia
apothegm
cacophony
trident
12. Used to prevent disease Despite all ________ measures introduced by the authorities - the epidemic raged until cool weather set in.
icon
prophylactic
laxative
digression
13. Stroke; loss of consciousness followed by paralysis He was crippled by an attack of ________.
ambulatory
dote
apoplexy
astronomical
14. Deceiving This is only a mirage; let us not be fooled by its ________ effect.
ingrate
illusive
modicum
manifest
15. Antiquated "Methinks -" "thee -" and "thou" are ________ words that are no longer part of our normal vocabulary.
precipice
archaic
salutary
labile
16. Played in an abrupt manner; marked by abrupt - sharp sound His ________ speech reminded one of the sound of a machine gun.
silt
staccato
import
yield
17. Cut off part of body; prune When the doctors had to ________ Ted Kennedy's leg to prevent the spread of cancer - he did not let the loss of his leg keep him from participating in sports.
sartorial
docket
valor
amputate
18. Take apart When the show closed - they ________d the scenery before restoring it.
manumit
hyperbole
dismantle
minatory
19. Put to rout; defeat; disconcert This ruse will ________ the enemy.
discomfit
tribulation
benign
dulcet
20. Operatic solo At her Metropolitan Opera audition - Marian Anderson sang an ________ from Norma.
gauche
aria
compensatory
premonition
21. Complicated situation; perplexity; entanglement He was called in to settle the ________ but failed to bring harmony into the situation.
incantation
negation
millinery
imbroglio
22. Tending toward the center - Does ________force or the force of gravity bring orbiting bodies to the earth's surface?
impunity
ciliated
centripetal
titillate
23. Obscure; puzzling Many have sought to fathom the ________ smile of the Mona Lisa.
enigmatic
taut
declivity
invective
24. Toning down; changing from one key to another When we she spoke - it was with quiet ________ of voice.
titter
modulation
perquisite
nondescript
25. Yound woman making formal entrance into society As a ________ - she was often mentioned in the society columns of the newspapers.
dispel
debutante
pine
impetus
26. Falling off - as of leaves The oak is a ________ tree.
meretricious
nefarious
deciduous
chassis
27. Hater of women She accused him of being a ________ because he had been a bachelor all his life.
desultory
conifer
adverse
misogynist
28. Loathing She looked at the snake with ________.
incessant
repugnance
indubitably
fractious
29. Pamphlet; a region of indefinite size The King granted William Penn a ________ of land in the New World.
addendum
equanimity
poseur
tract
30. Official publication He read the ________s regularly for announcement of his promotion.
tycoon
gazette
enunciate
abusive
31. Lustful Because they might arouse ________ impulses in their readers - the lewd books were banned by the clergy.
cognizance
petty
tenacious
lascivious
32. Split - Erosion caused a ________ in the huge boulder.
epoch
overhaul
cleft
hallowed
33. Respectable If you want to buy antiques - look for a ________ dealer; far too many dealers today pass off fakes as genuine antiques.
spontaneity
reputable
gourmet
profane
34. Fame For many years an unheralded researcher - Barbara McClintock gained international ________ when she won the Nobel Prize in Physiology and Medicine.
renown
avuncular
opprobrium
depredation
35. Prove genuine An expert was needed to ________ the original Van Gogh painting - distinguishing it from its imitation.
prescience
interloper
authenticate
dotage
36. Questionable medicine No quack selling ________s is going to cheat me.
nostrum
delusive
disgruntle
sensual
37. The meat of a deer The hunters dined on ________.
venison
vitiate
bucolic
ogle
38. Stocky; short and thick Tolkien's hobbits are somewhat ________ - sturdy little creatures - fond of good ale - good music - and good food.
whelp
laity
squat
sportive
39. Trivial; unimportant; very small She had no major complaints to make about his work - only a few ________ quibbles that were almost too minor to state.
headlong
bedizen
petty
validate
40. Emancipate; free from bondage Enlightened slave owners were willing to ________ their slaves and thus put an end to the evil slavery in the country.
manumit
impiety
fatalism
communal
41. Commit an offense Only an insane person could ________ such a horrible crime.
execute
perpetrate
exchequer
construe
42. Set off John is touchy today; say one word wrong and you'll ________ an explosion.
bellicose
trigger
render
respiration
43. Place of spiritual expiation In this ________ - he could expect no help from his comrades.
purgatory
felicity
limpid
itinerant
44. Division of a long poem - Dante's poetic masterpiece The Divine Comedy is divided into ________s.
circuitous
ewe
canto
dilemma
45. Risk - particularly of being exposed to disease or to the elements; unmasking; act of laying something open ________ to sun and wind had dried out her hair and weathered her face.
ingenious
appurtenances
perturb
exposure
46. Inharmonious The married couple argued incessantly and finally decided to separate because they were ________.
decant
physiognomy
expatiate
incompatible
47. Punish by placing in a wooden frame; subject to criticism and ridicule Even though he was mocked and ________(ied)- he maintained that he was correct in his beliefs.
circuitous
pillory
gratis
recalcitrant
48. Hinder; block The special prosecutor determined that the Attorney General - though inept - had not intentionally set out to ________ the progress of the investigation.
ingenuous
onomatopoeia
marital
impede
49. Third He is so thorough that he analyzes ________ causes where other writers are content with primary and secondary reasons.
tertiary
zeal
dolt
concession
50. Marked with parallel bands; grooved The glacier left many ________ rocks.
striated
lumen
caprice
polity