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GRE Wordlist: Meanings - Complete Sentences

Subjects : english, vocabulary
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1. Standstill; stalemate The negotiations had reached a ________.






2. Furthest behind The coward could always be found in the ________ lines whenever a battle was being waged.






3. Advise against He could not ________ his friend from joining the conspirators.






4. Vaguely longing; sadly pensive. With a last _________ glance at the happy couples dancing in the hall - Sue headed back to her room to study for her exam.






5. Untimely; poorly chosen A rock concert is an ________ setting for a quiet conversation.






6. Incapable of injury Achilles was ________ except in his heel.






7. Place where a river can be crossed on foot Rather than risk using the shaky rope bridge - David walked a half-mile downstream until he came to the neartest ________.






8. Sharpness In time his youthful ________ of vision failed him - and he needed glasses.






9. Pertaining to farewell I found the ________ address too long; leave-taking should be brief.






10. Knowledge During the election campaign - the two candidates were kept in full ________ of the international situation.






11. Recover The doctors were worried because the patient did not ________ as rapidly as they had expected.






12. To speak or write in an exaggeratedly enthusiastic manner She greatly enjoyed her Hawaiian vacation and ________d about it for weeks.






13. Essence she was asked to give the ________ of the essay in two sentence.






14. Exact If you don't give me ________ directions and a map - I'll never find your place.






15. Revere In China - the people ________ their ancestors.






16. Pay out When you ________ money on the company's behalf - be sure to get a receipt.






17. Controversy; argument in support of point of view Her essays were - for the main part - ________s for the party's policy.






18. Condescend He felt that he would debase himself if he ________ed to answer his critics.






19. Missile Man has always hurled ________s at his enemy whether in the form of stones or of highly explosive shells.






20. In love Narcissus became ________ of his own beauty.






21. Having to do with predicting the future In interpreting Pharaoh's ________ dream - Joseph said that the seven fat cows eaten by the seven lean cows represented seven years of plenty followed by seven years of famine.






22. Split - Erosion caused a ________ in the huge boulder.






23. Fit for plowing The land was no longer ________; erosion had removed the valuable topsoil.






24. Long period of time; an age It has taken ________s for our civilization to develop.






25. Dissimilar In a ________ group - we have an unassorted assemblage - while in a homogeneous group we have people or things that have common traits.






26. Ash-colored; deadly pale Her face was ________ with fear.






27. Purely spiritual; theoretical; without sensual desire Accused of impropriety in his dealings with female students - the professor maintained he had only a ________ interest in the women involved.






28. Self-control; formal but distant manner Although some girls were attracted by Mark's ________ - Judy was put off by it - for she felt his aloofness indicated a lack of openness.






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






30. Very large number ________s of mosquitoes from the swamps invaded our village every twilight.






31. The Milky Way; any collection of brilliant personalities The deaths of such famous actors as Clark Gable - Gary Cooper - Spencer Tracy - and Marlene Dietrich demonstrate that the ________ of Hollywood superstars is rapidly disppearing.






32. Soothing; mild She used a ________ ointment for her sunburn.






33. Idealistic but impractical His head is in the clouds; he is constantly presenting these ________ schemes.






34. Change in direction After what seemed an eternity - the wind ________ed to the east and the storm abated.






35. Philosopher who studies the nature of knowledge "What is more important - a knowledge of nature of the nature of knowledge?" the ________ asked the naturalist.






36. Adherence to established rules or procedures Signing this petition is a mere ________; it does not obligate you in any way.






37. Commemorate Let us ________ his great contribution by dedicating this library in his honor.






38. Small - poor bed The weary traveler went to sleep on his straw ________.






39. Argue about prices I prefer to shop in a store that has a one-price policy because - whenever I ________ with a shopkeeper - I am never certain that I paid a fair price for the articles I purchased.






40. Unaccustomed He hesitated to assume the ________ role of master of ceremonies at the dinner.






41. Conclusion It is not until we reach the ________ of this play that we can understand the author's message.






42. Efficiency or conciseness in using somethingnnnReading the epigrams of Pope - I admire the ________ of his verse: in few words he conveys worlds of meaning.






43. Truthful I can recommend him for this position because I have always found him ________ and reliable.






44. Respectable If you want to buy antiques - look for a ________ dealer; far too many dealers today pass off fakes as genuine antiques.






45. Not practical or applied; hypothetical Bob was better at applied engineering and computer programming than he was at ________ physics and math. While I can still think of some theoretical objections to your plan - you've convinced me of its basic sou






46. Shrewd; thrifty - The ________ Scotsman was more than a match for the swindlers.






47. Deception; trickery The Trojan War proved to the Greeks that cunning and ________ were often more effective than military might.






48. Crookedly; slanted; at an angle When he placed his hat ________ upon his head - his observers laughed.






49. Mournful The ________ howling of the dogs added to our sadness.






50. Forgetfulness Her work had fallen into a state of ________; no one bothered to read them.