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GRE Wordlist: Meanings - Complete Sentences

Subjects : english, vocabulary
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1. Motivated solely by money or gain "I'm not in this war because I get my kicks waving flags -" said the ________ soldier. "I'm in it for the dough."






2. Offering or providing help; additional or sub-sidiary To prepare for the emergency - they built an ________ power station.






3. Mildness; permissiveness Considering the gravity of the offense - we were surprised by the ________ of the sentence.






4. One who serves for hire (usually used contemptuously) In a matter of such importance - I do not wish to deal with ________s; I must meet with the chief.






5. Gay; joyous; careless Shelley called the skylark a "________ spirit" because of its happy song.






6. Given freely; unwarranted; uncalled for Quit making ________ comments about my driving; no one asked you for your opinion.






7. Unsuccessful; fruitless We had to abandon our ________ attempts.






8. Descendants; future generations We hope to leave a better world to ________.






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






10. Breeder or dealer of animals The dog ________ exhibited her prize collie at the annual Kennel Club show.






11. Dramatic poem set to music The Glee Club decided to present an ________ during their recital.






12. Person or thing in excess of what is necessary; extra His first appearance on the stage was as a ________ in a Shakespearean tragedy.






13. Comparison of one thing with another - using the word like or as "My love is like a red - red rose" is a ________.






14. Causing sadness - compassion - pity; touching Everyone in the auditorium was weeping by the time he finished his ________ tale about the orphaned boy.






15. Complete I have never seem anyone who makes as many stupid errors as you do; you must be a ________ idiot.






16. Whimsical; visionary This is a ________ scheme because it does not consider the facts.






17. Affectedly languid He was ________ and indifferent about his part in the affair.






18. Blessedness; state of bliss Growing closer to God each day - the mystic achieved a state of indescribable ________.






19. One who is skeptical of the existence of knowability of a god or any ultimate reality The ________ demanded proof before she would accept the statement of the minister.






20. Smallest speck. There is not a ________ of intelligence or understanding in your observations.






21. Indifference; lack of interest Few people could understand how he could listen to the news of the tragedy with such ________; the mahority regarded him as callous and unsympathetic.






22. Social or moral custom; established practice Flying in the face of ________ - George Sand (Amandine Dudevant) shocked her contemporaries by taking lovers and wearing men's clothes.






23. Freedom from punishment The bully mistreated everyone in the class with ________ for he felt that no one would dare retaliate.






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






25. Urge The evangelist will ________ all sinners in his audience to reform.






26. Secret News of their ________ meeting gradually leaked out.






27. Insignificant; unimportant Brushing off Ali's apologies for having broken the wine glass - Tamara said - "Don't worry about it; it's ________."






28. Cold; cheerless The Aleutian Islands are ________ military outposts.






29. Talent She has an uncanny ________ for discovering new artists before the public has become aware of their existence.






30. Acting without dialogue Because he worked in ________ - the clown could be understood wherever he appeared.






31. Time of greatest success; prime In their ________- the San Francisco Forty-Niners won the Super Bowl two years running.






32. Art of dancing - Martha Graham introduced a form of ________ that seemed awkward and alien to those who had been brought up on classic ballet.






33. So small - trifling - or unimportant as to be easily disregarded Because the damage to his car had been ________ - Michael decided he wouldn't bother to report the matter to his insurance company.






34. Practical rule guiding conduct "Love thy neighbor as thyself" is a worthwhile ________.






35. Stingy; parsimonious He was a ________ man - averse to spending money even for the necessities of life.






36. Pertaining to the improvement of race It is easier to apply ________ principles to the raising of racehorses or prize cattle than t the development of human beings.






37. Well-paid position with little responsibility My job is no ________; I work long hours and have much responsibility.






38. Most favorable If you wait for the ________ moment to act - you may never begin your project .






39. Cure-all; remedy for all diseases There is no easy ________ that will solve our complicated international situation.






40. Hide away or cache; produce and release a substance into an organism. The pack rat secretes odds and ends in its nest; the pancreas ________s insulin in the islets of Langerhans.






41. Stale; spoiled by age The attic was dark and ________.






42. Compulsion; repression of feelings There was a feeling of ________ in the room because no one dared to criticize the speaker.






43. Bottomless His arrogance is exceeded only by his ________ ignorance.






44. Oddity; idiosyncrasy Some of his friends tried to account for his rudeness to strangers as the ________ of genius.






45. Giving bliss; blissful The ________ smile on the child's face made us very happy.






46. Attractive; agreeable I would rather have a poor and ________ wife than a rich and homely one.






47. Easily nauseated; squeamish As the ship left the harbor - he became ________ and thought that he was going to suffer from seasickness.






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






49. Temporary platform for workers; bracing framework; platform for execution Before painting the house - the workers put up a ________ to allow them to work on the second story.






50. Powerful person The oil ________s made great profits when the price of gasoline rose.