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GRE Wordlist: Meanings - Complete Sentences
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1. Joyous; celebratory Their wedding in the park was a ________ occasion.
festive
chagrin
synthesis
subsume
2. Self-important behavior; acting like a stuffed shirt Although the commencement speaker had some good things to say - we had to laugh at his ________ and general air of parading his own dignity.
moribund
pomposity
pine
fruition
3. Poverty Neither the economists nor the political scientists have found a way to wipe out the inequities of wealth and eliminate ________ from our society.
contraband
indigence
laudable
emancipate
4. Blacken All attempts to ________ the character of our late President have failed; the people still love him and cherish his memory.
tedium
indubitably
denigrate
circumvent
5. Food of the gods ________ was supposed to give immortality to any human who ate it.
patronize
sheaf
amok
ambrosia
6. Laziness Such ________ in a young person is deplorable; go to work!
sloth
wispy
obsequy
vouchsafe
7. Stop motion; curb or restrain - Thrusting out her arm - Grandma checked Bobby's lunge at his sister. "Young man -" she said - "you'd better ________ your temper."
check
fictitious
synoptic
cant
8. Boredom The monotonous routine of hopital life induced a feeling of ________ which made him moody and irritable.
unconscionable
gargantuan
prefactory
ennui
9. Teaching; art of education Though Maria Montessori gained fame for her innovations in ________ - it took years before her teaching techniques became common practice in American schools.
ellipsis
pedagogy
tithe
bouillon
10. Theme This simple ________ runs throughout the score.
motif
pied
temper
garrulity
11. Everlasting Ponce de Leon hoped to find ________ youth.
migrant
contiguous
perpetual
barrister
12. Being in debt He was in ________ with his payments on the car.
arrears
gesticulation
livid
vindictive
13. Practicing self-denial; austere The wealthy young man could not understand the ________ life led by the monks.
admonish
seamy
ascetic
irrevocable
14. Make unnecessary; get rid of I hope this contribution will ________ any need for further collections of funds.
annihilate
sophistry
obviate
gambit
15. Not able to be pierced or entered How could the murderer have gotten into the locked room? To Watson - the mystery - like the room - was ________e.
analgesic
nebulous
impenetrable
disavowal
16. Heat-producing - Coal is much more ________ than green wood.
distend
incorporate
maim
calorific
17. Speak foolishly; boast idly Let us not ________ about our qualities; rather - let our virtues speak for themselves.
codicil
gruel
furtive
prate
18. Accidental transposition of sounds in sucessive words When the radio announcer introduced the President as Hoobert Herver - he was guilty of ________.
hubris
paradox
spoonerism
amplify
19. Impetuous; with marked vigor He spoke with ________ eloquence in defense of his client.
multiform
vehement
preeminent
perturb
20. Gather; assemble Washington mustered his forces at Trenton.
vulnerable
muster
convention
doggerel
21. Spotted When he blushed - his face took on a ________ hue.
mottled
advent
appraise
iridescent
22. Comparable She called our attention to the things that had been done in an ________ situation and recommended that we do the same.
conscript
analogous
lumber
exuberant
23. Serious or fatal accident - The number of automotive ________(ies) on this holiday weekend was high.
casualty
treatise
asylum
conclusive
24. Deprive of a civil right The imposition if the poll tax effectively ________d poor Southern blacks - who lost their right to vote.
disenfranchise
urchin
protean
imperiousness
25. Refer to Since you ________ to this matter so frequently - you must regard it as important.
advert
embargo
waggish
aphasia
26. Denial I must accept his argument since you have been unable to present any ________ of his evidence.
extradition
pliant
negation
conceit
27. Liberal; wasteful The actor's ________ gifts pleased her.
surreptitious
mendicant
lavish
gusto
28. Appearance of truth; likelihood Critics praised her for the ________ of her performance as Lady Macbeth. She was completely believable.
muggy
fetter
nonchalance
verisimilitude
29. Lounge about They ________ed around in their chairs watching television.
incarcerate
taxonomist
upbraid
loll
30. Outwit; baffle - In order to ________ the enemy - we will make two preliminary attacks in other sections before starting our major campaign.
malevolent
circumvent
tyro
fallacious
31. Position giving an advantage They fired upon the enemy from behind trees - walls and any other point of ________ they could find.
recluse
preposterous
vantage
astringent
32. Deadly It is unwise to leave ________ weapons where children may find them.
foible
stellar
lethal
summation
33. Strong inclination; liking He had a strong ________ for sculpture and owned many statues.
methodical
onerous
pantomime
penchant
34. Affectedly languid He was ________ and indifferent about his part in the affair.
grueling
disapprobation
symmetry
lackadaisical
35. Able to pay all debts By dint of very frugal living - he was finally able to become ________ and avoid bankruptcy proceedings.
disparity
solvent
animosity
coalesce
36. Dangerous Your occupation is too ________ for insurance companies to consider your application.
primordial
inalienable
inhibit
hazardous
37. Lowest point Although few people realized it - the Dow-Jones averages had reached their ________ and would soon begin an upward surge.
nadir
undergird
mammal
environ
38. Private meeting of members of a party to select officers or determine policy - At the opening of Congress the members of the Democratic Party held a ________ to elect the majority leader of the House and the party whip.
incapacitate
caucus
aperture
tremulous
39. Expressing a low opinion I resent your ________ remarks.
derogatory
antiquated
interregnum
ashen
40. Hesitate; shrink He did not ________ in the face of danger but fought back bravely.
depravity
flinch
gaffe
animosity
41. Justify; authorize. Before the judge issues the injunction - you must convince her this action is ________ed.
mortician
warrant
quiescent
monotony
42. Agreeable; lovable His ________ disposition pleased all who had dealings with him.
amiable
sleazy
mendacious
soliloquy
43. Scatter The police fired tear gas into crowd to ________ the protesters.
parasite
addle
mincing
disperse
44. Repay in kind If they attack us - we shall be compelled to ________ and bomb their territory.
reciprocate
ramble
apoplexy
buffoonery
45. Hairy He was a ________ individual with a heavy black beard.
tenuous
hirsute
drab
sadistic
46. Striking one object against another sharply The drum is a ________ instrument.
pendant
formality
percussion
cajole
47. Tie with a Before we went to sleep - we ________ed the horses to prevent their wandering off during the night.
migrant
complacent
tether
repress
48. Mar; disfigure If you ________ a library book - you will have to pay a hefty fine.
deface
avow
grandiloquent
partial
49. Tender to sorrow; pity; quality in art or literature that produces these feelings. The quiet tone of ________ that ran through the novel never degenerated into the maudlin or the overly sentimental.
pathos
staccato
sobriety
aromatic
50. Assemble Because much is needed legislation had to be enacted - the governor ordered the legislature to ________ in special session by January 15.
hazardous
blowhard
remission
convene