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GRE Wordlist: Meanings - Complete Sentences

Subjects : english, vocabulary
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1. Tough; strong and firm The steak was too ________ to chew






2. Beginning; forming of a idea At the first ________ of the work - he was consulted.






3. Impenetrable; not readily understood; mysterious Experienced poker players try to keep their expressions ________ - hiding their reactions to the cards behind a so-called poker face.






4. Pertaining to farewell I found the ________ address too long; leave-taking should be brief.






5. Dig out of the ground; remove from a grave Because of the rumor that he had been poisoned - his body was ________d in order that an autopsy might be performed.






6. Cancel; retract Repeat offenders who continue to drive under the influence of alcohol face having their driver's licensespermanently ________d.






7. Oddity; idiosyncrasy Some of his friends tried to account for his rudeness to strangers as the ________ of genius.






8. Recollection Her ________s of her experiences are so fascinating that she ought to write a book.






9. Move heavily of clumsily Still somewhat torpid after its long hibernation - the bear ________ed through the woods.






10. Meager; insufficient Thinking his helping of food was ________ - Oliver Twist asked for more.






11. Unoriginal; obtained from another source Although her early poetry was clearly ________ in nature - the critics thought she had promise and eventually would find her own voice.






12. Random; by chance His ________ reading left him unaquainted with the authors of the books.






13. Surrender something; efect; vomit Unwilling to ________ the cash he had stolen from the pension fund - the embezzler tried to run away.






14. Smoothness of speech He spoke French with ________ and ease.






15. Humorous; jocular Your ________ remarks are not appropriate at this serious moment.






16. Tomb Annabel Lee was buried in a ________ by the sea.






17. Talkative boaster After all Sol's talk about his big show business connections led nowhere - Sally decided he was just another ________.






18. Juicy; full of richness To some people - Florida citrus fruits are more ________ than those from California.






19. Dedicate; sanctify We shall ________ our lives to this noble purpose.






20. Nourish; educate; foster The head Start program attempts to ________ prekindergarten children so that they will do well when they enter public school.






21. Extremely small Tiny and delicate - the model was built on a ________ scale.






22. Kindly; doing good The overgenerous philanthropist had to curb his ________ impulses before he gave away all his money and left himself with nothing.






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






24. Yellowish; sickly in color We were disturbed by his ________ complexion - which was due to jaundice.






25. Breathing; exhalation The doctor found that the patient's years of smoking had adversely affected both his lung capacity and his rate of ________.






26. Body of customers - The rock club attracted a young - stylish ________.






27. Introduce something into a larger whole; combine; unite Breaking with precedent - President Truman ordered the military to ________ blacks into every branch of the armed services.






28. Harsh and shrill His ________ laughter irritated me and grated on my ears.






29. Fertile; abundant; ornate Farming was easy in this ________ soil.






30. Conformity in fulfilling requirements; readiness to The design for the new school had to be in ________ with the local building code.






31. Lack of harmony; absurdity The ________ of his wearing sneakers with formal attire amused the observers.






32. Substance that prevents infection It is advisable to apply an ________ to any wound - no matter how slight or insignificant.






33. Pierce He was ________d by the spear hurled by his adversary.






34. Wretch; villain His kindness to the ________ amazed all of us who had expected to hear severe punishment pronounced.






35. Antiquated; ancient The ________ customs had apparently not changed for thousands of years.






36. Naive; young and unsophisticated Although she was over forty - the movie star still insisted that she be cast as an ________ sweet young thing.






37. Suffering from indigestion All the talk about rich food made him feel ________.






38. Stuffy; boringly conservative For a young person - Winston seems remarkably ________: you'd expect someone of his age to have a little more life.






39. Determination Nothing could shake his ________ to succeed despite all difficulties.






40. Refer indirectly Try not to ________ to this matter in his presence because the topic annoys him.






41. Inform When he was ________d of the dangerous weather conditions - he decided to postpone his trip.






42. Plan of a trip Before leaving for his first visit to France and England - he discussed his ________ with people who had been there and with his travel agent.






43. Deed or action - particularly a brave deed Raoul Wallenberg was noted for his ________s in rescuing Jews from Hitler's forces.






44. Terse; concise; aphoristic After reading so many redundant speeches - I find his ________ style particulary pleasing.






45. Make whole; combine; make into one unit She tried to ________ all their activities into one program.






46. Call by bugles or trumpets; showy display The exposition was opened with ________ of trumpets and the firing of cannon.






47. Plot outline; screenplay; opera libretto Scaramouche startled the other actors in the commedia troupe when he suddenly departed from their customary ________ and began to improvise.






48. Calamity - The Johnstown flood was a ________.






49. Repentant When he realized the enormity of his crime - he became remorseful and ________.






50. Express sympathetic sorrow His friends gathered to ________ with him over his loss.