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GRE Wordlist: Meanings - Complete Sentences

Subjects : english, vocabulary
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1. Inconspicuous; not blatant The secret service agents in charge of protecting the President tried to be as ________ as possible.






2. Substance causing vomiting The use of an ________ like mustard is useful in cases of poisoning.






3. Earthwork or other strong defense; person who defends The navy is our principal bulwark against invasion.






4. Bugbear; object of baseless terror If we become frightened by such ________s - we are no wiser than the birds who fear scarecrows.






5. Pertaining to soil deposits left by running water The farmers found the ________ deposits at the mouth of the river very fertile.






6. Sheer; like cobwebs Nylon can be woven into ________ or thick fabrics.






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






8. Shine erratically; twinkle In the darkness of the cavern - the glowworms hanging from the cavern roof ________ed like distant stars.






9. Talent She has an uncanny ________ for discovering new artists before the public has become aware of their existence.






10. Commemorate Let us ________ his great contribution by dedicating this library in his honor.






11. Evasive; baffling; hard to grasp His ________ dreams of wealth were costly to those of his friends who supported him financially.






12. Thrift; economy In these economically difficult days businesses must practice ________ or risk bankruptcy.






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






14. Tip Many service employees rely more on ________(ies) than on salaries for their livelihood.






15. Split into opposite extremes or camps The abortion issue has ________d the country into pro-choice and anti-abortion camps.






16. Concerning the sense of smell The ________ organ is the nose.






17. High; lofty After his appointment to this ________ position - he seldom had time for his former friends.






18. Spur; motive Students who dislike school must be given an ________ to learn.






19. Fairness; justice Our courts guarantee ________ to all.






20. Twistings; distortions As the effects of the opiate wore away - the ________ of the patient became more violent and demonstrated how much pain she was enduring.






21. Worldly as opposed to spiritual He was concerned only with ________ matters - especially the daily stock market quotations.






22. Appease The natives offered sacrifices to ________ the gods.






23. Scholar Our faculty includes many worldfamous ________s.






24. Defraud a person of something The lawyer was accused of trying to ________ the boy of his legacy.






25. Rich - figured fabric The sofa was covered with expensive ________.






26. Grow tiresome The study of word lists can eventually ________ and put one to sleep.






27. Fits of depression or gloom We could not discover the cause of her recurrent ________.






28. Unattractive During adolescence many attractive young people somehow acquire the false notion that their appearance is ________.






29. Disgustingly excessive His ________ praise of the dictator annoyed his listeners.






30. Government by bureaus - Many people fear that the constant introduction of federal agencies will create a government by ________.






31. Suffering from a disease; destroyed The extent of the ________ areas could be seen only when viewed from the air.






32. Seemingly reasonable but incorrect Let us not be misled by such ________ arguments.






33. Pertaining to drama Her success in the school play convinced her she was destined for a ________ career.






34. Ill-humored; sullen When we first meet Hamlet - we find him ________ and depressed.






35. Products of primitive culture Archaeologists debated the significance of the ________ discovered in the ruins of Asia Minor and came to no conclusion.






36. 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.






37. Draftee; person forced into military service Did Rambo volunteer to fight in Vietnam - or was he a ________ - drafted against his will?






38. Abandon; disown; repudiate Even though she knew she would be burned at the stake as a witch - Joan of Arc refused to ________ her belief that her voices came from God.






39. Haphazard; careless; sloppy From the number of typos and misspellings I've found on it - it's clear that Mario proofread the report in a remarkably ________ fashion.






40. Contemptible Your ________ remarks call for no reply.






41. Gross lewdness; lustfulness In his youth he led a life of ________ and debauchery; he did not mend his ways until middle age.






42. Story in which characters are used as symbols; fable Pilgrim's Progress is an ________ of the temptations and victories of the human soul.






43. Severe disapproval The students showed their ________ of his act by refusing to talk with him.






44. Change of form The ________ of caterpillar to butterfly is typical of many such changes in animal life.






45. Literary dark The ________ room reminded him of an empty space.






46. Minor quarrel; bickering Children invariably get involved in petty ________s; wise parents know when to interfere and when to let the children work things out on their own.






47. Make discontented The passengers were ________d by the numerous delays.






48. Doubter; person who suspends judgment until he has examined the evidence supporting a point of view. In this matter - I am a ________; I want proof.






49. 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.






50. One who has adopted a different religion or opinion On his trip to Japan - though the President spoke at length about the merits of American automobiles - he made few ________s to his beliefs.