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GRE Wordlist: Meanings - Complete Sentences

Subjects : english, vocabulary
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1. Rascality We cannot condone such ________ in public officials.






2. Ornamental clasp She treasured the ________ because it was an heirloom.






3. Abnormal or deviant - Given the ________ nature of the data - we came to doubt the validity of the entire experiment.






4. Blessedness; state of bliss Growing closer to God each day - the mystic achieved a state of indescribable ________.






5. Avoid He tried to ________ all display of temper.






6. Limit; independent variable We need to define the ________s of the problem.






7. Corrosive; sarcastic Such ________ criticism is uncalled for.






8. Lose animation; lose strength In stories - lovelorn damsels used to ________ and pine away.






9. Liberated; freed from chains Chained to the wall for months on end - the hostage despaired that he would ever be ________.






10. Skillful The magician was so ________ that we could not follow his movements as he performed his tricks.






11. Wise saying; proverb There is much truth in the old ________ about fools and their money.






12. Glass water bottle - With each dinner - the patron receives a ________ of red or white wine.






13. Irritation; resentment She showed her ________ by her refusal to appear with the other contestants at the end of the contest.






14. Pertaining to marriage Their dreams of ________ bliss were shattered as soon as their temperaments clashed.






15. Soften by soaking in liquid; waste away The strawberries had been soaking in the champagn for so long that they had begun to ________: they literally fell apart at the touch of a spoon.






16. Disaster; misery - As news of the ________ spread - offers of relief poured in to the stricken community.






17. Limited It is difficult for humanity with its ________ existence to grasp the infinite.






18. Blame; criticize - He was ________d for his inappropriate behavior.






19. Slave; bondage The captured soldier was held in ________ by the conquering army.






20. Husband or wife The search for a ________ for the young Queen Victoria ended happily.






21. Enigmatic; mysterious The Mona Lisa's ________ expression has puzzled art lovers for centuries.






22. Brother or sister We may not enjoy being ________s - but we cannot forget that we still belong to the same family.






23. Drowsy; dull The stuffy room made her ________; she felt as if she was about to nod off.






24. Small stream As the rains continued - the trickle of water running down the hillside grew into a ________ that threatened to wash away a portion of the slope.






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






26. Decisive; ending all debate When the stolen books turned up in John's locker - we finally had ________ evidence of the identity of the mysterious thief.






27. Taking up again; recommencement During the summer break - Don had not realized how much he missed university life: at the ________ of classes - however - he felt marked excitement and pleasure.






28. Arsonist The fire spread in such an unusual manner that the fire department chiefs were certain that it had been set by an ________.






29. Include; encompass Does the general theory of relativity contradict Newtonian physics - or is Newton's law of gravity ________d into Einstein's larger scheme?






30. Fantastic; violently contrasting The plot of the novel was too ________ to be believed.






31. Understatement for emphasis To say - "He little realizes -" when we mean that he does not realize at all - is an example of the kind of understatement we call ________.






32. Express disapproval of; protest against; belittle A firm believer in old-fashioned courtesy - Miss Post ________d the modern tendency to address new acquaintances by their first names.






33. Weaken She was slow to recover from her illness; even a short walk to the window ________d her.






34. Self-governing This island is a colony; however - in most matters - it is ________ and receives no orders from the mother country.






35. Correct - usually a text The critic ________ed the book by retranslating several passages.






36. Abundant; effusive; lavish His speeches were famous for his ________ language and vivid imagery.






37. Sober; sedate Her conduct during the funeral ceremony was ________ and solemn.






38. Surround Although we were ________ed by enemy forces - we were cheerful for we were well stocked and could withstand a siege until our allies joined us.






39. Official As his case was transferred from one ________ to another - he began to despair of ever reaching a settlement.






40. Dummy The mob showed its irritation by hanging the judge in ________.






41. Various; several My suspicions were aroused when I read ________ items in the newspapers about your behavior.






42. Blessing Let us pray that the ________ of peace once more shall prevail among the nations of the world.






43. Unsatisfied; not soothed Her anger is ________ by your apology.






44. Grisly People screamed when her ________ appearance was flashed on the screen.






45. Block legislation by making long speeches Even though we disapproved of Senator Foghorn's political goals - we were impressed by his ability to ________ endlessly to keep an issue from coming to a vote.






46. Reveal Although competitors offered him bribes - he refused to ________ any information about his company's forthcoming product.






47. Flashy; tawdry; falsely attractive Her jewels were inexpensive but not ________.






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






49. Salty The slightly ________ taste of this mineral water is pleasant.






50. Variegated; multicolored The ________ piper of Hamelin got his name from the multicolored clothing he wore.