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GRE Wordlist: Meanings - Complete Sentences

Subjects : english, vocabulary
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1. Ponder For a moment he ________d about the beauty of the scene - but his thought soon changed as he recalled his own personal problems.






2. Not literal - but metaphorical; using a figure of speech "To lose one's marbles" is a ________ expression; if you're told Jack has lost his marbles - no one expects you to rush out to buy him a replacement set.






3. Fanatic; person who shows excessive zeal. It is good to have a few _________s in our group for their enthusiasm is contagious.






4. Patient submissiveness; statement that one is quitting a job If Bob Cratchit had not accepted Scrooge's bullying with timid ________ - he might have gotten up the nerve to hand in his resignation.






5. Deception; trickery The Trojan War proved to the Greeks that cunning and ________ were often more effective than military might.






6. Kindly; doing good The overgenerous philanthropist had to curb his ________ impulses before he gave away all his money and left himself with nothing.






7. Wild At the time of the collision - many people became ________ with fear.






8. Prototype; primitive pattern The Brooklyn Bridge was the ________ of the many spans that now connect Manhattan with Long Island and New Jersey.






9. Omen; prophecy He interpreted the departures of the birds as an ________ of evil.






10. Kindly; favorable; not malignant The old man was well liked because of his ________ attitude toward friend and stranger alike.






11. Decorate Wall paintings and carved statues ________ed the temple.






12. Arrogance; excessive self-conceit Filled with ________ - Lear refused to heed his friends' warnings.






13. One who commits sabotage; destroyer of property Members of the Resistance acted as ________s - blowing up train lines to prevent supplies from reaching the Nazi army.






14. Violate; desecrate Tourists are urged not to ________ the sanctity of holy places by wearing improper garb.






15. Verbose; drawn out Her ________ arguments irritated and bored the jury.






16. Lament with music The funeral ________ stirred us to tears.






17. Darkness; gloom The ________ and fog of the waterfront that evening depressed me.






18. Having many languages Because they are bordered by so many countries - the Swiss people are ________.






19. Frustrate; perplex The new code ________d the enemy agents.






20. Infallibly My teacher ________ pounced on the one typographical error in my essay.






21. Time past. He dreamed of the elegant homes of _________ - but gave no thought to their inelegant plumbing.






22. Annoying; tedious He found working on the assembly line ________ because of the monotony of the operation he had to perform.






23. Puff or gust (of air - scent - etc.); hint. The slightest ________ of Old Spice cologne brought memories of George to her mind.






24. Belief that pleasure is the sole aim in life ________ and asceticism are opposing philosophies of human behavior.






25. Expose as false - exaggerated - worthless - etc.; ridicule Pointing out that he conhsistently had voted afainst strenghtening antipollution legislation - reporters ________ed the candidate's claim that he was a fervent environmentalist.






26. Vigorous; strong The candidate for the football team had a ________ physique.






27. Kinship She felt an ________ with all who suffered; their pains were her pains.






28. Binding; required It is ________ that books borrowed from the library be returned within two weeks.






29. Conceit; vanity She thought so much of herself that we found her ________ unwarranted and irritating.






30. Wiggle out; fake. She tried to ________ an invitation to the party.






31. Endowed with flesh; personified Your attitude is so fiendish that you must be a devil ________.






32. Analysis; cutting apart in order to examine The ________ of frogs on the laboratory is particularly unpleasant to some students.






33. Move troops so that the battle line is extended at the expense of depth The general ordered the battalion to ________ in order to meet the offensive of the enemy.






34. Individual who sacrifices principles for expediency by taking advantage of circumstances Forget about ethics! He's such an ________ that he'll vote in favor of any deal that will give him a break.






35. Wordy This article is too ________; we must edit it.






36. 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.






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






38. Boasting He was disliked because his manner was always full of ________.






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






40. Speechless; producing indistinct speech He became ________ with rage and uttered sounds without meaning.






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






42. Meat-eating - The lion is a ________ animal.






43. Work laboriously; make slow painful progress You must ________ through 3500 words list in order to achieve a high score on GRE.






44. Poisonous snake The habitat of the horned ________ - a particularly venomous snake - is in sandy regions like the Sahara or the Sinai peninsula.






45. Lover of luxury Rich people are not always ________s; some of them have little taste for a life of luxury.






46. Moo From the hilltop - they could see the herd like ants in the distance; they could barely hear the cattle ________.






47. Calmness; peace After the commotion and excitement of the city - I appreciate the ________ of these fields and forests.






48. Dissimilar In a ________ group - we have an unassorted assemblage - while in a homogeneous group we have people or things that have common traits.






49. Like a fox; crafty She disliked his sly ways - but granted him a certain ________ intelligence.






50. Attacking cherished traditions George Bernard Shaw's ________ plays often startled more conventional people.