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GRE Wordlist: Meanings - Complete Sentences
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1. Tangible; easily perceptible I cannot understand how you could overlook such a ________ blunder.
palpable
optician
cache
umbrage
2. Worsen; diminish in value This arrest will ________ her reputation in the community.
cameo
unkempt
severity
impair
3. Make impure by mixing with baser substances It is a crime to ________ foods without informing the buyer.
barrister
adulterate
lionize
inalienable
4. Deliverance from a charge His ________ by the jury surprised those who had thought him guilty.
acquittal
laconic
detrimental
cache
5. Exceed Her SAT scores ________ed out expectations.
prefactory
effusion
surpass
alias
6. Examination of a dead body; postmortem The medical examiner ordered an ________ to determine the cause of death.
autopsy
pillage
blatant
pedagogue
7. Firmly established by nature or habit His ________ love of justice compelled him to come to their aid.
fatalism
obstetrician
conceit
inherent
8. Soak; saturate Be sure to ________ the fabric in the dye bath for the full time prescribed.
steep
prelate
misgivings
supine
9. Inlaid; mosaic I recall seeing a table with a ________ top of bits of stone and glass in a very interesting pattern.
tesselated
posthumous
nib
portent
10. Thick-skinned animal The elephant is probably the best-known ________
proximity
pachyderm
subsume
impalpable
11. Wet thoroughly We were so ________d by the severe storm that we had to change into dry clothing.
equestrian
uncouth
bedraggle
resolve
12. Homeless wanderer Because he was a stranger in town with no visible means of support - Martin feared he would be jailed as a ________.
parable
manumit
elysian
vagrant
13. Slow down Seeing the emergency blinkers in the road ahead - he ________d quickly.
decelerate
trappings
peccadillo
inveigle
14. Throw into confusion He became ________ed in the heated discussion when he tried to arbitrate the dispute.
incorrigible
berate
embroil
calorific
15. Glimmer intermittently The moonlight ________ed on the water as the moon broke through the clouds for a moment.
shimmer
trappings
desiccate
inebriety
16. Divide into branches or subdivisions When the plant begins to ________ - it is advisable to nip off most of the new branches.
ramify
deleterious
horde
seamy
17. Self-control; formal but distant manner Although some girls were attracted by Mark's ________ - Judy was put off by it - for she felt his aloofness indicated a lack of openness.
tractable
sagacious
trek
reserve
18. Rising again after defeat - etc. The ________ nation surprised everyone by its quick recovery after total defeat.
transpire
resurgent
sojourn
unwonted
19. Uncorrectable Though Widow Douglass hoped to reform Huck - Miss Watson pronounced him ________le and said he would come to no good end.
delete
atavism
incorrigible
juxtapose
20. Showing off learning; bookish Leaving his decisions with humorous - down-to-earth anecdotes - Judge Walker was not at all ________ legal scholar.
scurrilous
plebeian
frantic
pedantic
21. Stuff oneself The gluttonous guest ________d himself with food as though he had not eaten for days.
supine
gorge
broach
abscond
22. Beginner; novice For a mere ________ - you have produced some marvelous results.
giddy
tyro
colloquy
equanimity
23. Diligent attention; (secondary meaning) apply Pleased with how well Tom had whitewashed the fence - Aunt Polly praised him for his ________.
application
esteem
condone
incorporeal
24. Harsh and shrill His ________ laughter irritated me and grated on my ears.
raucous
impiety
inveigle
legacy
25. Resemblance to remote ancestors rather than to parents; reversion to an earlier type; throwback Martin seemed an ________ to his Tuscan ancestors who lavished great care on their small plots of soil.
atavism
discourse
opportune
solder
26. Grow gradually smaller. From now until December 21 - the winter solstice - the hours of daylight will ________.
wane
check
gorge
parquet
27. Dissipated; wasteful; licentious In this ________ company - she lost all sense of decency.
profilgate
indignity
salient
equipoise
28. At the point of death The doctors called the family to the bedside of the ________ patient.
allegory
loll
moribund
preposterous
29. Rosy; optimistic I am afraid you will have to alter your ________ views in the light of the distressing news that has just arrived.
fallow
roseate
centigrade
flag
30. Excessively frugal person; misernJill called Jack a ________ because he never picked up the check.
amplify
bate
rationalize
tightwad
31. Common; pertaining to the common people His speeches were aimed at the ________ minds and emotions; they disgusted the more refined.
acquittal
plebeian
ultimate
subsidy
32. Stick together Solids have a greater tendency to ________ than liquids.
appal
avert
substantiate
cohere
33. Praise; glorify The astronauts were ________led as the pioneers of the Space Age.
refractory
extol
gerontocracy
inerrancy
34. Deputize; pass to others It ________d upon us - the survivors - to arrange peace terms with the enemy.
devolve
effusion
plebeian
apprise
35. Come between She ________d in the argument between her two sons.
abjure
incarcerate
piquant
intervene
36. Rubbing away; tending to grind down Just as ________ cleaning powders can wear away a shiny finish - abrasive remarks can wear away a listener's patience.
abrasive
sinecure
aristocracy
enunciate
37. Profligate. He was denounced as a ________ who had dissipated his inheritance.
abstain
perjury
cloister
wastrel
38. Explosion The ________ of the bomb could be heard miles away.
detonation
statutory
lectern
cadaver
39. Unutterable; cannot be expressed in speech Such ________ joy must be experienced; it cannot be described.
affluence
statute
perquisite
ineffable
40. Obstinately stubborn Donkeys are reputed to be the most ________ of animals.
unearth
fatuous
recalcitrant
assail
41. Loss of memory Because she was suffering from ________ - the police could not get the young girl to identify herself.
symmetry
impair
universal
amnesia
42. Characteristic of an entire class or species Sue knew so many computer programmers who spent their spare time playing fantasy games that she began to think that playing Dungeon & Dragons was a ________ trait.
rapport
somber
sporadic
generic
43. Entreating; beseeching He could not resist the dog's ________ whimpering - and he gave it some food.
rendition
dissemble
evenhanded
suppliant
44. Disconcert; dismay No crisis could ________ the resourceful hotel manager.
oust
impassive
faze
finesse
45. Hairy He was a ________ individual with a heavy black beard.
jettison
cavalcade
hirsute
preclude
46. Unbecoming; indecent Your levity is ________ at this time of mourning.
parry
unseemly
resolve
cavalcade
47. Seemingly plausible but fallacious reasoning Instead of advancing valid arguments - he tried to overwhelm his audience with a flood of ________(ies).
dutiful
precedent
dote
sophistry
48. Habitual intoxication Because of his ________ - he was discharged from his position as family chauffeur.
manifesto
moribund
overhaul
inebriety
49. Testify; bear witness Having served as a member of a grand jury - I can ________ that our system of indicting individuals is in need of improvement.
vegetate
attest
restraint
manifestation
50. Regret Although I ________ the vulgarity of your language - I defend your right to express yourself freely.
rousing
aromatic
chivalrous
deplore
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