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GRE Wordlist: Meanings - Complete Sentences
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1. Strong point or special talent I am not eager to play this rather seious role - for my ________ is comedy.
forte
progeny
effusion
hermetic
2. Stipulation I am ready to accept your proposal with the two ________ that you meet your obligations within the next two weeks.
belie
agitate
gerontocracy
proviso
3. Soak; saturate Be sure to ________ the fabric in the dye bath for the full time prescribed.
devout
steep
prophetic
hinterlands
4. Dead; no longer in use or existence The lawyers sought to examine the books of the ________ corporation.
invective
resolve
defunct
subpoena
5. Basically different; unrelated It is difficult - if not impossible - to organize these ________ elements into a coherent whole.
disparate
papyrus
evanescent
vehement
6. Boastful - pompous In their stories of the trial - the reporters ridiculed the ________ speeches of the defense attorney.
solecism
magniloquent
extrapolation
contrite
7. Soothing or softening remedy He applied an ________ to the inflamed area.
emollient
hoard
pinion
cavalcade
8. Denoting an unobstructed and comprehensive view On a clear day - from the top of the World Trade Center you can get a ________ view of New York City and neighboring stretches of New Jersey and Long Island.
scuttle
luster
dyspeptic
panoramic
9. Soil - defile The scandalous remarks in the newspaper ________ the reputations of every member of the society.
deploy
besmirch
propulsive
kindred
10. Persuade; bring about After the quarrel - Tina said nothing could ________ her to talk to Tony again.
foist
valid
induce
prompt
11. Noticeable; targeted for vengeance He walked with a marked limp - a souvenir of an old IRA attack. As British ambassador - he knew he was a ________ man.
marked
optimum
bogus
voluble
12. Excessive interest in one's self; belief that one should be interested in one's self rather than in others His ________ prevented him from seeing the needs of his colleagues.
biennial
egoism
forgo
apotheosis
13. Old age; feeble mindedness of old age Most of the decisions are being made by the junior members of the company because of the ________ of the president.
dispel
senility
mannered
ornate
14. Bearing of fruit; fulfillment; realization This building marks the ________ of all our aspirations and years of hard work.
unkempt
fruition
legend
stratum
15. Exceed Her SAT scores ________ed out expectations.
testator
dissuade
surpass
stealth
16. Curved - hooked He can be recognized by his ________ nose - curved like the beak of the eagle.
aquiline
contend
supposition
odious
17. Forerunners; advance forces We are the ________ of a tremendous army that is following us.
prey
vanguard
narcissist
jocund
18. Continued loud noise The ________ of the jackhammers outside the classroom window drowned out the lecturer's voice.
abate
din
plasticity
oaf
19. Beginning; origin Tracing the ________ of a family is the theme of "Roots."
genesis
throes
vivisection
imposture
20. Loyal; unswerving Penelope was ________ in her affections - faithfully waiting for Ulysses to return from his wanderings.
saturnine
steadfast
mordant
manacle
21. Irregularity A bird that cannot fly is an ________.
anomaly
facetious
conflagration
enigma
22. Lascivious; lustful Chaucer's monk is not pious but ________ - a teller of lewd tales and ribald jests.
nadir
encomium
salacious
animus
23. Firmly established by nature or habit His ________ love of justice compelled him to come to their aid.
harping
hubris
inherent
mirage
24. Quantity of motion of a moving body; impetus The car lost ________ as it tried to ascend the steep hill.
tightwad
invective
momentum
artifacts
25. Revive The lifeguard tried to ________ the drowned child by applying artificial respiration.
foolhardy
resuscitate
labyrinth
fallible
26. Venomous spider We need an antitoxin to counteract the bite of the ________.
tarantula
pervasive
virulent
retrospective
27. Ill will; hatred At Camp David President Carter labored to bring an end to the ________ that prevented Egypt and Israel from living in peace.
mutter
instigate
indisputable
enmity
28. Engrossed in matters of this earth; not spiritual. You must leave your _________ goods behind you when you go to meet your Maker.
reputable
erode
meteoric
worldly
29. Put to rout; defeat; disconcert This ruse will ________ the enemy.
ursine
discomfit
verge
perusal
30. Throb; flutter As he became excited - his heart began to ________ more and more erratically.
palpitate
legend
spectral
fleece
31. Law We have many ________s in our law books which should be repealed.
fractious
undermine
undergird
statute
32. Random; by chance His ________ reading left him unaquainted with the authors of the books.
formidable
exemplify
specious
haphazard
33. Obligatory These instructions are________; any violation will be severely punished.
olfactory
bristling
dawdle
mandatory
34. Flabby His sedentary life had left him with ________ muscles.
quip
flaccid
rotunda
cerebration
35. Half asleep The heavy meal and the overheated room made us all ________ and indifferent to the speaker.
impromptu
alliteration
somnolent
abysmal
36. One who is skeptical of the existence of knowability of a god or any ultimate reality The ________ demanded proof before she would accept the statement of the minister.
lurid
tainted
agnostic
hedonism
37. Tax levied by a ruler; mark of respect The colonists refused to pay ________ to a foreign despot.
tribute
kudos
vulpine
metamorphosis
38. Protrusion; bulge A ganglionic cyst is a fluid-filled tumor (generally benign) that develops near a joint membrane or tendon sheath - and that bulges beneath the skin - forming a ________.
sylvan
conflagration
protuberance
aberrant
39. Having a fixed order of procedure; invariable At the royal wedding - the procession of the nobles followed a ________ order of precedence.
lode
euphemism
determinate
torpor
40. Unconquerable Superman is ________.
schism
censorious
unction
invincible
41. Genuine; real She turned so pale that I am sure her surprise was ________.
avocation
ulterior
improvident
unfeigned
42. Relentless; unyielding; implacable After listening to the pleas for clemency - the judge was ________ and gave the convicted man the maximum punishment allowed by law.
portly
distortion
inexorable
atavism
43. Experienced Though pleased with her new batch of rookies - the basketball coach wished she had a few more ________ players on the team.
truism
engender
virtue
seasoned
44. Gold and silver in the form of bars Much ________ is stored in the vaults at Fort Knox.
mobile
slur
perusal
bullion
45. Moderate; tone down or restrain; toughen (steel) Not even her supervisor's grumpiness could ________ Nancy's enthusiasm for her new job.
conservatory
multiform
temper
disgruntle
46. Distress; suffering After all the trials and ________s we have gone through - we need this rest.
seclusion
endorse
unfeigned
tribulation
47. Terms used in a science or art The special ________ developed by some authorities in the field has done more to confuse laypersons than to enlighten them.
terminology
emendation
influx
impediment
48. Courteous Although he held a position of responsibility - he was an ________ individual and could be reached by anyone with a complaint.
affable
propagate
parity
prodigal
49. Pertaining to the church The minister donned his ________ garb and walked to the pulpit.
ecclesiastic
harass
carcinogenic
yield
50. Shrill - trumpetlike sound - We woke to the ________ to muffle its striking.
clarion
charisma
precursor
blithe