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GRE Wordlist: Meanings - Complete Sentences
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1. Lead-coloredl; black and blue; ashen; enraged His face was so ________ with rage that we were afraid that he might have an attack of apoplexy.
fray
livid
benison
vouchsafe
2. Soothing or softening remedy He applied an ________ to the inflamed area.
fledgling
interloper
dictum
emollient
3. Occurring irregularly Although there are still ________ outbursts of shooting in the streets - the rebellion is essentially over.
acumen
sporadic
traduce
inane
4. Surrender something; efect; vomit Unwilling to ________ the cash he had stolen from the pension fund - the embezzler tried to run away.
philanderer
charisma
disgorge
dialectic
5. Occurring again and again These ________ attacks disturbed us and we consulted a physician.
provenance
hieroglyphic
recurrent
misanthrope
6. Devoted to the pleasures of the senses; carnal; voluptous I cannot understand what caused him to drop his ________ way of life and become so ascetic.
illusory
inter
sensual
rider
7. Laughable; trifling Let us be serious; this is not a ________ issue.
apiary
indeterminate
benevolent
ludicrous
8. Reflection; thought She reached her decision only after much ________.
meditation
fickle
impregnable
poultice
9. Fleshly - The public was more interested in ________ pleasures than in spiritual matters.
repartee
complicity
physiognomy
carnal
10. Unmoved; lacking concern Because she felt no desire to marry - she was ________ to his constant proposals.
insalubrious
emulate
indifferent
approbation
11. Odd; old-fashioned; picturesque Her ________ clothes and old-fashioned language marked her as an eccentric.
pantomime
proscribe
quaint
prate
12. Permanent The ________ bonds of marriage are all too often being dissolved.
bungle
scale
jeopardy
indissoluble
13. Stopping - The workers threatened a ________ of all activities if their demands were not met.
recant
longevity
immolate
cessation
14. Enclose; place in something Tales of actual historical figures like King Alfred have become ________ded in legends.
sumptuous
embed
repeal
eschew
15. Hollow The back-packers found partial shelter from the storm by huddling against the ________ wall of the cliff.
gambit
insularity
anemia
concave
16. Officeholder The newly elected public official received valuable advice from the present ________.
obloquy
incumbent
exemplify
transcend
17. Make known by official proclamation or publication As soon as the Civil Service Commission ________s the names of the successful candidates - we shall begin to hire members of our staff.
incentive
chivalrous
brook
promulgate
18. Split - Erosion caused a ________ in the huge boulder.
scotch
negligence
cleft
raucous
19. Lack of self-confidence or courage If you are to succeed as a salesperson - you must first lose your ________ and fear of failure.
linguistic
tundra
timidity
venison
20. Wintry Bears prepare for their long ________ sleep by overeating.
consequential
vise
hibernal
pall
21. Attribute; ascribe If I wished to ________ blame to the officers in charge of this program - I would state my feelings definitely and immediately.
shunt
vernacular
composure
impute
22. Substance that propels or drives forward The development of our missile program has forced our scientists to seek more powerful ________s.
colloquial
writ
berserk
propellant
23. Capable of maintaining life; practicable; workable The infant - though prematurely born - is ________ and has a good chance to survive.
pithy
pestle
subservient
viable
24. Urge The evangelist will ________ all sinners in his audience to reform.
incumbent
restive
haggle
exhort
25. 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.
behoove
defrock
incessant
balk
26. Flood; rush When we advertised the position - we received a ________ of applications.
amplify
humid
grandiloquent
deluge
27. Extinct flying reptile The remains of ________s indicate that these flying reptiles had a wingspan of as much as twenty feet.
transport
apprehensive
flippancy
pterodactyl
28. Fret; complain There is no sense ________(ing) over the work you have left undone.
senility
naivete
repine
archaic
29. Inclination; bias As a judge - not only must I be unbiased - but I must also avoid any evidence of ________ when I award the prize.
partiality
climactic
vicarious
claustrophobia
30. Rob of joy; lay waste to; forsake The bandits ________d the countryside - burning farms and carrying off the harvest.
desolate
sustain
vent
perverse
31. Move furtively and secretly He ________ed through the less fashionable sections of the city in order to avoid meeting any of his former friends.
interminable
skulk
punitive
abstract
32. Harmonious; in harmony with They were ________ neighbors - never quarreling over unimportant matters.
abash
presage
conscript
compatible
33. Determined;stubborn Les Miserables tells of Inspector Javert's long - ________ pursuit of the criminal Jean Valjean.
glower
labile
obdurate
dogged
34. Arouse to action The demogogue ________d the mob to take action into its own hands.
partisan
arbiter
amoral
incite
35. Vague; hazy; cloudy She had only a ________ memory of her grandmother's face.
nebulous
devotee
autopsy
uniformity
36. Good-naturedly ridiculing They resented his ________ remarks because they misinterpreted his teasing as sarcasm.
ample
insidious
bantering
stratum
37. Paint or draw with dots Seurat carefully ________d dabs of pure color on the canvas - juxtaposing dots of blue and yellow that the viewer's eye would interpret as green.
lectern
stipple
nonplus
champion
38. Disown; disavow He announced that he would ________ all debts incurred by his wife.
vivacious
finicky
ambulatory
repudiate
39. Grisly People screamed when her ________ appearance was flashed on the screen.
ingenious
tendentious
gruesome
hypochondriac
40. Agreeable; lovable His ________ disposition pleased all who had dealings with him.
amiable
frantic
deciduous
terminology
41. Radiating; departing from the center - Many automatic drying machines remove excess moisture from clothing by ________ force.
centrifugal
rationalize
apothecary
optimum
42. Disable During the winter - many people were ________d by respiratory ailments.
pharisaical
fulcrum
incapacitate
gambol
43. Shell covering the back (of a turtle - crab - etc) - At the children's zoo - Richard perched on top of the giant turtle's hard ________ as it slowly made its way around the enclosure.
carapace
synchronous
reciprocate
din
44. Spiritual rebirth Modern penologists strive for the ________ of the prisoners.
regeneration
piscatorial
premeditate
conscientious
45. Disdainful; sarcastic; cynical The ________ humor of nightclub comedians who satirize or ridicule patrons in the audience strikes some people as amusing and others as rude.
sardonic
wince
overt
septic
46. Looking within oneself We all have our ________ moments during which we examine our souls.
kaleidoscope
introspective
trigger
rigid
47. Respectful His ________ attitude was appropriate in a house of worship.
reverent
collage
confluence
leonine
48. Persuade; bring about After the quarrel - Tina said nothing could ________ her to talk to Tony again.
induce
oligarchy
obeisance
gibberish
49. Thrift; economy In these economically difficult days businesses must practice ________ or risk bankruptcy.
decorum
alimony
frugality
fiasco
50. Pistol case Even when he was not in uniform - he carried a ________ and pistol under his arm.
rubric
fancied
holster
farce