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GRE Wordlist: Meanings - Complete Sentences

Subjects : english, vocabulary
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1. Written statement made under oath The court refused to accept his statement unless he presented it in the form of an ________.






2. Inclined to; prostrate She was ________ to sudden fits of anger.






3. Support; prop up - Just as architects buttress the walls of cathedrals with flying buttresses - debates ________ their arguments with facts.






4. Reason; justify an improper act Do not try to ________ your behavior by blaming your companions.






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






6. Not active; acted upon Mahatma Gandhi urged his followers to pursue a program of ________ resistance as he felt that it was more effective than violence and acts of terrorism.






7. Wasteful; reckless with money The ________ son squandered his inheritance.






8. Flowing smoothly; smooth Italian is a ________ language.






9. Poke; stir up; urge If you ________ him hard enough - he'll eventually clean his room.






10. Strongly held belief Nothing could shake his ________ that she was innocent.






11. Deadlock Negotiations between the union and the employers have reached a ________; neither side is willing to budge from previously stated positions.






12. Ardent; hot She felt that the ________ praise was excessive and somewhat undeserved.






13. Huge; enormous The ________ wrestler was terrified of mice.






14. Mutually agreed on; done together The girl scouts in the troop made a ________ effort to raise funds for their annual outing - and emitted a concerted sigh when their leader announced that they had reached their goal.






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






16. Weaken; destroy The relatives who received little or nothing sought to ________ the will by claiming that the deceased had not been in his right mind when he signed the document.






17. Not essential; minor The scholarship covered his major expenses at college and some of his ________expenses as well.






18. Uprightness; incorruptibility Everyone took his ________ for granted; his defalcations - therefore - shocked us all.






19. Brawl The three musketeers were in the thick of ________.






20. Burn without flame; be liable to break out at any moment The rags ________ed for hours before they burst into flame.






21. Concerning trade I am more interested in the opportunites available in the ________ field than I am in those in the legal profession.






22. Not developed; elementary His dancing was limited to a few ________ steps.






23. Gigantic The ________ corporations of the twentieth century are a mixed blessing






24. Morbid fear Her fear of flying was more than mere nervousness; it was a real ________.






25. Report; record (in chronological order) - The gossip columnist was paid to ________ the latest escapades of the socially prominent celebrities.






26. Breathing; exhalation The doctor found that the patient's years of smoking had adversely affected both his lung capacity and his rate of ________.






27. Nearing; approaching The entire country was saddened by the news of his ________ death.






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






29. Absurd; ridiculous When the candidate tried to downplay his youthful experiments with marijuana by saying he hadn't inhaled -we all thought - "What a ________ excuse!"






30. Sun's corona; halo Many medieval paintings depict saintly characters with ________ around their heads.






31. Central; critical De Klerk's decision to set Nelson Mandela free was ________; without Mandela's release - there was no possibility that the African National Cogress would entertain talks with the South African government.






32. Agent that brings about a chemical change while it remains unaffected and unchanged - Many chemical reactions cannot take place without the presence of a ________.






33. Kindly; doing good The overgenerous philanthropist had to curb his ________ impulses before he gave away all his money and left himself with nothing.






34. State confidently I wish to ________ that I am certain of success.






35. Separate; unconnected The universe is composed of ________ bodies.






36. Arsonist The fire spread in such an unusual manner that the fire department chiefs were certain that it had been set by an ________.






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






38. Murder of a king or queen The beheading of Mary Queen of Scots was an act of ________.






39. Playful Such a ________ attitude is surprising in a person as serious as you usually are.






40. Repay in kind (usually for bad treatment) Fear that we will ________ immediately deters our foe from attacking us.






41. Delay in punishment; interval of relief; rest The judge granted the condemned man a ________ to enable his attorneys to file an appeal.






42. Curse; express abhorrence for The world ________s the memory of Hitler and hopes that genocide will never again be the policy of any nation.






43. Emotional urges behind human activity The psychiatrist maintained that suppression of the ________ often resulted in maladjustment and neuroses.






44. Put in order At a debate tournament - extemporaneous speakers have only a minute or two to ________ their thoughts before addressing their audience.






45. Increase; grow. With proper handling - his fortunes ________ed and he became rich.






46. Irritation; resentment She showed her ________ by her refusal to appear with the other contestants at the end of the contest.






47. Breeder or dealer of animals The dog ________ exhibited her prize collie at the annual Kennel Club show.






48. Great waterfall; eye abnormality - She gazed with awe at the mighty ________ known as Niagara Falls.






49. Tranquillity He was impressed by the air of ________ and peace that pervaded the valley.






50. Produced by fire; volcanic Lava - pumice - and other ________ rocks are found in great abundance around Mount Vesuvius near Naples.