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GRE Wordlist: Meanings - Complete Sentences

Subjects : english, vocabulary
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1. Vary; go in different directionsfrom the same point The spokes of the wheel ________ from the hub.






2. Clowning John Candy's ________ in Uncle Buck was hilarious.






3. Tip Many service employees rely more on ________(ies) than on salaries for their livelihood.






4. Omen; prophecy He interpreted the departures of the birds as an ________ of evil.






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






6. Rosy; optimistic I am afraid you will have to alter your ________ views in the light of the distressing news that has just arrived.






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






8. Firm grasp or footing The mountaineer struggled to get a proper ________ on the slippery rock.






9. In utter disorder - He tried to bring order into the ________ state of affairs.






10. Celebrity; dignitary A leading light of the American stage - Ethel Barrymore was a theatrical ________ whose name lives on.






11. Fragments Ten years after World War II - some of the ________ left by enemy bombings could still be seen.






12. Calm; peaceful In those ________ days - people were not worried about sneak attacks and bombings.






13. Social blunder According to Miss Manners - to call your husband by your lover's name is worse than a mere ________; it is a tactical mistake.






14. The Milky Way; any collection of brilliant personalities The deaths of such famous actors as Clark Gable - Gary Cooper - Spencer Tracy - and Marlene Dietrich demonstrate that the ________ of Hollywood superstars is rapidly disppearing.






15. Mild expression in place of an unpleasant one The expression "he passed away" is a ________for "he died."






16. Worship of idols; excessive admiration Such ________ of singers of country music is typical of the excessive enthusiasm of youth.






17. Clumsy; boorish Such remarks are ________ and out of place; you should apologize for making them.






18. Equal in extent Your reward will be ________ with your effort.






19. Not wise I think it is ________ to raise this issue at the present time because the public is too angry.






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






21. Victim; object of a hunt The police closed in on their ________.






22. Impression produced by achievements or reputation The wealthy man sought to obtain social ________ by contributing to popular charities.






23. Suffering from indigestion; irritable His ________ temperament was apparent to all who heard him rant about his difficulties.






24. Played in an abrupt manner; marked by abrupt - sharp sound His ________ speech reminded one of the sound of a machine gun.






25. Ornament a metal surface by indenting - With his hammer - he carefully ________d an intricate design onto the surface of the chalice.






26. Generosity Noted for his ________ - philanthropist Eugene Lang donated millions to charity.






27. Wooden; impassive We wanted to see how long he could maintain his ________ expression.






28. Suitable for sevants; low I cannot understand why a person of your ability and talent should engage in such ________ activities.






29. Slavery; compulsory labor Born a slave - Douglass resented his wife of ________ and plotted to escape to the North.






30. Text of an opera The composer of an opera's music is remembered more frequently than the author of its ________.






31. Exclude from public favor; ban As soon as the newspapers carried the story of his connection with the criminals - his friends began to ________ him.






32. Period of equal days and nights; the beginning of spring and autumn The vernal ________ is usually marked by heavy rainstorms.






33. Purify; refine; concentrate A moonshiner distills mash into whiskey; an epigrammatist ________ thoughts into quips.






34. Power of knowing without reasoning She claimed to know the truth by ________.






35. Not compulsory; left to one's choice I was impressed by the range of ________ accessories for my microcomputer that were available.






36. Strongly held belief Nothing could shake his ________ that she was innocent.






37. A disorderly or untidy state After the New Year's party - the once orderly house was in total ________.






38. At the point of death The doctors called the family to the bedside of the ________ patient.






39. Determined;stubborn Les Miserables tells of Inspector Javert's long - ________ pursuit of the criminal Jean Valjean.






40. Unfriendly; hostile She felt that they were ________ and were hoping for her downfall.






41. Exaggerated; pompous; enlarged (with air or gas) His claims about the new product were ________; it did not work as well as he had promised.






42. Bear one's self; behave He ________ed himself with great dignity.






43. Spread randomly; sprinkle; scatter Preceding the bride to the altar - the flower girl will ________ rose petals along the aisle.






44. Attractive The man I am seeking to fill this position must be ________ since he will be representing us before the public.






45. Peak We could see the morning sunlight illuminate the ________ while the rest of the mountain lay in shadow.






46. 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.






47. Bloody The audience shuddered as they listened to the details of the ________ massacre.






48. Weaken; destroy The relatives who received little or nothing sought to ________ the will by claiming that the deceased had not been in his right mind when he signed the document.






49. Fasten together; unite Before you ________ two strips of tape together - be sure to line them up evenly.






50. Perceive intuitively; foresee the future Nothing infuriated Tom more than Aunt Polly's ability to ________ when he was not telling the truth.