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GRE Wordlist: Meanings - Complete Sentences

Subjects : english, vocabulary
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1. Protrusion; bulge A ganglionic cyst is a fluid-filled tumor (generally benign) that develops near a joint membrane or tendon sheath - and that bulges beneath the skin - forming a ________.






2. Dissenting; rebellious In the purge that followed the student demonstrations at Tianamen Square - the government hunted down the ________ students and their supporters.






3. Cause to appear or become stupid or inconsistent; frustrate or hinder His long hours in the blacking factory left young Dickens numb and incurious - as if the menial labor had ________ed his mind.






4. Genuine; real She turned so pale that I am sure her surprise was ________.






5. 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.






6. Flay; abrade These shoes are so ill-fitting that they will ________ the feet and create blisters.






7. Declare openly I must ________ that I am innocent.






8. Expressing possibility; latent The juvenile delinquent is a ________ murderer.






9. Sparkle; flash I enjoy her dinner parties because the food is excellent and the conversation ________s.






10. Subside or moderate - Rather than leaving immediately - they waited for the storm to ________.






11. Discord - Some people seem to enjoy the ________ of an orchestra that is tuning up.






12. Lacking substance; insignificant; frail His hopes for a career in acting proved ________; no one would cast him - even in an insubstantial role.






13. Pertaining to memory He used ________ tricks to master new words.






14. Case for a sword blade; sheath The drill master told the recruit to wipe the blood from his sword before slipping it back into the ________.






15. Consecrate The prophet Samuel ________ed David with oil - crowning him king of Israel.






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






17. Pertaining to tailors He was as famous for the ________ splendor of his attire as he was for his acting.






18. Wishing evil We must thwart his ________ schemes.






19. Oval; ambiguous - either purposely or because key words have been left out An ________ billiad ball wobbles because it is not perfectly round; an elliptical remark baffles because it is not perfectly clear.






20. Literary dark The ________ room reminded him of an empty space.






21. Suspended action - The deal was held in ________ until her arrival.






22. Lacking self-restraint His ________ behavior off stage shocked many people and they refused to attend the plays and movies in which he appeared.






23. Sham; not genuine; inferior You will never get the public to buy such ________ material.






24. Domestic; made at home homespun wit - like homespun cloth - was often coarse and plain.






25. Seemingly reasonable but incorrect Let us not be misled by such ________ arguments.






26. Pertaining to the science of the function of living To understand this disease fully - we must examine not only its ________ aspects but also its psychological elements.






27. Echoing; resounding; deep and full in sound The deep - ________ voice of the actor James Earl Jones makes him particulary effective when he appears on stage.






28. Eager enthusiasm. Wang's _________ was contagious; soon all his fellow students were busily making posters - inspired by his ardent enthusiasm for the cause.






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






30. Foul; rotten; decayed The gangrenous condition of the wound was indicated by the ________ smell when the bandages were removed.






31. Bringing into conformity with reason All attempts at ________ at this time are doomed to failure; tempers and emotions run too high for intelligent thought to prevail.






32. Flattery; admiration The rock star thrived on the ________ of his groupies and yes-men.






33. Exaggeration; overstatement This salesman is guilty of ________ in describing his product; it is wise to discount his claims.






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






35. Absorb; cause to become homogenous The manner in which the United States was able to ________ the hordes of immigrants during the nineteenth and early part of the twentieth centuries will always be a source of pride.






36. Changeable; faithless He discovered his supposedly faithful girlfriend was ________.






37. Homesickness; longing for the past The first settlers found so much work to do that they had little time for ________.






38. Analyze; evaluate When they ________ed the ore - they found that they had discovered a very rich vein.






39. Repentant When he realized the enormity of his crime - he became remorseful and ________.






40. Muddy; having the sediment disturbed The water was ________ after the children had waded through it.






41. Period of time The glacial ________ lasted for thousands of years.






42. Extremely obvious; loudly offensive Caught in a ________ lie - the scoundrel had only one regret: he wished that he had lied more subtly.






43. Excessively exacting You are ________ in your demands for perfection; we all make mistakes.






44. Superiority of power - quantity - etc. The rebels sought to overcome the ________ of strength of the government forces by engaging in guerrilla tactics.






45. Fear of water; rabies A dog that bites a human being must be observed for symptoms of ________.






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






47. Lizard that changes color in different situations - Like the ________ - he assumed the political coloration of every group he met.






48. Commonplace; trite The English teacher criticized her story because of its ________ and unoriginal plot.






49. Draw out by discussion The detectives tried to ________ where he had hidden his loot.






50. Turmoil; bewildering jumble. The existing ________ of overlapping federal and state proclaims cries out for immediate reform.