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GRE Wordlist: Meanings - Complete Sentences
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1. Slanderous remark Do not cast ________s on her character.
cog
molt
bask
aspersion
2. Ointment Apply this ________ to the sore muscles before retiring.
malcontent
unguent
convert
disconcert
3. Stubborn We tried to persuade him to give up smoking - but he was ________ and refused to change.
malicious
symbiosis
garrulous
obstinate
4. Very generous The ________ gift was presented to the bride by her rich uncle.
munificent
sage
firebrand
emetic
5. Quantity of motion of a moving body; impetus The car lost ________ as it tried to ascend the steep hill.
humdrum
momentum
eulogistic
jeopardy
6. Thick-skinned animal The elephant is probably the best-known ________
verdigris
behoove
phobia
pachyderm
7. Foul-smelling The component heap was most ________ in summer.
malodorous
trepidation
apotheosis
civil
8. Ability to foretell the future Given the current wave of Japan-bashing - it does not take ________ for me to foresee problems in our future trade relations with Japan.
impiety
prescience
sham
faze
9. Longing; urge. She had a _________ to get away and live on her own for a while.
allege
sate
fatuous
yen
10. Irritation; resentment She showed her ________ by her refusal to appear with the other contestants at the end of the contest.
propitiate
optimum
pique
deploy
11. Calmness; placidity The ________ of the sleepy town was shattered by a tremendous explosion.
serenity
inclusive
incline
relic
12. Brawl; melee The military police stopped the ________ in the bar and arrested the belligerents.
debutante
juncture
mutter
fracas
13. Spoil by clumsy behavior - I was afraid you would ________ his assignment but I had no one else to send.
reprise
futile
bungle
petulant
14. Untimely; poorly chosen A rock concert is an ________ setting for a quiet conversation.
render
inopportune
waft
equivocate
15. Sharpen; stimulate. The odors from the kitchen are ________ting my appetite; I will be ravenous by the time the meal is served.
acme
whet
epitaph
pantomime
16. Unfriendly; hostile She felt that they were ________ and were hoping for her downfall.
cohesion
semblance
stentorian
inimical
17. Explain; interpret; clarify Harry Levin ________d James Joyce's novels with such clarity that even Finnegan's Wake seemed comprehensible to his students.
omnipotent
myriad
recondite
explicate
18. Become popular with He tried to ________ himself into her parents' good graces.
expedite
ingratiate
malcontent
adversity
19. Handle used to move the boat's rudder (to steer) Fearing the wind might shift suddenly and capsize the skiff - Tom kept one hand on the ________ at all times.
tilter
irascible
indeterminate
harbinger
20. Essentially; inherently; naturally Although my grandmother's china has ________ little value - I shall always cherish it for the memories it evokes.
perversion
discount
intrinsically
extradition
21. Relating to the stars She was amazed at the number of ________ bodies the new telescope revealed.
enrapture
astral
fortitude
cessation
22. Origin or source of something I am not interested in its ________; I am more concerned with its usefulness than with its source.
provenance
enamored
dint
solecism
23. Loss of speech due to injury or illness After the automobile accident - the victim had periods of ________ when he could not speak at all or could only mumble incoherently.
aphasia
expiate
allude
annul
24. Drunken revel - The party degenerated into an ugly ________.
carousal
parley
gambit
circlet
25. Fashionable She always discarded all garments that were no longer ________.
generic
modish
solicit
lilliputian
26. Sweet sounding The ________ sounds of the birds at dawn were soon drowned out by the roar of traffic passing our motel.
elucidate
colloquy
dulcet
distortion
27. Diligent It took Rembrandt weeks of ________ labor before he was satisfied with his portrait of his son.
equestrian
hypothetical
endemic
assiduous
28. Wishing evil We must thwart his ________ schemes.
pariah
malevolent
conviction
presumptous
29. Collect The miser's aim is to ________ and hoard as much gold as possible.
amass
codify
sundry
treatise
30. Beg persistently Democratic and Republican phone solicitors ________d her for contributions so frequently that she decided to give nothing to either party.
didactic
importune
mirth
lucid
31. Having vertical parallel grooves (as in a pillar) All that remained of the ancient building were the ________ columns.
insularity
lurid
avocation
fluted
32. Meanly stingy; parsimonious The ________ pittance the widow receives from the government cannot keep her from poverty.
fleece
impeccable
niggardly
tractable
33. Stipulation I am ready to accept your proposal with the two ________ that you meet your obligations within the next two weeks.
proviso
miasma
endorse
toxic
34. Squander The young man quickly ________d his inheritance and was soon broke.
adherent
anodyne
quaint
dissipate
35. Wise saying; proverb There is much truth in the old ________ about fools and their money.
gentry
adage
connivance
inadvertently
36. Literary dark The ________ room reminded him of an empty space.
limpid
decadence
pedant
stygian
37. Clowning John Candy's ________ in Uncle Buck was hilarious.
welter
ciliated
buffoonery
disparate
38. Goal; aim A degree in medicine was her ultimate ________.
objective
alloy
wry
hyperbole
39. Fear of being locked in - His fellow classmates laughed at his ________ and often threatened to lock him in his room.
claustrophobia
elliptical
grouse
resuscitate
40. Strict disciplinarian The commanding officer was a ________ who observed each regulation to the ltter.
sibylline
inveigle
martinet
perversion
41. Given freely; unwarranted; uncalled for Quit making ________ comments about my driving; no one asked you for your opinion.
terminology
gratuitous
sinuous
rankle
42. Essential; pertaining to the substance Although the delegates were aware of the importance of the problem - they could not agree on the ________ issues.
satirical
malapropism
substantive
misnomer
43. Hypothesis; surmise I based my decision to confide in him on the ________ that he would be discreet.
feckless
enormity
outrtip
supposition
44. Needlessly repetitious In the sentence "It was visible to the eye -" the phrase "to the eye" is ________.
suborn
cogent
tautological
seep
45. Refrain; withhold from participation After considering the effect of alcohol on his athletic performance - he decided to ________ from drinking while he trained for the race.
masticate
abstain
insurrection
tribute
46. Counterfeit; not authentic The police quickly found the distributors of the ________ twenty-dollar bills.
bogus
inerrancy
nocturnal
efface
47. Bruise She was treated for ________s and abrasions.
resolve
contusion
affinity
apprehensive
48. Conspicuously wicked We cannot condone such ________ violations of the rules.
consonance
flagrant
surrogate
manifesto
49. Accustom a baby not to nurse; give up a cherished activity. He decided he would ________ himself away from eating junk food and stick to fruits and vegetables.
wean
haughtiness
intrepid
recluse
50. Split asunder - The lightening ________s the tree in two.
shrew
agenda
entomology
cleave