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GRE Wordlist: Meanings - Complete Sentences
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1. Assent; agree passively Although she appeared to ________ to her employer's suggestions - I could tell she had reservations about the changes he wanted made.
periphery
magniloquent
concentric
acquiesce
2. Formal praise The modest hero blushed to hear the speakers delivering ________s about his valorous act.
epitaph
panegyric
supercilious
bate
3. Provide scantily; live very economically They were forced to ________ on necessities in order to make their limited supplies last the winter.
whit
olfactory
therapeutic
skimp
4. Clever; astute A ________ investor - he took clever advantage of the fluctuations of the stock market.
ragamuffin
shrewd
facsimilie
retinue
5. Harshness; plainness The newspapers disapproved of the ________ of the sentence.
painstaking
severity
scintilla
demeanor
6. Block; obstacle Stalled cars along the highway are a ________ to traffic that tow trucks should remove without delay.
hindrance
mandatory
catholic
depredation
7. Combative; bellicose Although at this time he was advocating a policy of neutrality - one could usually find him adopting a more ________ attitude.
reparation
militant
asinine
stanza
8. Produced by imagination; fanciful; mystical She was given to ________ schemes that never materialized.
visionary
mesmerize
dispirited
defray
9. Ordinary; commonplace We were disappointed because he gave a rather ________ performance in this role.
intelligentsia
coincident
mediocre
reprisal
10. Handle roughly The rock star was ________ed by his overexcited fans.
figurine
intermittent
maul
soporific
11. Agree If I ________ to this demand for blackmail - I am afraid that I will be the victim of future demands.
potentate
privation
accede
hallucination
12. Marked by formality - Ordinary dress would be in appropriate at so ________ an affair.
arcade
complacent
ceremonious
inconsistency
13. Uncertain; not clearly fixed; indefinite That interest rates shall rise appears certain; when they will do so - however - remains ________.
indeterminate
salubrious
amoral
rend
14. Marrigeable Mrs. Bennet - in Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen - was worried about finding suitable husbands for her five ________ daughters.
abase
acidulous
invalidate
nubile
15. Royal Prince Albert had a ________ manner.
allude
pristine
psychopathic
regal
16. Submissive; patient and long-suffering Mr. Barrett never expected his ________ daughter would dare to defy him by eloping with her suitor.
anecdote
luster
meek
pacifist
17. Mischievous; humorous; tricky. He was a prankster who - unfortunately - often overlooked the damage he could cause with his ________ tricks.
waggish
retribution
vagabond
solvent
18. A small allowance or wage He could not live on the ________ he received as a pension and had to look for an additional source of revenue.
reparable
imprudent
impenitent
pittance
19. Be thankful for; increase in worth; be thoroughly conscious of Little Orphan Annie truly ________d the stocks Daddy Warbucks ave her - whose value appreciated considerably over the years.
insurrection
prude
appreciate
aphasia
20. Female warrior Ever since the days of Greek mythology we refer to strong and aggressive women as ________s.
amazon
indiscriminate
castigation
levitate
21. Commence; go on board a boat; begin a journey In devoting herself to the study of gorillas - Dian Fossey ________ed on a course of action that was to cost her her life.
ideology
foible
spectrum
embark
22. Discipline; punish in order to correct - Whom God loves - God ________s.
chasten
cede
prophylactic
disjointed
23. Nonsense; babbling Did you hear that foolish boy spouting ________ about monsters from outer space?
anodyne
gibberish
trivia
fickle
24. Hairs on back and neck - especially of a dog The dog's ________ rose and he began to growl as the sound of footsteps grew louder.
hackles
debase
miscreant
console
25. Ugly Although James was an experienced emergency room nurse - he occasionally became queasy when faced with a particularly ________ injury.
brooch
unsightly
confidant
prevail
26. Gross lewdness; lustfulness In his youth he led a life of ________ and debauchery; he did not mend his ways until middle age.
enclave
reparation
lechery
congeal
27. Immaterial; without a material body We must devote time to the needs of our ________ mind as well as our corporeal body.
heinous
unrequited
deride
incorporeal
28. Raise in rank or dignity; praise The actor Alec Guinness was ________ed to the rank of knighthood by the Queen; he now is known as Sir Alec Guinness.
pine
empirical
palatial
exalt
29. Trip; short journey He took a quick ________ to Atlantic City.
seismic
jaunt
blase
uncouth
30. Scandinavian myth; any legend This is a ________ of the sea and the men who risk their lives on it.
archetype
headlong
saga
profilgate
31. Hanging; suspended The ________ chandeliers swayed in the breeze as if they were about to fall from the ceiling.
pendulous
truism
intangible
maudlin
32. Meaning; distinguishing by name A dictionary will always give us the ________ of a word; frequently - it will always give us its connotation.
wither
exposure
denotation
eulogy
33. Accustomed; hardened She became ________ to the Alaskan cold.
inured
swerve
gastronomy
formidable
34. Ornament worn on the shoulder (of a uniform - etc.) The shoulder loops on Sam Spade's trench coat are the nonmilitary counterparts of the fringed ________s on George Washington's uniform.
unanimity
incarcerate
epaulet
herbivorous
35. Wasting away Polio victims need physiotherapy to prevent the ________ of affected limbs.
inveigle
exonerate
atrophy
harass
36. Stoop short - as if faced with an obstacle - and refuse to continue The chief of police ________ed at sending his officers into the riot-torn area.
flaccid
beguile
balk
impolitic
37. Title or heading (in red print); directions for religious ceremony; protocol In ordaining the new priests - the bishop carefully observed all the ________s for the ordination service.
rubric
blithe
primordial
reactionary
38. Able to be touched; real; palpable Although Tom did not own a house - he had several ________ assets--a car - a television - a PC--that he could sell if he needed cash.
swindler
elucidate
humdrum
tangible
39. Plunder; despoil The marauding army ________d the countryside.
occult
peripheral
ravage
recession
40. False belief; hallucination This scheme is a snare and a ________.
anchor
monolithic
subterfuge
delusion
41. Person wearing tattered clothes He felt sorry for the ________ who was begging for food and gave him money to buy a meal.
filial
ragamuffin
descry
posterity
42. Person of no importance; nonexistence Don't dismiss John as a ________; in his quiet way - he's very important to the firm.
nonentity
vicissitude
analogy
ruminate
43. Start; beginning She was involved with the project from its ________.
dorsal
inception
visage
tertiary
44. Easily burned After the recent outbreak of fires in private homes - the fire commissioner ordered that all ________ materials be kept in safe containers.
pique
natation
volatile
combustible
45. A place where bees are kept Although he spent many hours daily in the ________ - he was very seldom stung by a bee.
gesticulation
extradition
apiary
gruesome
46. Foolish; inane He is far too intelligent to utter such ________ remarks.
fatuous
burnish
lethal
sham
47. Violent; rough; noisy The unruly crowd became even more ________ when he tried to quiet them.
boisterous
illusive
finicky
aperture
48. Antiquated "Methinks -" "thee -" and "thou" are ________ words that are no longer part of our normal vocabulary.
effrontery
archaic
convert
coagulate
49. Lessen in value If you neglect this properly - it will ________.
physiological
scale
depreciate
withdrawn
50. Aid; assistance; relief We shall be ever grateful for the ________ our country gave us when we were in need.
succor
hap
fathom
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