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GRE Wordlist: Meanings - Complete Sentences

Subjects : english, vocabulary
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1. Flowing smoothly; smooth Italian is a ________ language.






2. Motivate I fail to understand what ________d you to reply to this letter so nastily.






3. Without an equal; single in kind You have the ________ distinction of being the first student whom I have had to fail in this course.






4. Gloomy; depressing From the doctor's grim expression - I could tell he had ________ news.






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






6. Poem or song expressing lamentation On the death of Edward King - Milton composed the ________ "Lycidas."






7. Stamp out; thwart; hinder Heather tried to ________ the rumor that she had stolen her best friend's fiance.






8. Imaginary Although this book purports to be a biography of George Washington - many of the incidents are ________.






9. Angelic; innocent-looking - With her cheerful smile and rosy cheeks - she was a particularly ________ child.






10. Children; offspring He was proud of his ________ but regarded George as the most promising of all his children.






11. Meanly stingy; parsimonious The ________ pittance the widow receives from the government cannot keep her from poverty.






12. Irritable; short-tempered My advice is to avoid discussing this problem with him today as he is rather ________ and may shout at you.






13. Standstill; stalemate The negotiations had reached a ________.






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






15. Person who has a compulsive desire to steal They discovered that the wealthy customer was a ________ when they caught her stealing some cheap trinkets.






16. Varying form of an element The study of the ________s of uranium led to the development of the nuclear bomb.






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






18. Story set to music - to be sung by a chorus - The choral society sang the new ________ composed by its leader.






19. Appease Nothing he did could ________ her wrath; she was unforgiving.






20. Quote; commend - She could ________ passages in the Bible from memory.






21. Wander aimlessly (physically or mentally) Listening to the teacher ________ - Judy wondered whether he'd ever get to his point.






22. Modest He is so ________ that some people fail to realize how great a man he really is.






23. Deprive of a civil right The imposition if the poll tax effectively ________d poor Southern blacks - who lost their right to vote.






24. Distasteful (because excessive); excessively sweet or sentimental - Disliking the ________ sweetness of standard wedding cakes - Jody and Tom chose a homemade carrot cake for their reception.






25. Increase or intensify; raise in power - wealth - rank or honor The history of the past quarter century illustrates how a President may ________ his power to act aggressively in international affairs without considering the wishes of Congress.






26. Very wicked He was universally feared because of his many ________ deeds.






27. Light stroke as with a whip The horse needed no encouragement; only one ________of the whip was all the jockey had to apply to get the animal to run at top speed.






28. Used to prevent disease Despite all ________ measures introduced by the authorities - the epidemic raged until cool weather set in.






29. One who harvests grain Death - the Grim ________ - cuts down men and women - just as a farmer cuts down the ripened grain.






30. Beginning; origin Tracing the ________ of a family is the theme of "Roots."






31. Provide a refuge for; hide The church ________ed illegal aliens who were political refugees.






32. Lavish expenditure; overabundant condition Seldom have I seen food and drink served in such ________ as at the wedding feast.






33. Severe disapproval The students showed their ________ of his act by refusing to talk with him.






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






35. Variety; dissimilitude The ________ of colleges in this country indicates that many levels of ability are being served.






36. Form of literature in which irony - sarcasm - and ridicule are employed to attack vice and folly Gulliver's Travels - which is regarded by many as a tale for children - is actually a bitter ________ attacking human folly.






37. Beastlike; brutal; inhuman The Red Cross sought to put an end to the ________ treatment of prisoners of war.






38. Having many talents; capable of working in many fields He was a ________ athlete; at college he had earned varsity letters in baseball - football - and track.






39. Cancel Because of public resentment - the king had to ________ his order.






40. Physician specializing in delivery of babies Unlike midwives - who care for women giving birth at home - ________s generally work in a hospital setting.






41. Lessen in value If you neglect this properly - it will ________.






42. Broad-bladed instrument used for spreading or mixing The manufacturers of this frying pan recommended the use of a rubber ________ to avoid scratching the specially treated surface.






43. Quick - sharp reply Even when it was advisable for her to keep her mouth shut - she was always ready with a ________.






44. Origin or source of something I am not interested in its ________; I am more concerned with its usefulness than with its source.






45. Part of stage in front of curtain In the theater-in-the-round there can be no ________ or proscenium arch.






46. Accuse; serve as evidence against The witness's testimony against the racketeers ________s some high public officials as well.






47. Prescribed diet and habits I doubt whether the results warrant our living under such a strict ________.






48. Proverb; a truth pithily stated Aesop's fables illustrate moral ________s.






49. Angry When John's mother found out that he had overthrown his checking account for the third month in a row - she was so ________ that she could scarcely speak to him.






50. Infamy; vilification He refused to defend himself against the slander and ________ hurled against him by the newspapers; he preferred to rely on his record.