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GRE Wordlist: Meanings - Complete Sentences
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1. Char or burn; brand Accidentally brushing against the hot grill - she ________ed her hand badly.
immolate
sear
moribund
amend
2. Juicy; full of richness To some people - Florida citrus fruits are more ________ than those from California.
delusive
caustic
dregs
succulent
3. Appearance of truth; likelihood Critics praised her for the ________ of her performance as Lady Macbeth. She was completely believable.
verisimilitude
deprecate
carat
circumscribe
4. Declare openly I must ________ that I am innocent.
partial
prescience
philanthropist
avow
5. Happening at the same time In America - the colonists were resisting the demands of the mother contry; at the ________ moment in France - the middle class was sowing the seeds of rebellion.
quirk
obloquy
collate
concurrent
6. Pious The ________ man prayed daily.
ramble
sham
contraband
devout
7. Landless agricultural worker; bond servant The land reformers sought to liberate the ________s and establish them as independent farmers.
peon
cadence
venerable
contaminate
8. Nonsense; babbling Did you hear that foolish boy spouting ________ about monsters from outer space?
denotation
gibberish
philanthropist
retribution
9. Clowning John Candy's ________ in Uncle Buck was hilarious.
caucus
imponderable
buffoonery
parquet
10. Acute pain; extreme suffering Visiting the site of explosion - Premier Gorbachev wept to see the ________ of the victims and their families.
husbandry
paradigm
oligarchy
anguish
11. Openmouthed She stared - ________ - at the many strange animals in the zoo.
hew
agape
pacify
axiom
12. Mercy killing Many people support ________ for terminally ill patients who wish to die.
euthanasia
retrench
aspersion
hinterlands
13. Raise in rank or dignity; praise The actor Alec Guinness was ________ed to the rank of knighthood by the Queen; he now is known as Sir Alec Guinness.
rejuvenate
disaffected
entomology
exalt
14. Expose to slander His opponents tried to ________ the candidate's reputation by spreading rumors about his past.
disinclination
puny
traduce
disquisition
15. Courteous Although he held a position of responsibility - he was an ________ individual and could be reached by anyone with a complaint.
affable
stalwart
osseus
denounce
16. Pertinent; bearing upon the case at hand The lawyer objected that the testimony being offered was not ________ to the case at hand.
oligarchy
defray
grotesque
germane
17. Practical person No ________ enjoys becoming involved in a game that he can never win
compact
grandiloquent
abjure
pragmatist
18. Disgustingly excessive His ________ praise of the dictator annoyed his listeners.
fulsome
rend
coercion
imprecation
19. Scatter The police fired tear gas into crowd to ________ the protesters.
profane
retrench
virus
disperse
20. Practical rule guiding conduct "Love thy neighbor as thyself" is a worthwhile ________.
morose
multilingual
vortex
precept
21. Foretell; presage The king did not know what these omens might ________ and asked his soothsayers to interpret them.
sinuous
spate
amiable
portend
22. Casual; done without prior thought Expecting to be treated with due propriety by her costs - Great-Aunt Maud was offended by their ________ manner.
offhand
chasm
disarray
soporific
23. Brief explanation of words used in the text I have found the ________ in this book very useful; it has eliminated many trips to the dictionary.
glossary
eccentricity
quadruped
talisman
24. Temporary platform for workers; bracing framework; platform for execution Before painting the house - the workers put up a ________ to allow them to work on the second story.
welter
molt
tensile
scaffold
25. Vex; irritate; muddy Red had a hair-trigger temper: he was an easy man to ________.
timidity
putrid
rile
pungency
26. Ornamental clasp She treasured the ________ because it was an heirloom.
charisma
effluvium
wrath
brooch
27. Brighten; clear up or make understandable; enlighten Just as a lamp can ________ a dark room - a perceptive comment can illuminate a knotty problem.
descry
scuttle
trinket
illuminate
28. Outward appearance; guise Although this book has a ________ of wisdom and scholarship - a careful examination will reveal many errors and omissions.
occlude
semblance
idiosyncratic
relinquish
29. With identity concealed; using an assumed name The monarch enjoyed traveling throughthe town ________ and mingling with the populace.
protean
quarry
propellant
incognito
30. Prevent by taking action in advance By setting up a prenuptial agreement - the prospective bride and groom hoped to ________ any potential arguments about money in the event of a divorce.
warranty
forestall
retort
menial
31. Specialized knowledge; expert skill Although she was knowledgeable in a number of fields - she was hired for her particular ________ in computer programming.
premonitory
altercation
mirage
expertise
32. Environment; atmosphere She went to the restaurant not for the food but for the ________.
ambience
reprehensible
inflated
fraudulent
33. Resonant His ________ voice resounded through the hall.
floe
infernal
wispy
sonorous
34. Force or push out Much pressure is required to ________ these plastics.
extrude
heedless
strew
misadventure
35. Lively Her ________ expression indicated a keenness of intellect.
vernal
redundant
animated
impair
36. Mixture as of metals ________ of gold are used more frequently than the pure metal.
caste
analgesic
travesty
alloy
37. Deck opening; lid covering a deck opening The latch on the ________ failed to catch - so the hatch remained unlatched.
rehabilitate
hatch
connoisseur
interdict
38. Narrow-minded person - uncultured and exculsively interested in material gain We need more men of culture and enlightenment; we have too many ________s among us.
contentious
prod
ashen
philistine
39. Maker and seller of eyeglasses The patient took the prescription given him by his oculist to the ________.
grotesque
diffusion
optician
relinquish
40. Mechanism that imitates actions of humans Long before science fiction readers became aware of robots - writers were creating stories of ________ who could outperform humans.
malcontent
flux
automaton
assert
41. Skillful The magician was so ________ that we could not follow his movements as he performed his tricks.
tome
sagacious
incessant
dexterous
42. Ineffective; fruitless Why waste your time on ________ pursuits?
toil
frigid
futile
macerate
43. Individual who sacrifices principles for expediency by taking advantage of circumstances Forget about ethics! He's such an ________ that he'll vote in favor of any deal that will give him a break.
garnish
swarthy
opportunist
lachrymose
44. Study of word parts A knowledge of ________ can help you on many English tests.
expedite
dogged
etymology
voluble
45. Honor; glory; praise The singer complacently received ________ on his performance from his entourage.
palatable
lectern
kudos
eugenic
46. Error The criminal's fatal ________ led to his capture.
preposterous
synoptic
allure
blunder
47. Storehouse for grain We have reason to be thankful - for our crops were good and our ________(ies) are full.
granary
exchequer
monarchy
disputatious
48. Trip; short journey He took a quick ________ to Atlantic City.
bulwark
jaunt
tentative
retrench
49. Ash-colored; deadly pale Her face was ________ with fear.
feckless
pessimism
merger
ashen
50. At the point of death The doctors called the family to the bedside of the ________ patient.
moribund
opprobrium
ignoble
agnostic