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GRE Wordlist: Meanings - Complete Sentences
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1. Omen; prophecy He interpreted the departures of the birds as an ________ of evil.
inductive
augury
ennui
annotate
2. Harmony Watching Tweediedum and Tweedledee battle - Alice wondered why the two brothers could not manage to life in ________.
kismet
recumbent
rudimentary
concord
3. Impression produced by achievements or reputation The wealthy man sought to obtain social ________ by contributing to popular charities.
scoff
nomenclature
prestige
fancier
4. Mischievous child (usually a boy) Get out! This store is no place for grubby ________s!
loll
knell
urchin
throng
5. Period between two reigns Henry VIII desperately sought a male heir because he feared the civil strife that might occur if any prolonged ________ succeeded his death.
expedient
disinter
interregnum
yore
6. Rear; encourage According to the legend - Romulus and Remus were ________ed by a she-wolf that raised the abandoned infants as her own.
amicable
coagulate
knell
foster
7. Lacking self-restraint His ________ behavior off stage shocked many people and they refused to attend the plays and movies in which he appeared.
coagulate
incontinent
paragon
dotage
8. Pithy - compact saying Proverbs are ________s that have become familiar sayings.
reprehensible
desiccate
irate
apothegm
9. Foretell; presage The king did not know what these omens might ________ and asked his soothsayers to interpret them.
holster
physiological
portend
insinuate
10. Lack of harmony; absurdity The ________ of his wearing sneakers with formal attire amused the observers.
scanty
incongruity
sultry
advert
11. Selected passage (written or musical) The cinematic equivalent of an ________ from a novel is a clip from a film.
askew
overhaul
excerpt
frond
12. Reprove severely I am afraid that my parents will ________ me when I show them my report card.
tenet
enigmatic
reprimand
steep
13. Furthest behind The coward could always be found in the ________ lines whenever a battle was being waged.
presumptous
gusto
unfeigned
hindmost
14. Fitful; periodic The ________ coughing in the auditorium annoyed the performers.
skittish
pediatrician
abut
spasmodic
15. Well-bred; elegant We are looking for a man with a ________ apperance who can inspire confidence by his cultivated manner.
extrovert
genteel
scurrilous
misnomer
16. Repetition of beginning sound in poetry "The furrow followed free" is an example of ________.
abdicate
impious
effigy
alliteration
17. Ease pain; make less severe or offensive If we cannot cure this disease at present - we can - at least try to ________ the symptoms.
gusto
palliate
quail
trilogy
18. Agressiveness; ferocity Tynan's reviews were noted for their caustic attacks and general tone of ________.
satyr
truculence
frailty
philatelist
19. Revengeful She was very ________ and never forgave an injury.
exacting
trappings
vindictive
askew
20. Secret; hidden; not public We do not care for ________ chamber of government.
elaboration
privy
extirpate
volatile
21. Addition of details; intricacy Tell what happened simply - without any ________.
militant
elaboration
soporific
vegetate
22. Lowered in rank; debased The ________ wretch spoke only of his past glories and honors.
bigotry
degraded
guffaw
provisional
23. Clever; astute A ________ investor - he took clever advantage of the fluctuations of the stock market.
minutiae
consistency
shrewd
ambrosia
24. Treat as a celebrity She enjoyed being ________d and adored by the public.
lionize
serpentine
incognito
posthumous
25. Calamity - The Johnstown flood was a ________.
catastrophe
sate
motif
qualified
26. Retired or disqualified because of age The ________ man was indignant because he felt that he could still perform a good day's work.
superannuated
caucus
penurious
assessment
27. Pleasant; friendly My father loved to go out for a meal with ________ companions.
magisterial
congenial
spoonerism
abscond
28. Support on which a lever rests If we use this stone as a ________ and the crowbar as a lever - we may be able to move this boulder.
fleck
quaint
scurry
fulcrum
29. Impetuous; with marked vigor He spoke with ________ eloquence in defense of his client.
innovation
vehement
trite
decry
30. Opening; hole She discovered a small ________ in the wall - through which the insects had entered the room.
ingratiate
aperture
objective
mutter
31. Provide written evidence She kept all the receipts from her business trip in order to ________ her expenses for the firm.
aghast
document
bilious
dubious
32. Change; convert to something different He was unable to ________ his dreams into actualities.
momentous
exodus
transmute
remiss
33. Soothe; make calm or quiet; subdue Dentists criticize the practice of giving fussy children sweets to ________ them.
pacify
welter
phobia
fictitious
34. Solemn curse; someone or something that is despised He heaped ________ upon his foe.
centrifugal
anathema
unbridled
scintilla
35. Forcible restraint - especially unlawfully The hostages were held under ________ until the prisoners' demands were met.
deleterious
squabble
duress
dormant
36. Pride - haughtiness The ________ of the nobility was resented by the middle class.
sunder
gamely
arrogance
innocuous
37. Theatrical He was proud of his ________ ability and wanted to paly the role of Hamlet.
initiate
conundrum
histrionic
floe
38. Unit of light energy (one candle's worth) In buying light bulbs - she checked not only their power - as measured in watts - but their brightness - as measured in ________s.
liquidate
precipitate
lumen
tesselated
39. Hasten We hope you will be able to ________ delivery because of our tight schedule.
authoritarian
intransigence
formality
expedite
40. Turmoil; bewildering jumble. The existing ________ of overlapping federal and state proclaims cries out for immediate reform.
welter
jollity
wane
vehement
41. Not identical on both sides of a dividing central line Because one eyebrow was set markedly higher than the other - William's face had a particularly ________ appearance.
paroxysm
asymmetric
exacting
fortuitous
42. Harmonious; in harmony with They were ________ neighbors - never quarreling over unimportant matters.
gaudy
viscous
quixotic
compatible
43. Powerful; persuasive; greatly influential The jury was swayed by the highly ________ testimony of the crime's sole eyewitness.
aviary
adherent
ensue
potent
44. Promise or pledge; certainty; self-confidence When Gutherie gave Guiness his ________ that rehearsals were going well - he spoke with such assurance that Guiness was convinced.
vociferous
assurance
welt
factious
45. Rhythmic rise and fall (of words or sounds); beat - Marching down the road - the troops sang out - following the ________ set by the sergeant.
noncommittal
altruistic
ursine
cadence
46. Prepare by combining; make up in concert How did the inventive chef ever ________ such strange dish?
concoct
monetary
indomitable
bent
47. Large volume He spent much time in the libraries poring over ancient ________s.
tome
terse
momentous
fulminate
48. Aid; assistance; relief We shall be ever grateful for the ________ our country gave us when we were in need.
paucity
succor
visionary
asymmetric
49. Man owing small estate; middle-class farmer.It was not the aristocrat but the ________ who determined the nation's policies.
circumvent
doldrums
yeoman
probe
50. Fret about; hesitate - for ethical reasons Fearing that her husband had become involved in an affair - she did not ________ to read his diary.
relish
aphasia
idyllic
scruple