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GRE Wordlist: Meanings - Complete Sentences
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1. Differing in some characteristics; various There are ________ ways of approaching this problem.
ensue
vixen
bemused
diverse
2. Sleight of hand The magician demonstrated his renowned ________.
frolicsome
legerdemain
canto
realm
3. Amendment or clause added to a legislative bill Senator Foghorn said he would support Senator Filibuster's tax reform bill only if Filibuster agreed to add an antipollution ________ to the bill.
wane
rider
ebb
censor
4. Unfounded rumor - It is almost impossible to protect oneself from such a base ________.
reaper
canard
irreverent
fancier
5. Person who makes or sells women's hats The ________ displayed fashionable hats in the street where many women passed by.
gratis
indifferent
tumult
millinery
6. Subordinate possessions He bought the estate and all its ________.
explicit
propitious
appurtenances
biennial
7. Unsatisfied; not soothed Her anger is ________ by your apology.
oratorio
lope
unassuaged
merger
8. Hesitant; faltering Novice extemporaneous speakers often talk in a ________ fashion as they grope for the right words.
halting
injurious
kudos
resilient
9. Beginner Even a ________ can do good work if he follows these simple directions.
glean
benefactor
venison
novice
10. Fame For many years an unheralded researcher - Barbara McClintock gained international ________ when she won the Nobel Prize in Physiology and Medicine.
renown
requiem
supple
misnomer
11. Winding; full of curves Because this road is so ________ - it is unwise to go faster than twenty miles an hour on it.
proliferate
tortuous
repudiate
replenish
12. Speak equivocally about an issue. When asked directly about the governor's involvement in the savings and loan scandal - the press secretary ________d - talking all around the issue.
spasmodic
mediate
waffle
cadaver
13. A facial distortion to show feeling such as pain - disgust - etc. Even though he remained silent - his ________ indicated his displeasure.
jovial
recluse
grimace
ambiguous
14. Picture; short literary sketch The New Yorker published her latest ________.
delusive
vignette
eloquence
valor
15. Not able to be perceived by touch; vague Though the financial benefits of his Oxford post were meager - Lewis was drawn to it by its ________ rewards: prestige - intellectual freedom - the fellowship of his peers.
grueling
intangible
pander
saboteur
16. Scrupulous; careful A ________ editor checked every definition for its accuracy.
touchy
indiscriminate
ameliorate
conscientious
17. Rural In these stories of ________ life - we find an understanding of the daily tasks of country folk.
composure
fluctuation
pastoral
vagary
18. Conceited smile Wipe that ________ off your face!
irrepressible
altruistic
skinflint
smirk
19. Ability to see differences; prejudice They feared he lacked sufficient ________ to judge complex works of modern art.
discrimination
precept
regatta
bulwark
20. Unintelligible; muddled; illogical The bereaved father sobbed and stammered - his words becoming almost ________ in his grief.
conifer
incoherent
balk
sleazy
21. Generate pus When her finger began to ________ - the doctor lanced it and removed the splinter that had caused the pus to form.
contempt
preamble
charisma
fester
22. Obscure and mysterious; occult It is strange to consider that modern chemistry originated in the ________ teachings of the ancient alchemists.
hermetic
succulent
whit
universal
23. Invention; imaginary thing That incident never took place; it is a ________ of your imagination.
incessant
compunction
diminution
figment
24. Grow well; prosper; make sweeping gestures The orange trees ________ed in the sun.
rider
appraise
provident
flourish
25. Boastful; excessively conceited She was a ________ and arrogant individual.
dissimulate
vainglorious
travail
expertise
26. Fertile; abundant; ornate Farming was easy in this ________ soil.
tanner
luxuriant
elliptical
largess
27. Headlong; rash Do not be ________ in this matter; investigate further.
precipitate
enjoin
quibble
apocalyptic
28. Causing insensitivity to pain The ________ qualities of his lotion will provide temporary relief.
pall
sojourn
docket
analgesic
29. Logically convincing; sound; legally acceptable You're going to have to come up with a better argument if you want to convince me that your reasoning is ________.
valid
undulate
warren
marital
30. Insult to one's dignity; snub Hypersensitive and ready to take offense at any discourtesy - Bertha was always on the lookout for real or imaginary ________s.
impious
fluster
prosaic
slight
31. Shred; least bit You have not produced a ________ of evidence to support your argument.
kinetic
scintilla
list
gastronomy
32. Idle person; male bee Content to let his wife support him - the would-be writer was in reality nothing but a ________.
exorcise
drone
shrewd
deft
33. Most sacred; inviolable The brash insurance salesman invaded the ________ privacy of the office of the president of the company.
sonorous
abusive
condiments
sacrosanct
34. Deprived of; lacking The foolish gambler soon found himself ________ of funds.
concomitant
febrile
bereft
preen
35. Pacify; soothe We have discovered that - when we try to ________ our enemies - we encourage them to make additional demands.
penitent
appease
onus
geniality
36. Agent; messenger The secretary of State was sent as the President's special ________ to the conference on disarmament.
loquacious
incidence
diadem
emissary
37. Official publication He read the ________s regularly for announcement of his promotion.
xenophobia
adjutant
gazette
interpolate
38. Candid; blunt The candidate was too ________ to be a successful politician; he had not yet learned to weigh his words carefully.
sporadic
reciprocate
outspoken
meager
39. Capable of being repaired Fortunately - the damages we suffered in the accident were ________ and our car looks brand new.
quorum
reparable
equilibrium
replenish
40. Saturate - fill His visits to the famous Gothic cathedrals ________d him with feelings of awe and reverence.
imbue
chicanery
subaltern
brochure
41. Associate with We frequently judge people by the company with whom they ________.
pretentious
consort
alluvial
enthrall
42. One of the hereditary classes in Hindu society - social stratification; prestige - The differences created by ________ in India must be wiped out if true democracy is to prevail in that country.
caste
ascribe
voracious
mutable
43. Yielding to another; ceding - The ________ of Alaska to the United States is discussed in this chapter.
cession
chaff
gruesome
peregrination
44. Showing excitement; overflowing with enthusiasm His ________ nature could not be repressed.
ebullient
cadaver
eschew
vertex
45. Scornful remarks - stinging rebuke His feelings were hurt by the ________ of his supposed friends.
sarcasm
whit
ciliated
garbled
46. Premonition; foreboding Hamlet felt a ________ about his meeting with Laertes.
livid
piety
presentiment
coeval
47. Consecrate The prophet Samuel ________ed David with oil - crowning him king of Israel.
appropriate
euphoria
anoint
fortuitous
48. Unrestrained; excessive She had an ________ fondness for candy.
deluge
annotate
inordinate
legerdemain
49. Analysis; cutting apart in order to examine The ________ of frogs on the laboratory is particularly unpleasant to some students.
rankle
chase
dissection
histrionic
50. Gift for finding valuable or desirable things by accident; accidental good fortune or luck Many scientific discoveries are a matter of ________: Newton was not sitting there thinking about gravity when the apple dropped on his head.
ruthless
serendipity
flippancy
blasphemous