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GRE Wordlist: Meanings - Complete Sentences

Subjects : english, vocabulary
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1. Statement that looks false but is actually correct; a contradictory statement Wordworth's "The child is father to the man" is an example of ________.






2. Country bumpkin. At school - his classmates regarded him as a yokel and laughed at his rustic mannerisms.






3. Settle a dispute through the services of an outsider Let us ________ out differences rather than engage in a costly strike.






4. Lack of consistency; difference The police noticed some ________(ies) in his description of the crime and did not believe him.






5. Dwarf; underground spirit In medieval mythology - ________s were the special guardians and inhabitants of subterranean mines.






6. Prevailinig among a specific group of people or in a specific are or country This disease is ________ in this part of the world; more than 80 percent of the population are at one time or another affected by it.






7. Totally clear; definite; outspoken Don't just hint around that you're dissatisfied: be ________ about what's bugging you.






8. Situated beyond; unstated and often questionable You must have an ________ motive for your behavior - since there is no obvious reason for it.






9. Foretell The vultures flying overhead ________d the discovery of the corpse in the desert.






10. Unlikely occurrence; stroke of fortune When Douglass defeated Tyson for the heavyweight championship - some sportscasters dismissed his victory as a ________.






11. Ordinary; commonplace We were disappointed because he gave a rather ________ performance in this role.






12. Formal essay In order to earn a graduate degree from many of our universities - a candidate is frequently required to prepare a ________ on some scholarly subject.






13. Causing plague; baneful People were afraid to explore the ________ swap.






14. Relating to races Intolerance between ________ groups is deplorable and usually is based on lack of information.






15. Unfounded rumor - It is almost impossible to protect oneself from such a base ________.






16. Tough; strong and firm The steak was too ________ to chew






17. Make thin; weaken By withdrawing their forces - the generals hoped to ________ the enemy lines.






18. Blessing; benefit The recent rains that filled our empty reservoirs were a ________ to the whole community.






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






20. Fall back or sink again The economy ________d into a depression from the peak.






21. That which is hinted at or suggested If I understand the ________ of your remark - you do not trust our captain.






22. Long - passionate - and vehement speech In her lengthy ________ - the principal berated the offenders.






23. Offer as a sacrifice The tribal kind offered to ________ his daughter to quiet the angry gods.






24. Restlessly impatient; obstinately resisting control Waiting impatiently in the line to see Santa Claus - even the best-behaved children grow ________ and start to fidget.






25. Overflow; flood The tremendous waves ________d the town.






26. Mixed up; jumbled; distorted A favorite party game involves passing a whispered message from one person to another; by the time it reaches the last player - the message has become totally ________.






27. Praiseworthy; commendable His ________ deeds will be remarked by all whom he aided.






28. Manlike The gorilla is the strongest of the ________ animals.






29. Remainder I suggest that you wait until the store places the ________s of these goods on sale.






30. Not literal - but metaphorical; using a figure of speech "To lose one's marbles" is a ________ expression; if you're told Jack has lost his marbles - no one expects you to rush out to buy him a replacement set.






31. Defamation; utterance of false and malicious statements Unless you can prove your allegations - your remarks constitute ________.






32. Propriety; seemliness Shocked by the unruly behavior - the teacher criticized the class for its lack of ________.






33. Continued loud noise The ________ of the jackhammers outside the classroom window drowned out the lecturer's voice.






34. Stubbornly wrongheaded; wicked and unacceptable When Hannibal Lecter was in a ________ mood - he ate the flesh of his victims.






35. Swift; momentarily brilliant We all wondered at his ________ rise to fame.






36. Overlook; forgive; give tacit approval; excuse Unlike Widow Douglass - who ________d Huck's minor offenses - Miss Watson did nothing but scold.






37. Honor; glory; praise The singer complacently received ________ on his performance from his entourage.






38. Decay The moral ________ of the people was reflected in the lewd literature of the period.






39. Extremely poor The costs of the father's illness left the family ________.






40. Active; efficient A ________ government is necessary to meet the demands of a changing society.






41. Having a pale or sickly color; pallid. Suckling asked - "Why so pale and ________ - fond lover?"






42. Beastlike; brutal; inhuman The Red Cross sought to put an end to the ________ treatment of prisoners of war.






43. Correct a false impression; undeceive I will attempt to ________ you of your impression of my client's guilt; I know he is innocent.






44. Acquire; take possession of for one's own use The ranch owners ________d the lands that had originally been set aside for the Indians' use.






45. Throw headlong; hasten The removal of American political support appeared to have ________d the downfall of the Marcos regime.






46. Chew We must ________ our food carefully and slowly in order to avoid digestive disorders.






47. Burden; responsibility The emperor was spared the ________ of signing the surrender papers; instead - he relegated the assignment to his generals.






48. Reflection; thought She reached her decision only after much ________.






49. Unconquerable The founders of our country had ________ willpower.






50. Indirect reference the ________s to mythological characters in Milton's poems bewilder the reader who has not studied Latin.






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