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GRE Wordlist: Meanings - Complete Sentences
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1. Practical person No ________ enjoys becoming involved in a game that he can never win
pragmatist
solicit
scurrilous
deluge
2. Immature It is hard for an ________ writer to find a sympathetic publisher.
oratorio
malaise
obtuse
unfledged
3. Banish; consign to inferior position If we ________ these experts to minor posts because of their political persuasions - we shall lose their valuable services.
impromptu
alimentary
prattle
relegate
4. Run-down; decrepit; disreputable I would rather stay in dormitory lodgings in a decent youth hostel than have a room of my own in a ________ downtown hotel.
retrieve
insensible
seedy
singular
5. Harshness; plainness The newspapers disapproved of the ________ of the sentence.
natty
exigency
tract
severity
6. Plundering The hawk is a ________ bird.
anathematize
puerile
predatory
rendezvous
7. Superfluous; excessively wordy; repetitious Your composition is ________; you can easily reduce its length.
bountiful
esteem
redundant
shirk
8. Not native; strange Because of his ________ headdress - he was followed in the streets by small children who laughed at his strange appearance.
misconstrue
anodyne
exotic
resuscitate
9. Languish - decline; long for - yearn Though she tried to be happy living with Clara in the city - Heidi ________d for the mountains and for her gruff but loving grandfather.
pine
peregrination
occult
concession
10. Argue about prices I prefer to shop in a store that has a one-price policy because - whenever I ________ with a shopkeeper - I am never certain that I paid a fair price for the articles I purchased.
traumatic
hoard
hackles
haggle
11. Mock As you ________ at their superstitious beliefs - do you realize that you - too - are guilty of similarly foolish thoughts?
sententious
palette
gibe
gesticulation
12. Not compulsory; left to one's choice I was impressed by the range of ________ accessories for my microcomputer that were available.
cameo
inkling
rousing
optional
13. Repeat He ________d the warning to make sure everyone understood it.
optional
incite
rendition
reiterate
14. Restrain; handcuff The police immediately ________d the prisoner so he could not escape.
authoritative
constituent
deducible
manacle
15. Entertain John ________d us with tales of his adventures in Africa.
regale
coalesce
incipient
colossal
16. Active strength Although he was over seventy years old - Jack had the ________ of a man in his prime.
vigor
senility
nefarious
regal
17. Sham; not genuine; inferior You will never get the public to buy such ________ material.
bandy
shoddy
altercation
skulk
18. Multiply; spread Since bacteria ________ more quickly in unsanitary environments - it is important to keep hospital rooms clean.
conscientious
aristocracy
propagate
hue
19. Flexible; supple Her figure was ________ and willowy.
lithe
diaphanous
extemporaneous
hardy
20. Susceptible to wounds Achilles was ________ only in his heel.
vulnerable
sobriety
diverge
disembark
21. Following; attendants The queen's ________ followed her down the aisle.
retinue
physiognomy
stem from
lament
22. Entrance; a way in Because of his wealth and social position - he had ________ into the most exclusive circles.
entree
spate
forswear
felicitous
23. Mouthlike opening; small opening The Howe Caverns were discovered when someone observed that a cold wind was issuing from an ________ in the hillside.
orifice
whimsical
churlish
enigma
24. Conspiring in a fraudulent scheme The swindlers were found guilty of ________.
collusion
pulchritude
tithe
checkered
25. Loosely connected Though he tried to follow the plot of Gravity's Rainbow - John found the novel too ________.
episodic
bombast
restive
bloated
26. Docile You will find the children in this school very ________ and willing to learn.
viable
tractable
terminus
untoward
27. Ban on commerce or other activity As a result of the ________ - trade with colonies was at a standstill.
concur
extrinsic
expunge
embargo
28. Peak We could see the morning sunlight illuminate the ________ while the rest of the mountain lay in shadow.
pinnacle
incidence
residue
poignancy
29. Weaken; mitigate It is easier for us to ________ our own shortcomings than those of others.
extenuate
annuity
ethereal
venal
30. Incapable of being pacified Madame Defarge was the ________ enemy of the Evremonde family.
impervious
narrative
implacable
cohorts
31. Mental disorder marked by confusion The drunkard in his ________ saw strange animals.
limn
domicile
delirium
migratory
32. Relating to races Intolerance between ________ groups is deplorable and usually is based on lack of information.
pliant
strut
inarticulate
ethnic
33. Fitness; correct conduct I want you to behave at this dinner with ________; don't embarass me.
pine
fluency
ossify
propriety
34. Decorate Parsley was used to ________ the boiled potato.
garnish
misadventure
incontinent
irrelevant
35. Fixed idea; continued brooding This ________ with the supernatural has made him unpopular with his neighbors.
fathom
instigate
obsession
swarthy
36. Turn away from Do not ________ from the truth; you must face the facts.
voluminous
azure
deviate
collation
37. Take apart When the show closed - they ________d the scenery before restoring it.
lexicographer
dismantle
grouse
behemoth
38. Satisfy to the full; cloy Its hunger ________d - the lion dozed.
coda
metallurgical
muse
sate
39. Ornament a metal surface by indenting - With his hammer - he carefully ________d an intricate design onto the surface of the chalice.
guileless
viand
chase
ford
40. Join together - unite. I don't wish to be yoked to him in marriage - as if we were cattle pulling a plow.
yoke
repeal
rendezvous
defeatist
41. Movable; not fixed The ________ blood bank operated by the Red Cross visited our neighborhood today.
satellite
levy
prolong
mobile
42. Tireless He was ________ in his constant efforts to raise funds for the Red Cross.
lionize
indefatigable
exhume
disembark
43. Bantering; joking - Sometimes his flippant and ________ remarks annoy us.
reserve
verdant
synoptic
chaffing
44. Accuse; serve as evidence against The witness's testimony against the racketeers ________s some high public officials as well.
inveigle
bugaboo
blase
incriminate
45. Division of a long poem - Dante's poetic masterpiece The Divine Comedy is divided into ________s.
canto
litany
assail
trajectory
46. Traitor The British considered Benedict Arnold a loyalist; the Americans considered him a ________.
stalwart
turncoat
incognito
timid
47. Correct inconsistencies; become friendly after a quarrel Every time we try to ________ our checkbook with the bank statement - we quarrel. However - despite these monthly lovers' quarrels - we always manage to reconcile.
reconcile
jovial
bent
strut
48. Boorish; rude - Dismayed by his ________ manners at the party - the girls vowed never to invite him again.
rivulet
trident
churlish
concomitant
49. Refer to Since you ________ to this matter so frequently - you must regard it as important.
advert
cathartic
pendulous
stickler
50. Pamper; indulge excessively Don't ________ the boy - Maud! You'll spoil him.
mollycoddle
plagiarize
incontinent
obsession