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GRE Wordlist: Meanings - Complete Sentences

Subjects : english, vocabulary
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1. Vibrate pendulumlike; waver It is interesting to note how public opinion ________s between the extremes of optimism and pessimism.






2. Deviate; turn aside sharply The car ________d wildly as the driver struggled to regain control of the wheel.






3. Shine; gloss The soft ________ of the silk in the dim light was pleasing.






4. Repetition He recited the passage by ________ and gave no indication he understood what he was saying.






5. Treasury He had been Chancellor of the ________ before his promotion to the office he now holds.






6. Liberated; freed from chains Chained to the wall for months on end - the hostage despaired that he would ever be ________.






7. Commence; go on board a boat; begin a journey In devoting herself to the study of gorillas - Dian Fossey ________ed on a course of action that was to cost her her life.






8. Barrier laid down by artillery fire; overwhelming profusion The company was forced to retreat through the ________ of heavy canyons.






9. Courteous; faithful; brave - ________ behavior involves noble words and good deeds.






10. Thought - Mathematics problems sometimes require much ________.






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






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






13. Courteous regard for another's wish In ________ to his desires - the employers granted him a holiday.






14. Title; chapter heading; text under illustration - I find the ________s that accompany these cartoons very clever and humorous.






15. Burn with hot iron or caustic - In order to prevent infection - the doctor ________d the wound.






16. Undistinctive; ordinary The private detective was a short - ________ fellow with no ourstanding features - the sort of person one would never notice in a crowd.






17. Private meeting of members of a party to select officers or determine policy - At the opening of Congress the members of the Democratic Party held a ________ to elect the majority leader of the House and the party whip.






18. Expand;swell out I can tell when he is under stress by the way the veins ________ on his forehead.






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






20. Shyness You must overcome your ________ if you intend to become a salesperson.






21. Deliver; provide; represent He ________ed aid to the needy and indigent.






22. Flay; abrade These shoes are so ill-fitting that they will ________ the feet and create blisters.






23. Boorish; rude - Dismayed by his ________ manners at the party - the girls vowed never to invite him again.






24. Boisterous merrymaking New Year's Eve is a night of ________.






25. Warn; reprove He ________ed his listeners to change their wicked ways.






26. Unoriginal; obtained from another source Although her early poetry was clearly ________ in nature - the critics thought she had promise and eventually would find her own voice.






27. Fluent He is a ________ and articulate speaker.






28. Pertaining to disease As we study the pathological aspects of this disease - we must not overlook the ________ elements.






29. Unfriendly; hostile She felt that they were ________ and were hoping for her downfall.






30. Determination Nothing could shake his ________ to succeed despite all difficulties.






31. List; mention one by one Huck hung his head in shame as Miss Watson ________d his many flaws.






32. Element; ingredient I wish all the ________s of my stereo system were working at the same time.






33. Strength; staying power I doubt that she has the ________ to run the full distance of the marathon race.






34. After death (as of child born after father's death or book published after author's death) The critics ignored his works during his lifetime; it was only after the ________ publication of his last novel that they recognized his great talent.






35. Practical This is an entirely ________ proposal. I suggest we adopt it.






36. Withdrawal He dropped his libel suit after the newspaper published a ________of its statement.






37. Capture; enslave From the moment he saw her picture - he was ________ed by her beauty.






38. Firmly established by nature or habit His ________ love of justice compelled him to come to their aid.






39. Sheer; like cobwebs Nylon can be woven into ________ or thick fabrics.






40. Mentally quick and observant; having insight Because he was considered the most ________ member of the firm - he was assigned the most difficult cases.






41. Frenzied Angered - he went ________ and began to wreck the room.






42. Turn into a god; idolize Admire the rock star all you want; just don't ________ him.






43. Make amends for (a sin) He tried to ________ his crimes by a full confession to the authorities.






44. Explain or go over excessively or to a ridiculous degree; assail verbally The debate coach warned her student not to bore the audience by ________ing his point.






45. 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.






46. Suffering from indigestion All the talk about rich food made him feel ________.






47. Conceited smile Wipe that ________ off your face!






48. Surrender something; efect; vomit Unwilling to ________ the cash he had stolen from the pension fund - the embezzler tried to run away.






49. Start; beginning She was involved with the project from its ________.






50. Anger ar an injustice He felt ________ at the ill-treatment of the helpless animals.