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GRE Wordlist: Meanings - Complete Sentences

Subjects : english, vocabulary
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1. 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.






2. Capable of being bribed The ________ policeman accepted the bribe offered him by the speeding motorist whom he had stopped.






3. The state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes Torn between loving her parents one minute and hating them the next - she was confused by the ________ of her feelings.






4. Smoothness of speech He spoke French with ________ and ease.






5. Motherly Many animals display ________ instincts only while their offspring are young and helpless.






6. Pollute The sewage system of the city so ________d the water that swimming was forbidden.






7. Without previous preparation Her listeners were amazed that such a thorough presentation could be made in an ________ speech.






8. Active enmity He incurred the ________ of the ruling class because he advocated limitations of their power.






9. Produced by fire; volcanic Lava - pumice - and other ________ rocks are found in great abundance around Mount Vesuvius near Naples.






10. Dexterity The magician amazed the audience with his ________ of hand.






11. Curse The witch uttered ________s against her captors.






12. Power of knowing without reasoning She claimed to know the truth by ________.






13. Suspicious; cautious Don't eat sushi at this restaurant; I'm a bit leery about how fresh it is.






14. Vex; irritate; muddy Red had a hair-trigger temper: he was an easy man to ________.






15. Showy; pretentious; trying to attract attention Trump's latest casino in Atlantic City is the most ________ gambling place in the East: it easily outglitters its competitors.






16. Question severely In violation of the Miranda law - the police ________ed the suspect for several hours before reading him his rights.






17. Contaminated; corrupt Health authorities are always trying to prevent the sale and use of ________ food.






18. Gratifying the senses The nobility during the Renaissance led ________ lives.






19. Violent; rough; noisy The unruly crowd became even more ________ when he tried to quiet them.






20. Agent that brings about a chemical change while it remains unaffected and unchanged - Many chemical reactions cannot take place without the presence of a ________.






21. Irritation; resentment She showed her ________ by her refusal to appear with the other contestants at the end of the contest.






22. Boasted; bragged; highly publicized This much ________ project proved a disappointment when it collapsed.






23. Light-hearted; dizzy He felt his ________ youth was past.






24. Vertebrate animal whose female suckles its young Many people regard the whale as a fish and do not realize that it is a ________.






25. Very precise and formal; exceedingly proper Many people commented on the contrast between the ________ attire of the young lady and the inappropriate clothing worn by her escort.






26. Stir up; instigate This report will ________ disssension in the club.






27. Clever reply He was famous for his witty ________ and his sarcasm.






28. Go through or across When you ________ this field - be careful of the bull.






29. An act of yielding Before they could reach an agreement - both sides had to make certain ________s.






30. Drink with relish As we ________ed our ale - we listened to the gay songs of the students in the tavern.






31. Easily broken; difficult My employer's ________ personality made it difficult for me to get along with her.






32. Crookedly; slanted; at an angle When he placed his hat ________ upon his head - his observers laughed.






33. Goblet; consecrated cup - In a small room adjoining the cathedral - many ornately decorated ________s made by the most famous European goldsmiths were on display.






34. Provide ofr the payment of Her employer offered to ________ the costs of her postgraduate education.






35. Unjust; wicked I cannot approve of the ________ methods you used to gain your present position.






36. Without deceit He is naive - simple - and ________; he cannot be guilty of fraud.






37. Irreverent The congregation was offended by her ________ remarks.






38. Plot outline; screenplay; opera libretto Scaramouche startled the other actors in the commedia troupe when he suddenly departed from their customary ________ and began to improvise.






39. Uncertain how to act; weak She had no respect for him because he seemed weak-willed and ________.






40. Unsatisfied; not soothed Her anger is ________ by your apology.






41. Rash Don't be ________. Get the advice of experienced people before undertaking this venture.






42. Pompous walk His ________ as he marched about the parade ground revealed him for what he was: a pompous buffoon.






43. Massive Writing a dictionary is a ________ task.






44. Thousand-year period; period of happiness and prosperity I do not expect the ________ to come during my lifetime.






45. Slyness; sneakiness; secretiveness Fearing detection by the sentries on duty - the scout inched his way toward the enemy camp with great ________.






46. Widespread; affecting the majority of people They feared the AIDS epidemic would soon reach ________ proportions.






47. Specialized knowledge; expert skill Although she was knowledgeable in a number of fields - she was hired for her particular ________ in computer programming.






48. Double-dealing; hypocrisy People were shocked and dismayed when they learned of his ________ in this affair - as he had always seemed honest and straightforward.






49. Daydream; musing He was awakened from his ________ by the teacher's question.






50. Tooth projecting from a wheel A bicycle chain moves through a series of ________s in order to propel the bike.







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