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GRE Wordlist: Meanings - Complete Sentences

Subjects : english, vocabulary
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1. Overflow; flood The tremendous waves ________d the town.






2. Wanton; profane He sang a ________ song that offended many of the more prudish listeners.






3. Deep; not superficial; complete Freud's remarkable insights into human behavior caused his fellow scientists to honor him as a ________ thinker.






4. Accidental; casual He found this ________ meeting with his friend extremely fortunate.






5. Swirling current of water - air - etc. The water in the tide pool was still - except for an occasional ________.






6. Pithy - compact saying Proverbs are ________s that have become familiar sayings.






7. Defamation; utterance of false and malicious statements Unless you can prove your allegations - your remarks constitute ________.






8. Understood but not stated Jack never told Jill he adored her; he believed his love was ________ in his deeds.






9. Vengeance; compensation; punishment for offenses The evangelist maintained that an angry deity would exact ________ from the sinners.






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






11. Not penetrable; not permitting passage through You cannot change their habits for their minds are ________ to reasoning.






12. Small waterfall We could not appreciate the beauty of the many ________s as we made detours around each of them to avoid getting wet.






13. Construction that is flagrantly incorrect grammatically I must give this paper a failing mark because it contains many ________s.






14. Connoisseur of food and drink ________s frequent this restaurant because it features exotic wines and dishes.






15. Marked by formality - Ordinary dress would be in appropriate at so ________ an affair.






16. Disrepute; ill fame To the starlet - any publicity was good publicity: if she couldn't have a good reputation - she'd settle for ________.






17. Person who has a compulsive desire to steal They discovered that the wealthy customer was a ________ when they caught her stealing some cheap trinkets.






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






19. Permitting to light to pass through freely; easily detected Your scheme is so ________ that it will fool no one.






20. Eager enthusiasm. Wang's _________ was contagious; soon all his fellow students were busily making posters - inspired by his ardent enthusiasm for the cause.






21. Being everywhere; omnipresent That Christmas "The Little Drummer Boy" seemed ________: Justin heard the tune everywhere he went.






22. Stray; random He tried to study - but could not collect his ________ thoughts.






23. Provide with some quality; endow He was ________d with a lion's courage.






24. Free The company offered to give one package ________ to every purchaser of one of their products.






25. Throw into confusion He became ________ed in the heated discussion when he tried to arbitrate the dispute.






26. Question closely; cross-examine Knowing that the Nazis would ________ him about his background - the secret agent invented a cover story that would help him meet their quesions.






27. Shield; defense Under the ________ of the Bill of Rights - we enjoy our most treasured freedoms.






28. Mistaken; wrong I thought my answer was correct - but it was ________.






29. Lying on back The defeated pugilist lay ________ on the canvas.






30. Endure the effects of weather or other forces. He ________ed the changes in his personal life with difficulty - as he had no one in whom to confide.






31. Not compulsory; left to one's choice I was impressed by the range of ________ accessories for my microcomputer that were available.






32. Make impure by mixing with baser substances It is a crime to ________ foods without informing the buyer.






33. Flexible; supple Her figure was ________ and willowy.






34. Ability to be molded When clay dries out - it loses its ________ and becomes less malleable.






35. Act of turning aside; pastime After studying for several hours - he needed a ________ from work.






36. Enclosure for birds The ________ at the zoo held nearly 300 birds.






37. Government of a community by religious leaders Some Pilgrims favored the establishment of a ________ in New England.






38. Shade of difference in meaning or color The unskilled eye of the layperson has difficulty in dicerning the ________s of color in the paintings.






39. Bantering; joking - Sometimes his flippant and ________ remarks annoy us.






40. Convenient features; courtesies In addition to the customary ________ for the business traveler -- fax machines - modems - a health club -- the hotel offers the services of a butler versed in social amenities.






41. Fertile; abundant; ornate Farming was easy in this ________ soil.






42. Conference The peace ________ has not produced the anticipated truce.






43. Upward The sailor climbed ________ into the rigging.






44. Bravery He received the Medal of Honor for his ________ in battle.






45. Harmless Let him drink it; it is ________ and will have no ill effect.






46. Formal essay In order to earn a graduate degree from many of our universities - a candidate is frequently required to prepare a ________ on some scholarly subject.






47. A facial distortion to show feeling such as pain - disgust - etc. Even though he remained silent - his ________ indicated his displeasure.






48. Petition humbly; pray to grant a favor We ________ Your Majesty to grant him amnesty.






49. Firm grasp or footing The mountaineer struggled to get a proper ________ on the slippery rock.






50. Pertaining to money Jane held the family purse strings: she made all ________ decisions affecting the household.