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GRE Wordlist: Meanings - Complete Sentences
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1. Death Upon the ________ of the dictator - a bitter dispute about succession to power developed.
disconcolate
demise
hummock
dermatologist
2. Being everywhere; omnipresent That Christmas "The Little Drummer Boy" seemed ________: Justin heard the tune everywhere he went.
lament
champion
ubiquitous
omnipresent
3. Poverty - misfortune We must learn to meet ________ gracefully.
concur
ablution
adversity
earthy
4. Follow The evils that ________d were the direct result of the miscalculations of the leaders.
respiration
ensue
quizzical
indict
5. Persuade to act unlawfully (especially to commit perjury) In the Godfather - the mobsters used bribery and threats to ________ the witnesses against Don Michael Corleone.
sleight
suborn
mirth
dishearten
6. Systematic An accountant must be ________ and maintain order among his financial records.
unilateral
foment
didactic
methodical
7. Preceding in time - rank - etc. Our discussions - ________ to this event - certainly did not give you any reason to believe that we would adopt your proposal.
fleece
inimitable
precedent
luscious
8. Witty thought or saying - usually short Poor Richard's ________s made Benjamin Franklin famous.
restitution
epigram
malign
arroyo
9. Oppression; cruel government Frederick Douglass fought against the ________ of slavery throughout his entire life.
fortitude
tyranny
affirmation
shyster
10. An act of yielding Before they could reach an agreement - both sides had to make certain ________s.
concession
turbulence
marital
restraint
11. Pertaining to the stars He was the ________ attraction of the entire performance.
timorous
stellar
vagabond
astute
12. Dull and unimaginative; matter-of-fact; factual Though the ad writers had come up with a highly creative campaign to publicize the company's newest product - the head office rejected it for a more ________ - down-to-earth approach.
awe
touchy
prosaic
recapitulate
13. Trying to please; obliging The courtier obeyed the king's orders in a ________ manner.
boorish
fanfare
plenary
complaisant
14. Deny She was too honest to ________ the truth of the report.
facetious
gusto
gainsay
braggadocio
15. Unruly; refractory The horse was ________ and refused to enter the starting gate.
warranty
intractable
grouse
optional
16. Essential quality His outstanding ________ was his kindness.
malefactor
attribute
ambivalence
sectarian
17. Headland They erected a lighthouse on the ________ to warn approaching ships of their nearness to the shore.
reputable
sheaf
plausible
promontory
18. Trivial; shallow Since your report gave only a ________ analysis of the problem - I cannot give you more than a passing grade.
primordial
superficial
plagiarize
artless
19. Wordiness; spreading in all directions like a gas Your composition suffers from a ________ of ideas; try to be more compact.
prevalent
diffusion
clairvoyant
refute
20. Suspended action - The deal was held in ________ until her arrival.
abeyance
stamina
yoke
delineate
21. Prescribed diet and habits I doubt whether the results warrant our living under such a strict ________.
expletive
regimen
sedition
bulwark
22. Lessen in value If you neglect this properly - it will ________.
prehensile
depreciate
turgid
verbose
23. Official As his case was transferred from one ________ to another - he began to despair of ever reaching a settlement.
impending
dauntless
prestige
functionary
24. Fret; complain There is no sense ________(ing) over the work you have left undone.
rectify
repine
militate
dogmatic
25. Pertaining to money I never expected a ________ reward for my work in this activity.
gratuity
purveyor
pecuniary
precarious
26. Clak volcanic rock The deposits of ________ on the mountain slopes were an indiacation that volcano had erupted in ancient times.
meteoric
supplicate
quizzical
obsidian
27. Harmful; damaging Your acceptance of her support will ultimately prove ________ rather than helpful to your cause.
hew
deposition
detrimental
dishearten
28. Preventing infection; having a cleansing effect Hospitals succeeded in lowering the mortality rate as soon as they introduced ________ conditions.
bait
asceptic
effrontery
affluence
29. Shut; close A blood clot ________d an artery to the heart.
occlude
bungle
erudite
unobtrusive
30. Lasting; surviving Keats believed in the ________ power of great art - which outlast its creator's brief lives.
plagiarize
enduring
barrister
scurvy
31. Hardship; want In his youth - he knew hunger and ________.
levy
lout
privation
farce
32. Mixture as of metals ________ of gold are used more frequently than the pure metal.
gratuitous
alloy
anomalous
cognate
33. Clear from blame He was ________d of the crime when the real criminal confessed.
anchor
bucolic
ubiquitous
exculpate
34. Unrestrained; willfully malicious; unchaste. Pointing to the stack of bills - Sheldon criticized Sarah for her wanton expenditures. In response - Sara accused Sheldon of making an unfounded - wanton attack.
wanton
context
ciliated
diversion
35. Substance that propels or drives forward The development of our missile program has forced our scientists to seek more powerful ________s.
squander
ardor
exacerbate
propellant
36. Unreasonable or capricious; tyrannical The coach claimed the team lost because the umpire made some ________ calls.
embellish
arbitrary
nether
debacle
37. Bloody The audience shuddered as they listened to the details of the ________ massacre.
sherbet
accretion
propound
gory
38. Arrival Most Americans were unaware of the ________ of the Nuclear Age until the news of Hiroshima reached them.
beleaguer
advent
longevity
innovation
39. Assent; agree passively Although she appeared to ________ to her employer's suggestions - I could tell she had reservations about the changes he wanted made.
turncoat
soporific
acquiesce
diverge
40. Make less concentrated; reduce in strength She preferred her coffee ________d with milk.
deterrent
dilute
debonair
camaraderie
41. Sheer; like cobwebs Nylon can be woven into ________ or thick fabrics.
hone
gossamer
depose
savant
42. Foremost in importance; supreme Proper nutrition and hygiene are of ________ importance in adolescent development and growth.
paramount
magnanimity
conviction
clout
43. Slyness; sneakiness; secretiveness Fearing detection by the sentries on duty - the scout inched his way toward the enemy camp with great ________.
viscous
placate
palpitate
stealth
44. Set free At first - the attempts of the Abolitioninst to ________ the slaves were unpopular in New England as well as in the South.
condole
kindred
emancipate
delusion
45. Art of dancing - Martha Graham introduced a form of ________ that seemed awkward and alien to those who had been brought up on classic ballet.
ape
choreography
monarchy
blowhard
46. Unjust; wicked I cannot approve of the ________ methods you used to gain your present position.
waylay
iniquitous
demagogue
reminiscence
47. To strip a priest or minister of church authority We knew the minister had violated church regulations - but we had not realized his offense was serious enough to cause him to be ________ed.
subpoena
pragmatist
defrock
precedent
48. To make liquids murky by stirring up sediment; to disturb Be careful when you pour not to ________ the wine; if you stir up the sediment you'll destroy the flavor.
babble
ovation
roil
discernible
49. Abnormal; irregular He was placed in the ________ position of seeming to approve procedures that he despised.
muggy
anomalous
dutiful
presumptous
50. Strip; deprive He was ________ed of his power to act and could no longer govern.
barefaced
divest
rebus
inclined