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GRE Wordlist: Meanings - Complete Sentences

Subjects : english, vocabulary
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1. File of documents on a subject Ordered by J. Edgar Hoover to investigate the senator - the FBI compiled a complete ________






2. Something taken for granted; the taking over or taking possession of The young princess made the foolish ________ that the regent would not object to her Assumption of power.






3. Explanatory list of symbols on a map The ________ at the bottom of the map made it clear which symbols stood for rest areas along the highway and which stood for public camp sites.






4. Mental disorder We must endeavor to find an outlet for the patient's repressed desires if we hope to combat this ________.






5. Pertaining to the church The minister donned his ________ garb and walked to the pulpit.






6. Foul; rotten; decayed The gangrenous condition of the wound was indicated by the ________ smell when the bandages were removed.






7. Fearless For his ________ conduct in battle - he was promoted.






8. Highly skilled artist The child prodigy Yehudi Menuhin grew into a ________ whose virtuosity on the violin thrilled millions.






9. State of being inappropriate Because of the ________ of his costume - he was denied entrance into the dining room.






10. Unable to compromise about points of doctrine; dogmatic; unyielding Weng had hoped that the student-led democracy movement might bring about change in China - but the repressive response of the ________ hard-liners crushed his dreams of democracy.






11. Commotion; riot; noise She could not make herself heard over the ________ of the mob.






12. Unlikely; unbelievable Though her alibi seened ________ - it in fact turned out to be true.






13. Roundness; sonorousness of speech Washington Irving emphasized the ________ of the governor by describing his height and circumference.






14. Irresistible crushin force Nothing could survive in the path of the ________.






15. Make hostile; separate Her attempts to ________ the two friends failed because they had complete faith in each other.






16. Fleshly - The public was more interested in ________ pleasures than in spiritual matters.






17. Disown; renounce claim to If I grant you this previlege - will you ________ all other rights?






18. Ruined because of neglect We felt that the ________ building needed several coats of paint.






19. Incomplete In this issue we have published only a ________ list of contributors because we lack space to acknowledge everyone.






20. Aimless follower of the arts; amateur; dabbler He was not serious in his painting; he was rather a ________.






21. Firm dislike Their mutual ________ was so great that they refused to speak to one another.






22. Soothe; make calm or quiet; subdue Dentists criticize the practice of giving fussy children sweets to ________ them.






23. Adjust; endanger the interests or reputation of Your presence at the scene of the dispute ________s our claim to neutrality in this matter.






24. Reveal I will not tell you this news because I am sure you will ________ it prematurely.






25. Deserving high respect We do not mean to be disrespectful when we refuse to follow the advice of our ________ leader.






26. Unconquerable The founders of our country had ________ willpower.






27. Holding fast I had to struggle to break his ________ hold on my arm.






28. Clumsy person The delivery boy is an awkward ________.






29. Terminology; system of names She struggled to master scientific ________.






30. Lively or animated; sprightly She had always been ________ and sparkling.






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






32. Vexation; disappointment - Her refusal to go with us filled us with ________.






33. Supposed He is the ________ father of the child.






34. Open widely The huge pit ________d before him; if he stumbled - he would fall in.






35. Dark; vague; unclear Even after I read the poem a fourth time - its meaning was still ________.






36. Fluent He is a ________ and articulate speaker.






37. Traitor who aids invaders In his conquest of Europe - Hitler was aided by the ________s who betrayed their own people and served in the puppet governments established by the Nazis.






38. Immature; shallow Your ________ remarks are a sign of your youth and indicate that you have not given much thought to the problem.






39. Disapproval; condemnation The conservative father viewed his daughter's radical boyfriend with ________.






40. Wakefulness; inability to sleep He refused to join us in a midnight cup of coffee because he claimed it gave him ________.






41. Absentminded Because of his concentration on the problem - the professor often appeared ________ and unconcerned about routine.






42. Self-satisfied There was a ________ look on his face as he examined his paintings.






43. Precede The invention of the radiotelegraph ________d the development of television by a quarter of a century.






44. Stone used to test the fineness of gold alloys; criterion What ________ can be used to measure the character of a person?






45. Hint; insinuation I can defend myself against direct accusations; ________s and oblique attacks on my character are what trouble me.






46. Enormously large or extensive The government seemed willing to spend ________ sums on weapons development.






47. Stoop short - as if faced with an obstacle - and refuse to continue The chief of police ________ed at sending his officers into the riot-torn area.






48. Sweet sounding The ________ sounds of the birds at dawn were soon drowned out by the roar of traffic passing our motel.






49. Storehouse for grain We have reason to be thankful - for our crops were good and our ________(ies) are full.






50. Total failure Our ambitious venture ended in a ________ and we were forced to flee.