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GRE Wordlist: Meanings - Complete Sentences

Subjects : english, vocabulary
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1. Correct spelling Many of us find English ________ difficult to master because so many of our words are written phonetically.






2. Vex Johnny often ________ his mother with his pranks.






3. Sober; sedate Her conduct during the funeral ceremony was ________ and solemn.






4. Unavoidable Death and taxes are both ________.






5. Prevent; turn away She ________ed her eyes from the dead cat on the highway.






6. Taking up again; recommencement During the summer break - Don had not realized how much he missed university life: at the ________ of classes - however - he felt marked excitement and pleasure.






7. Teacher of philosophy; quibbler; employer of fallacious reasoning You are using all the devices of a ________ in trying to prove your case; your argument is specious.






8. Nicety; cunning; guile; delicacy The ________ of his remarks was unnoticed by most of his audience.






9. Plundering The hawk is a ________ bird.






10. Contradict; give a false impression His coarse - hard-bitten exterior be________d his innate sensitivity.






11. Wiggle out; fake. She tried to ________ an invitation to the party.






12. Homeless child or animal. Although he already had eight cats - he could not resist adopting yet another feline ________.






13. Disguise; pretend Even though John tried to ________ his motive for taking modern dance - we all knew there not to dance but to meet girls.






14. Appease The natives offered sacrifices to ________ the gods.






15. Unconscious; unresponsive Sherry and I are very different; at times when I would be covered with embarrassment - she seems ________ to shame.






16. Excessively fat It is advisable that ________ people try to lose weight.






17. Differing; deviating The two witnesses presented the jury with remarkably ________ accounts of the same epipode.






18. Extremely agitated; hysterical When Kate heard the news of the sudden tragedy - she became too ________ to work and had to leave the office early.






19. Scandinavian myth; any legend This is a ________ of the sea and the men who risk their lives on it.






20. Noticeable; targeted for vengeance He walked with a marked limp - a souvenir of an old IRA attack. As British ambassador - he knew he was a ________ man.






21. Transparent; limpid; easy to understand After reading these stodgy philosophers - I find his ________ style very enjoyable.






22. Extended scolding; denunciation Long before he had finished his ________ - we were sufficiently aware of the seriousness of our misconduct.






23. To draft for military purposes; to take for public use The policeman ________ed the first car that approached and ordered the driver to go to the nearest hospital.






24. Speak foolishly; boast idly Let us not ________ about our qualities; rather - let our virtues speak for themselves.






25. Hostile; opposed Despite his lawyers' best efforts to stop him - the angry prisoner continued to make ________ remarks to the judge.






26. Convenient features; courtesies In addition to the customary ________ for the business traveler -- fax machines - modems - a health club -- the hotel offers the services of a butler versed in social amenities.






27. Prudence; ability to adjust actions to circumstances Use your ________ in this matter and do not discuss it with anyone.






28. Grant condescendingly; guarantee I can safely ________ you fair return on your investment.






29. Pertaining to fishing He spent many happy hours at the lake in his ________ activities.






30. Superfluous; excessively wordy; repetitious Your composition is ________; you can easily reduce its length.






31. Ceremony conferring holy orders The candidate for ________ had to meet with the bishop and the diocean officers before being judged ready to be ordained a deacon.






32. Dead; no longer in use or existence The lawyers sought to examine the books of the ________ corporation.






33. Slandering; aspersion He is offended by your frequent ________s of his ability as a leader.






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






35. Slander; disgrace; infamy I resent the ________ that you are casting upon my reputation.






36. Waver; fluctuate Uncertain which suitor she ought to marry - the princess ________d - saying now one - now the other.






37. Make numb; stun; amaze Disapproving of drugs in general - Laura refused to take sleeping pills or any other medicine that might ________ her.






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






39. Inclined to cruelty If we are to improve conditions in this prison - we must first get rid of the ________ warden.






40. Deceptive; raising vain hopes Do not raise your hopes on the basis of his ________ promises.






41. Cast off Each spring - the snake ________s off its skin.






42. New or newly coined word or phrase As we invent new techniques and professions - we must also invent ________ such as "microcomputer" and "astronaut" to describe them.






43. Traitor The British considered Benedict Arnold a loyalist; the Americans considered him a ________.






44. Lower Tradition locates hell in the ________ regions.






45. Advise against He could not ________ his friend from joining the conspirators.






46. Make less concentrated; reduce in strength She preferred her coffee ________d with milk.






47. Having foresight; fortuneteller - Cassandra's ________ warning was not heeded by the Trojans.






48. Aid; assistance; relief We shall be ever grateful for the ________ our country gave us when we were in need.






49. Repair or make whole by using a metal alloy The plumber fixed the leak in the pipes by ________ing a couple of joints from which water had been oozing.






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