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GRE Wordlist: Meanings - Complete Sentences

Subjects : english, vocabulary
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1. Pitiless The escaped convict was a dangerous and ________ murderer.






2. Animals of a period or region The scientist could visualize the ________ of the period by examining the skeletal remains and the fossils.






3. Respectful; obedient The ________ child grew up to be a conscientious adult aware of his civic obligations.






4. Animal or plant living on another; toady; sycophant The tapeworm is an example of the kind of ________ that may infest the human body.






5. Having a very fine bore - The changes in surface tension of liquids in ________ vessels is of special interest to physicists.






6. Social blunder According to Miss Manners - to call your husband by your lover's name is worse than a mere ________; it is a tactical mistake.






7. Depravity A visitor may be denied admittance to this country if she has been guilty of moral ________.






8. Bury They are going to ________ the body tomorrow ar Broadlawn Cemetry.






9. Courtesy; civility A spirit of ________ should exist among nations.






10. The art of versification This book on ________ contains a rhyming dictionary as well as samples of the various verse forms.






11. List of works of music - drama - etc. - a performer is prepared to present The opera company decided to include Madame Butterfly in its ________ for the following season.






12. Sharp; bitterly pungent The ________ odor of burnt gunpowder filled the room after the pistol had been fired.






13. Increase; grow. With proper handling - his fortunes ________ed and he became rich.






14. Loss of memory Because she was suffering from ________ - the police could not get the young girl to identify herself.






15. Pertaining to spring We may expect ________ showers all during the month of April.






16. Teacher of philosophy; quibbler; employer of fallacious reasoning You are using all the devices of a ________ in trying to prove your case; your argument is specious.






17. Privilege; unquestionable right The President cannot levy taxes; that is the ________ of the legislative branch of government.






18. Irregularity A bird that cannot fly is an ________.






19. Outcome The ________ of the rematch was that the former champion proved that he still possessed all the skills of his youth.






20. Fearless For his ________ conduct in battle - he was promoted.






21. Fret; complain There is no sense ________(ing) over the work you have left undone.






22. Pertaining to the organs or sense of touch His callused hands had lost their ________ sensitivity.






23. Conclusion It is not until we reach the ________ of this play that we can understand the author's message.






24. Partiality; preference Although the artist used various media from time to time - she had a ________ for watercolors.






25. 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.






26. One who studies reptiles As a boy - Indiana Jones had a traumatic experience involving snakes; sensibly enough - he studies to be archaeologist - not a ________.






27. Essential; pertaining to the substance Although the delegates were aware of the importance of the problem - they could not agree on the ________ issues.






28. Inlaid; mosaic I recall seeing a table with a ________ top of bits of stone and glass in a very interesting pattern.






29. Showing hard work; taking great care The new high-frequency word list is the result of ________ efforts on the part of our research staff.






30. Changeable; explosive; evaporating rapidly The political climate today is extremely ________: no one can predict what the electorate will do next.






31. Pertaining to the improvement of race It is easier to apply ________ principles to the raising of racehorses or prize cattle than t the development of human beings.






32. Patient submissiveness; statement that one is quitting a job If Bob Cratchit had not accepted Scrooge's bullying with timid ________ - he might have gotten up the nerve to hand in his resignation.






33. Burdensome He asked for an assistant because his work load was too ________.






34. Reason; justify an improper act Do not try to ________ your behavior by blaming your companions.






35. Reading I am certain that you have missed important details in your rapid ________ of this document.






36. Slanderous remark Do not cast ________s on her character.






37. Enthusiastic applause When Placido Domingo came on stage in the first act of La Boheme - he was greeted by a tremendous ________.






38. Belief that pleasure is the sole aim in life ________ and asceticism are opposing philosophies of human behavior.






39. Endure the effects of weather or other forces. He ________ed the changes in his personal life with difficulty - as he had no one in whom to confide.






40. Deception; trickery The Trojan War proved to the Greeks that cunning and ________ were often more effective than military might.






41. Mixture The band played a ________ of Gershwin tunes.






42. Entice; attract ________d by the song of the sirens - the helmsman steered the ship toward the reef.






43. Most reliable or complee Carl Sandburg's Abraham Lincoln may be regarded as the ________ work on the life of the Emancipator.






44. Be excessively fond of; show signs of mental decline Not only grandmothers bore you with stories about their brilliant grandchildren; grandfathers ________ on the littel rascals - too.






45. Operatic singer; prima donna Although world famous as a ________ - she did not indulge in fits of temerament.






46. Spasmodic; intermittent After several ________ attempts - he decided to postpone the start of the project until he felt more energetic.






47. Boorish; rude - Dismayed by his ________ manners at the party - the girls vowed never to invite him again.






48. Ordinary; typical His ________ upbringing left him wholly unprepared for his wife's eccentric family.






49. Phrase culled in meaning by repetition - High school compositions are often marred by such ________s as "strong as an ox."






50. Stupid Your ________ remarks prove that you have not given this problem any serious consideration.