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GRE Wordlist: Meanings - Complete Sentences

Subjects : english, vocabulary
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1. Go through or across When you ________ this field - be careful of the bull.






2. Thick-skinned animal The elephant is probably the best-known ________






3. Range of knowledge I cannot answer your question since this matter is beyond my ________.






4. Deep-rooted; habitual She is an ________ smoker and cannot break the habit.






5. Essentially; inherently; naturally Although my grandmother's china has ________ little value - I shall always cherish it for the memories it evokes.






6. Swagger; assumed air of defiance The ________ of the young criminal disappeared when he was confronted by the victims of his brutal attack.






7. Occurring in an unexpected and contrary manner It is ________ that his success came when he least wanted it.






8. Calmness; peace After the commotion and excitement of the city - I appreciate the ________ of these fields and forests.






9. Intruder The merchant thought of his competitors as ________s who were stealing away his trade.






10. Feeling of exaggerated (or unfounded) well-being "Jill's been on cloud nine ever since Jacj asked her out -" said Betty - dismissing her friend's ________.






11. Rub out The coin had been handled so many times that its data had been ________d.






12. Timely; well chosen You have come at an ________ moment for I need a new secretary.






13. Shameless boldness She had the ________ to insult the guest.






14. Bring to a halt by confusion; perplex Jack's uncharacteristic rudeness ________sed Jill - leaving her uncertain how to react.






15. Apparent; professed; pretended Although the ________ purpose of this expedition is to discover new lands - we are really interested in finding new markets for our products.






16. Like a corpse; pale - From his ________ appearance - we could see how the disease had ravaged him.






17. Lack of self-confidence or courage If you are to succeed as a salesperson - you must first lose your ________ and fear of failure.






18. Mixture as of metals ________ of gold are used more frequently than the pure metal.






19. Crown The king's ________ was on display at the museum.






20. Earthen or stone embankment to prevent flooding As the river rose and threatened to overflow the ________ - emergency workers rushed to reinforce the walls with sandbags.






21. Cheap and gaudy He won a few ________ trinkets in Coney Island.






22. Unprejudiced The only ________ person in the room was the judge.






23. Thriftless He was constantly being warned to mend his ________ ways and begin to "save for a rainy day."






24. Pertaining to or resembling glass Although this plastic has many ________ qualties such as transparency - it is unbreakable.






25. Contrast In "Star Wars -" dark - evil Darth Vader is a perfect ________ for fair-haired - naive Luke Skywalker.






26. Admit; hield Despite all the evidence Monica had assembled - Mark refused to ________ that she was right.






27. Withdrawal; retreat; time of low economic activity The slow ________ of the flood waters created problems for the crews working to restore power to the area.






28. Club; heavy-headed weapon His walking stick served him as a ________ on many occasions.






29. Very bad The anecdote was in ________ taste and shocked the audience.






30. Whim - She was an unpredictable creature - acting on ________ - never taking thought of the consequences.






31. Prolong Seeking to delay the union members' vote - the management team tried to ________ the negotiations endlessly - but the union representatives saw through their strategy.






32. Disturb greatly I am afraid this news will ________ him and cause him grief.






33. Wrong name; incorrect designation His tyrannical conduct proved to all that his nickname - King Eric the Just - was a ________.






34. Begin; originate; receive into a group The college is about to ________ a program for reducing math anxiety among students.






35. Sweet sound Noted for its ________ even when it is spoken - the Italian language is particularly pleasing to the ear when sung.






36. Concise; meaty I enjoy reading his essays because they are always compact and ________.






37. Means of support - food - nourishment In the tropics - the natives find ________ easy to obtain because of all the fruit trees.






38. Intensely cold Alaska is in the ________ zone.






39. Preceding events or circumstances that influence what comes later; early life; ancestors Before giving permission for Drummie to marry Estella - Miss Havisham had a few questions about the young man's birth and ________.






40. Having the weight of authority; dictatorial We accepted her analysis of the situation as ________.






41. Sermon; serious warning His speeches were always ________(ies) - advising his listeners to repent and reform.






42. Vex; irritate; muddy Red had a hair-trigger temper: he was an easy man to ________.






43. Hint; insinuation I can defend myself against direct accusations; ________s and oblique attacks on my character are what trouble me.






44. Study industriously; ponder; scrutinize Determined to become a physician - Beth spends hours ________(ing) over her anatomy text.






45. Guardianship; training Under the ________ of such masters of the instrument - she made rapid progress as a virtuoso.






46. Ward off a blow He was content to wage a defensive battle and tried to ________ his opponent's thrusts.






47. Steal another's ideas and pass them off as one's own The editor could tell that the writer had ________d parts of the article; he could recognize whole paragraphs from the original source.






48. Radiating; departing from the center - Many automatic drying machines remove excess moisture from clothing by ________ force.






49. Insignificant; tiny; weak Our ________ efforts to stop the flood were futile.






50. Stick together Solids have a greater tendency to ________ than liquids.






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