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GRE Wordlist: Meanings - Complete Sentences
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1. Burn without flame; be liable to break out at any moment The rags ________ed for hours before they burst into flame.
ludicrous
zany
smolder
fidelity
2. Comparable She called our attention to the things that had been done in an ________ situation and recommended that we do the same.
unfrock
polygamist
analogous
confound
3. Impetuous; with marked vigor He spoke with ________ eloquence in defense of his client.
annul
erode
evasive
vehement
4. 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.
recession
warren
whittle
platitude
5. Permitting to light to pass through freely; easily detected Your scheme is so ________ that it will fool no one.
resuscitate
nicety
pastiche
transparent
6. Mar; disfigure If you ________ a library book - you will have to pay a hefty fine.
tome
adamant
nuptial
deface
7. Set of bells capable of being played - The carillon in the bell tower of the Coca-Cola pavilion at the New York World's Fair provided musical entertainment every hour.
affront
falter
captious
carillon
8. Unclear or doubtful in meaning His ________ instructions misled us; we did not know which road to take.
tirade
ambiguous
whelp
brusque
9. Legal claim on a property There was a delay before Ralph could take possession of his late uncle's home; apparently - another claimant had a ________ upon the estate.
imponderable
tonsure
lien
clapper
10. Pertaining to money I never expected a ________ reward for my work in this activity.
horde
pecuniary
apotheosis
conflagration
11. Combining parts into a whole Now that we have succeeded in isolating this drug - our next problem is to plan its ________ in the laboratory.
tipple
synthesis
headlong
piquant
12. Yielding; timid Crushed by his authoritarian father - Will had no defiance left in him; he was totally ________ in the face of authority.
divulge
submissive
indicative
squabble
13. Wordy This article is too ________; we must edit it.
collate
verbose
maim
carillon
14. Supplying nourishment The ________ canal in our bodies is so named because digestion of foods occurs there.
alimentary
debonair
clandestine
disdain
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.
flaunt
imperial
ostensible
pyre
16. Deceptive; not real Unfortunately - the costs of running the lemonade stand were so high that Tom's profits proved ________.
salacious
pallid
illusory
celestial
17. Overseer of morals; person who eliminates inappropriate matter - Soldiers dislike having their mail read by a ________ but understand the need for this precaution.
misconstrue
censor
eulogy
asymmetric
18. Clumsy; boorish Such remarks are ________ and out of place; you should apologize for making them.
precocious
gauche
irrelevant
accost
19. Motivate I fail to understand what ________d you to reply to this letter so nastily.
inherent
flaccid
actuate
supplant
20. Schemes I can see through your wily ________.
machinations
incompatible
dissident
osseus
21. Cower; lose heart He was afraid that he would ________ in the face of danger.
politic
innovation
prognosticate
quail
22. Interfering He felt his marriage was suffering because of his ________ mother-in-law.
meddlesome
discrete
hermetic
agility
23. Respectable If you want to buy antiques - look for a ________ dealer; far too many dealers today pass off fakes as genuine antiques.
visceral
piquant
girth
reputable
24. Very cautious. The spies grew ________ as they approached the sentry.
pummel
dilate
wary
relent
25. Irreverence; wickedness We must regard your blasphemy as an act of ________.
manipulate
impiety
writ
emissary
26. Protrusion; bulge A ganglionic cyst is a fluid-filled tumor (generally benign) that develops near a joint membrane or tendon sheath - and that bulges beneath the skin - forming a ________.
gibberish
quell
protuberance
clout
27. Faultless He was proud of his ________ manners.
impeccable
rivulet
ragamuffin
irresolute
28. Come about by addition You must pay the interest that has ________d on your debt as well as the principal sum.
accrue
defile
sundry
deciduous
29. Spacious and After sleeping in a small roadside cabins - they found their hotel suite ________.
perpetrate
commodious
fester
beneficiary
30. Tarnish; soil He felt that it was beneath his dignity to ________ his hands in such menial labor.
brackish
paleontology
quadruped
sully
31. Poorverse Although we find occasional snatches of genuine poetry in her work - most of her writing is mere ________.
steep
spurious
qualms
doggerel
32. Thousand-year period; period of happiness and prosperity I do not expect the ________ to come during my lifetime.
fugitive
millenium
ellipsis
pungency
33. Flowery; ruddy His complexion was even more ________ than usual because of his anger.
rejuvenate
philanderer
proscenium
florid
34. Dormant; hidden Her ________ talent was discovered by accident.
invidious
latent
mawkish
overt
35. Upward The sailor climbed ________ into the rigging.
kaleidoscope
myriad
aloft
gentry
36. To strip a priest or minister of church authority To disbar a lawyer - to ________ a priest - to suspend a doctor's license to practice--these are extreme steps that the authorities should take only after careful consideration.
despicable
unfrock
lethal
throes
37. Division of a poem Do you know the last ________ of "The Star-Spangled Banner"?
concomitant
benediction
stanza
apathetic
38. Pantry; place where food is kept The first thing Bill did on returning home from school was to check what snacks his mother had in the ________.
transmute
check
holocaust
larder
39. Desert; abandon; renounce No one expected Foster to ________ his wife and children and run off with another woman.
alcove
forsake
supererogatory
aspirant
40. Nicety; cunning; guile; delicacy The ________ of his remarks was unnoticed by most of his audience.
rationalization
conduit
litigation
subtlety
41. Worsen; embitter This latest arrest will ________ the already existing discontent of the people and enrage them.
propulsive
exacerbate
ewe
denounce
42. Highly conspicuous; harshly bright ________ spelling or grammatical errors in your resume will unfavorably impress potential employers.
glaring
petulant
reprisal
casualty
43. Healthy After a brief illness - he was soon ________.
placid
unrequited
fray
hale
44. Blunt; abrupt She was offended by his ________ reply.
steadfast
seminary
dyspeptic
brusque
45. Foremost in importance; supreme Proper nutrition and hygiene are of ________ importance in adolescent development and growth.
paramount
affront
verbatim
heckler
46. Unjust; wicked I cannot approve of the ________ methods you used to gain your present position.
larceny
prelude
iniquitous
satirical
47. Trembling; slight quiver She had a nervous ________ in her right hand.
glossy
tremor
incontrovertible
sublime
48. Two-chambered - as a legislative body The United States Congress is a ________ body.
illimitable
isotope
bicameral
perceptive
49. Exhibiting rainbowlike colors She admired the ________ hues of the oil that floated on the surface of the water.
hap
reparable
wastrel
iridescent
50. Inconspicuous; not blatant The secret service agents in charge of protecting the President tried to be as ________ as possible.
erroneous
plagiarize
unobtrusive
relevant