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GRE Wordlist: Meanings - Complete Sentences
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1. Retaliation I am confident that we are ready for any ________s the enemy may undertake.
gorge
nostrum
reprisal
agrarian
2. Ill will; hatred At Camp David President Carter labored to bring an end to the ________ that prevented Egypt and Israel from living in peace.
potentate
anesthetic
assumption
enmity
3. Renunciation; self-sacrifice Though Rudolph and Duchess Flavia loved one another - their love was doomed - for she had to wed the king; their act of ________ was necessary to preserve the kingdom.
abnegation
divergent
propound
virtual
4. Grow rapidly; spread; multiply Times of economic hardship inevitably encourage countless get-rich-quick schemes to ________
proliferate
mutinous
choreography
unfeigned
5. Tunnels in which rabbits live; crowded conditions in which people live. The tenement was a veritable ________ - packed with people too poor to live elsewhere.
warren
perusal
baroque
somber
6. Stone used to test the fineness of gold alloys; criterion What ________ can be used to measure the character of a person?
distant
passe
surly
touchstone
7. Terminology; system of names She struggled to master scientific ________.
nomenclature
obliterate
grandiose
spurn
8. Puzzle in which pictures stand for words A coven of witches beside a tree is a possible ________ for the town Coventry.
rebus
pore
mesmerize
preempt
9. Boisterous; noisy The crowd became ________ and shouted their disapproval of the proposals made by the speaker.
leniency
execrate
besmirch
obstreperous
10. Worsen; embitter This latest arrest will ________ the already existing discontent of the people and enrage them.
paltry
nuance
innate
exacerbate
11. Substance formed by decaying vegetable matter In order to improve his garden - he spread ________ over his lawn and flower beds.
irrepressible
humus
vapid
chronicle
12. To bring to an end When his contract was ________d unexpectedly - he desperately needed a new job.
intrepid
musky
outlandish
terminate
13. A formal systematic inquiry; an explanation of the results of a formal inquiry In his ________ - he outlined the steps he had taken in reaching his conclusions.
extrinsic
marshal
disquisition
cipher
14. Ceremonial staff; clublike medieval weapon The Grand Marshal of the parade raised his ________ to signal that it was time for the procession to begin.
monotony
mace
transgression
deadlock
15. Marked by changes in fortune - During his ________ career he had lived in palatial mansions and in dreary boardinghouses.
checkered
disgruntle
outspoken
vicarious
16. Pretense; evasion As soon as we realized that you had won our support by a ________ we withdrew our endorsement of your candidacy.
subterfuge
clemency
camaraderie
warranty
17. Sheer; transparent They saw the burglar clearly through the ________ curtain.
diaphanous
pedagogy
vendetta
jocular
18. Pertaining to the brain or intellect - The content of philosophical works is ________ in nature and requires much thought.
ruddy
cerebral
appraise
introvert
19. Irritation; resentment She showed her ________ by her refusal to appear with the other contestants at the end of the contest.
pique
taxonomist
submissive
coiffure
20. Huge creature; something of monstrous size or power Sportcasters nicknamed the linebacker "The ________."
quack
lurk
behemoth
apothecary
21. Grow gradually smaller. From now until December 21 - the winter solstice - the hours of daylight will ________.
misnomer
wane
melee
bedraggle
22. Pamper; indulge excessively Don't ________ the boy - Maud! You'll spoil him.
cantata
timbre
mollycoddle
disburse
23. Very important On this ________ occasion - we must be very solemn.
precipitous
filial
ellipsis
momentous
24. Buddihist teachings - the ideal state in which the individual loses himself in the attainment of an impersonal beatitude Despite his desire to achieve ________ - the young Buddhist found that even the buzzing of a fly could distract him from his medi
nirvana
spawn
eon
solvent
25. Raise in rank or dignity; praise The actor Alec Guinness was ________ed to the rank of knighthood by the Queen; he now is known as Sir Alec Guinness.
patois
ensconce
exalt
paragon
26. Parchment used for second time after original writing has been erased Using chemical reagents - scientists have been able to restore the original writings on many ________s.
gratify
insurgent
predatory
palimpsest
27. Unruly; rebellious The captain had to use force to quiet his ________ crew.
abject
maculated
luminous
mutinous
28. Stubborn; persistent He is bound to succeed because his ________ nature will not permit him to quit.
pertinacious
cerebration
miscreant
chicanery
29. Wakefulness; inability to sleep He refused to join us in a midnight cup of coffee because he claimed it gave him ________.
insomnia
discount
equable
sherbet
30. Cancel Because of public resentment - the king had to ________ his order.
pallet
obnoxious
idolatry
rescind
31. Central; critical De Klerk's decision to set Nelson Mandela free was ________; without Mandela's release - there was no possibility that the African National Cogress would entertain talks with the South African government.
brochure
repine
pivotal
panache
32. Reserved or aloof; cold in manner His ________ greeting made me feel unwelcome from the start.
beguile
idiom
impending
distant
33. Humoring; yielding; lenient ________ parents spoil their children by giving in to their every whim.
emanate
indulgent
loath
integrate
34. Spot Her cheeks ________ed with tears - were testimony to the hours of weeping.
runic
awe
fleck
flamboyant
35. Hermit The ________ lived in a hut in the forest.
qualms
dwindle
recluse
diadem
36. Tear out In that fight - all the rules were forgotten; the adversaries bit - kicked - and tried to ________ each other's eyes out.
patent
preempt
gouge
despotism
37. Muddy; having the sediment disturbed The water was ________ after the children had waded through it.
flout
turbid
servitude
pundit
38. Pollute; profane The hoodlums ________d the church with their scurrilous writing.
sloth
metallurgical
parley
defile
39. Vain about dress and appearance He tried to imitate the ________ manner of the young men of the court.
consort
bureaucracy
purveyor
foppish
40. Mysterious; set down in an ancient alphabet Tolkien's use of Old English words and inscriptions in the ________ alphabet give The Lord of the Rings its atmosphere of antiquity.
abdicate
application
methodical
runic
41. Dictionary I cannot find this word in any ________in the library.
lexicon
ambivalence
pestle
intuition
42. Praise; glorify The astronauts were ________led as the pioneers of the Space Age.
douse
pique
gratuity
extol
43. Changeable; explosive; evaporating rapidly The political climate today is extremely ________: no one can predict what the electorate will do next.
physiognomy
volatile
retribution
anecdote
44. Cheat She was gullible and trusting - an easy victim for the first ________ who came along.
fractious
vicarious
swindler
aptitude
45. Brother or sister We may not enjoy being ________s - but we cannot forget that we still belong to the same family.
vent
travesty
carapace
sibling
46. Common; pertaining to the common people His speeches were aimed at the ________ minds and emotions; they disgusted the more refined.
plebeian
hydrophobia
ordain
plausible
47. Stealing The bank teller confessed his ________ of the funds.
execute
embezzlement
atrophy
misapprehension
48. Charmingly carefree; simple Far from the city - she led an ________ existence in her rural retreat.
aphasia
idyllic
provincial
automaton
49. Gold and silver in the form of bars Much ________ is stored in the vaults at Fort Knox.
bullion
reserve
whimsical
deterrent
50. Slow; sluggish The sailor had been taught not to be ________ in carrying out orders.
talon
didactic
laggard
uxorious