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GRE Wordlist: Meanings - Complete Sentences
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1. Interdependent relationship (between groups - species) - often mutually beneficial Both the crocodile bird and the crocodile derive benefit from their ________; pecking away at food particles embedded in the crocodile's teeth - the bird derives nouri
imprecation
fauna
symbiosis
protrude
2. Mental disorder We must endeavor to find an outlet for the patient's repressed desires if we hope to combat this ________.
effrontery
psychosis
ratiocination
provoke
3. Destruction by fire Citizens of San Francisco remember that the destruction of the city was caused not by the earthquake but by the ________ that followed.
astute
holocaust
orthodox
annotate
4. Oval; ambiguous - either purposely or because key words have been left out An ________ billiad ball wobbles because it is not perfectly round; an elliptical remark baffles because it is not perfectly clear.
deride
extrude
elliptical
languid
5. Strong inclination; liking He had a strong ________ for sculpture and owned many statues.
contravene
penchant
balm
behoove
6. Loss of speech due to injury or illness After the automobile accident - the victim had periods of ________ when he could not speak at all or could only mumble incoherently.
diadem
aphasia
inept
imponderable
7. Baffle; frustrate He felt that everyone was tying to ________ his plans and prevent his success.
thwart
hatch
stigma
problematic
8. Arrange (laws - rules) as a code; classify We need to take the varying rules and regulations of the different health agencies and ________ them into a national health code.
codify
facetious
repress
chagrin
9. Bitterness; hatred Let us forget out ________ and cooperate in this new endeavor.
rancor
contempt
carnivorous
reverie
10. Pertaining to Pharisees - who paid scrupulous attention to tradition; self-righteous; hypocritical Walter Lippmann has pointed out that moralists who do not attempt to explain the moral code they advocate are often regarded as ________ and ignored.
knoll
preponderance
cavalcade
pharisaical
11. Pretense; evasion As soon as we realized that you had won our support by a ________ we withdrew our endorsement of your candidacy.
latent
consummate
subterfuge
amphibian
12. Resentment; anger; sense of injury or insult She took ________ at his remarks and stormed away in a huff.
vitiate
appal
umbrage
puny
13. Drive our evil spirits By incantation and prayer - the medicine man sought to ________ the evil spirits that had taken possession of the young warrior.
exorcise
rigor
delete
congenital
14. Hesitate; shrink He did not ________ in the face of danger but fought back bravely.
incorporate
recount
flinch
importunate
15. Hairstyle You can make a statement with your choice of ________: in the 60's many African-Americans affirmed their racial heritage by wearing their hair in Afros.
coiffure
apprehensive
maim
nicety
16. Suitable; to the point The lawyer wanted to know all the ________ details.
pertinent
nostrum
recumbent
accelerate
17. 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.
inscrutable
rudimentary
bacchanalian
welter
18. Crisis;joining point At this critical ________ - let us think carefully before determining the course we shall follow.
collation
juncture
pulmonary
tilter
19. Trader The ________ exchanged trinkets for the natives' furs.
modicum
faze
barterer
escapade
20. Informal discussion I enjoy our ________(ies) but I sometimes wish that they could be made more formal and more searching.
colloquy
inflated
regal
succumb
21. Irregularity A bird that cannot fly is an ________.
anomaly
bilk
pellucid
bourgeois
22. Kill - usually one out of ten We do more to ________ our population in automobile accidents than we do in war.
adherent
decimate
propound
mosaic
23. Embarrass - He was not at all ________ed by her open admiration.
excoriate
macerate
abash
seine
24. Gather; assemble Washington mustered his forces at Trenton.
malingerer
incumbent
improvident
muster
25. Imprison; shut up in confinement For the two weeks before the examination - the student ________ed himself in his room and concentrated upon his studies.
propriety
capacious
immure
flout
26. Unbeliever The Saracens made war against tne ________s.
infidel
pantomime
saboteur
obstinate
27. Write; compose Cyrano ________d many letters for Christian.
diva
indite
inexorable
grill
28. Common; pertaining to the common people His speeches were aimed at the ________ minds and emotions; they disgusted the more refined.
plebeian
simplistic
incantation
pellucid
29. Bringing into conformity with reason All attempts at ________ at this time are doomed to failure; tempers and emotions run too high for intelligent thought to prevail.
exult
articulate
rationalization
decrepitude
30. Denial I must accept his argument since you have been unable to present any ________ of his evidence.
steadfast
civil
malfeasance
negation
31. Violent; hasty; rash We tried to curb his ________ behavior because we felt that in his haste he might offend some people.
ambidextrous
foil
macabre
impetuous
32. Occurring in an unexpected and contrary manner It is ________ that his success came when he least wanted it.
apiary
ironic
debutante
scuttle
33. Opening in chess in which a piece is sacrificed The player was afraid to accept his opponent's ________ because he feared a trap which as yet he could not see.
gambit
translucent
reminiscence
vantage
34. Supporting bar The engineer calculated that the ________ supporting the rafter needed to be reinforced.
strut
fervor
ostensible
defile
35. Lash; whip; severe punishment They feared the plague and regarded it as a deadly ________.
scourge
rife
maim
despotism
36. Handle roughly The rock star was ________ed by his overexcited fans.
parochial
maul
reprobation
pastoral
37. Dig into They ________(ied) blocks of marble out of the hillside.
exposure
epitaph
quarry
congeal
38. Flattery; admiration The rock star thrived on the ________ of his groupies and yes-men.
incentive
inclement
atheistic
adulation
39. Long period of time; an age It has taken ________s for our civilization to develop.
eon
carnal
concede
gruel
40. Daring; bold Audiences cheered as Luke Skywalker and Princess Leia made their ________ - death-defying leap to freedom and escaped Darth Vader's troops.
audacious
wheedle
phobia
list
41. Subordinate possessions He bought the estate and all its ________.
frantic
appurtenances
acidulous
blurt
42. Arsonist The fire spread in such an unusual manner that the fire department chiefs were certain that it had been set by an ________.
bilious
affable
porous
incendiary
43. Expose to slander His opponents tried to ________ the candidate's reputation by spreading rumors about his past.
traduce
reprise
illusory
sedentary
44. Liable to err I know I am ________ - but I feel confident that I am right this time.
fallible
presage
pedagogue
monotheism
45. Ill-humored; irritable - Constantly complaining about his treatment and refusing to cooperate with the hospital staff - he was a ________ patient.
cantankerous
validate
jettison
humdrum
46. Recoiling from progress; retrograde His program was ________ since it sought to abolish many of the social reforms instituted by the previous administration.
quadruped
reactionary
sinuous
insinuate
47. Roman outer robe Marc Antony pointed to the slashes in Caesar's ________.
defrock
epaulet
orifice
toga
48. Raised platform for guests of honor When he approached the ________ - he was greeted by cheers from the people who had come to honor him.
humility
arid
finesse
dais
49. Cancel; retract Repeat offenders who continue to drive under the influence of alcohol face having their driver's licensespermanently ________d.
martial
revoke
sophist
riveting
50. Propriety; seemliness Shocked by the unruly behavior - the teacher criticized the class for its lack of ________.
incorrigible
scabbard
decorum
purchase