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GRE Wordlist: Meanings - Complete Sentences

Subjects : english, vocabulary
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1. Facilitating evacuation of the bowels The effect of the constipation medicine is ________; it empties the bowels.






2. Gentle breeze; west wind. When these _________s blow - it is good to be in an open boat under a full sail.






3. Not planned; impromtu Because his ________ remarks were misinterpreted - he decided to write all his speeches in advance.






4. Weakness; slight fault We can overlook the ________s of our friends; no one is perfect.






5. Whimsical idea; extravagant metaphor He was an entertaining companion - always expressing himself in amusing ________s and witty turns of phrase.






6. Back country They seldom had visitors - living as they did way out in the ________.






7. Sharp upslope of a hill The car could not go up the ________ in high gear.






8. Become worse; deteriorate As the fight dragged on - the champion's style________ until he could barely keep on his feet.






9. Foul smelling; unwholesome I never could stand the ________ atmosphere surrounding the slaughter houses.






10. Article treating a subject systematically and thoroughly He is preparing a ________ on the Elizabethan playwrights for his graduate degree.






11. Model; example; pattern Pavlov's experiment in which he trains a dog to salivate on hearing a bell is a ________ of the conditioned- response experiment in behavioal psychology.






12. Hesitate; shrink He did not ________ in the face of danger but fought back bravely.






13. Location The attorney asked for a change of ________; he thought his client would do better if the trial were held in a less conservative county.






14. Shameless; bold; unconcealed Shocked by Huck Finn's ________ lies - Miss Watson prayed the good Lord would give him a sense of his unregenerate wickedness.






15. Likely to change; unstable Because the hormonal changes they undergo affect their spirits - adolescents may become emotionally ________ and experience sudden shifts of mood.






16. Enclose; surround Paris was ________ed by a wall






17. Direct financial aid by government - etc. Without this ________ - American ship operators would not be able to compete in world markets.






18. Goblet; consecrated cup - In a small room adjoining the cathedral - many ornately decorated ________s made by the most famous European goldsmiths were on display.






19. Beyond that which is normal in nature John's mother's total ability to tell when he was lying struck him as almost ________.






20. Proverb; a truth pithily stated Aesop's fables illustrate moral ________s.






21. Cliff; dangerous position Suddenly Indiana Jones found himself dangling from the edge of a ________.






22. Effort; expenditure of much physical work The ________ involved in unscrewing the rusty bolt left her exhausted.






23. Arrogant; taking liberties It seems ________ for one so relatively new to the field to challenge the conclusions of its leading experts.






24. Secret code - Lacking his code book - the spy was unable to decode the message sent to him in ________.






25. Sediment; worthless residue David poured the wine carefully to avoid stirring up the ________.






26. Open for the public to read; obvious It was ________ to everyone that the witness spoke the truth.






27. Wrestle; come to grips with He ________d with the burglar and overpowered him.






28. Well-bred; elegant We are looking for a man with a ________ apperance who can inspire confidence by his cultivated manner.






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






30. Sudden violent change of feeling; negative reaction Many people in this country who admired dictatorships underwent a ________ when they realized what Hitler and Mussolini were trying to do.






31. Noble ambition Youth's ________s should be as lofty as the stars.






32. Very precise and formal; exceedingly proper Many people commented on the contrast between the ________ attire of the young lady and the inappropriate clothing worn by her escort.






33. Pleasant; friendly My father loved to go out for a meal with ________ companions.






34. Region; climate - His doctors advised him to move to a milder ________.






35. Admit to the rights of citizenship (especially the right to vote) Although blacks were ________d shortly after the Civil War - women did not receive the right to vote until 1920.






36. Pour off gently Be sure to ________ this wine before serving it.






37. Rival; imitate As long as our political leaders ________ the virtues of the great leaders of this country - we shall flourish.






38. Pertaining to land or its cultivation As a result of its recent industrialization - the country is gradually losing its ________ traditions.






39. Bruise She was treated for ________s and abrasions.






40. Kingdom; sphere The ________ of possibilities for the new invention was endless.






41. Long life When he reached ninety - the old man was proud of his ________.






42. Width; extent We were impressed by the ________ of her knowledge.






43. Conclusion of an oration The ________ was largely hortatory and brought the audience to its feet clamoring for action at its close.






44. Avoid committing oneself; gain time I cannot permit you to ________ any longer; I must have a definite answer today.






45. Trip - especially one taken for pleasure by an official at public expense Though she maintained she had gone abroad to collect firsthand data on the Common Market - the opposition claimed that her trip was merely a political ________.






46. Attach or add on; fasten First the registrar had to affix his signature to the license; then he had to ________ his official seal.






47. Mass for the dead; dirge They played Mozart's ________ at the funeral.






48. Imitation Her gift for ________ was so great that her friends said that she should be in the theater.






49. Descent; ancestry He traced his ________ back to Mayflower days.






50. Long and thin ________ - gaunt - Abraham Lincoln was a striking figure.