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GRE Wordlist: Meanings - Complete Sentences

Subjects : english, vocabulary
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1. Prevailinig among a specific group of people or in a specific are or country This disease is ________ in this part of the world; more than 80 percent of the population are at one time or another affected by it.






2. Long heroic poem - novel - or similar work of art Kurosawa's film Seven Samurai is an ________ portraying the struggle of seven warriors to destroy a band of robbers.






3. Shrink back; flinch. The screech of the chalk on the blackboard made her ________.






4. Tip Many service employees rely more on ________(ies) than on salaries for their livelihood.






5. Conceited person A ________ is his own best friend.






6. Confuse thoroughly His attempts to clarify the situation succeeded only on ________(ing) her further.






7. Recover; find and bring in The dog was intelligent and quickly learned to ________ the game killed by the hunter.






8. Humoring; yielding; lenient ________ parents spoil their children by giving in to their every whim.






9. Repay Let me know what you have spent and I will ________ you.






10. Small hill The ascent of the ________ is not difficult and the view from the hilltop is ample reward tor the effort.






11. Differing; deviating The two witnesses presented the jury with remarkably ________ accounts of the same epipode.






12. Examine in order to verify authenticity; arrange in order They ________d the newly found manuscripts to determine their age.






13. Beauty; comeliness I do not envy the judges who have to select this year's Miss America from this collection of female ________.






14. Nearness; kinship Their relationship could not be explained as being based on mere ________: they were more than relatives; they were true friends.






15. To make invalid Once the contract was ________(ied)- it no longer had any legal force.






16. Ghost; phantom Hamlet was uncertain about the identity of the ________ that had appeared and spoken to him.






17. Pretense; evasion As soon as we realized that you had won our support by a ________ we withdrew our endorsement of your candidacy.






18. Swimming The Red Cross emphasizes the need for courses in ________.






19. Three-pronged spear Neptune is usually depicted as rising from the sea - carrying his ________ on his shoulder.






20. Not active; acted upon Mahatma Gandhi urged his followers to pursue a program of ________ resistance as he felt that it was more effective than violence and acts of terrorism.






21. Solemn urging Her ________ to tell the truth did not change the witnesses' testimony.






22. Threatening Those clouds are ________; they suggest that a severe storm is on the way.






23. Complete I have never seem anyone who makes as many stupid errors as you do; you must be a ________ idiot.






24. Scholar who overemphasizes book learning or technicalities Her insistence that the book be memorized marked the teacher as a ________ rather than a scholar.






25. Courage; spirit When challenged by the other horses in the race - the thoroughbred proved its ________ by its determination to hold the lead.






26. Persuade; bring about After the quarrel - Tina said nothing could ________ her to talk to Tony again.






27. Active enmity He incurred the ________ of the ruling class because he advocated limitations of their power.






28. Relating to the stars She was amazed at the number of ________ bodies the new telescope revealed.






29. Wakefulness; inability to sleep He refused to join us in a midnight cup of coffee because he claimed it gave him ________.






30. Means; effort By ________ of much hard work - the volunteers were able to control the raging forest fire.






31. Close; squeeze; The ________ed the package under her arm.






32. Awkward He is an ________ young man; he trips over everything.






33. Unwholesome; not healthful The mosquito-ridden swamp was an ________ place - a breeding ground for malarial contagion.






34. No longer stylish; old-fahioned Unconcerned about keeping in style - Lenore was perfectly happy to wear ________ clothes as long as they were clean and unfrayed.






35. Bleach; whiten Although age had ________ed his hair - he was still vigorous and energetic.






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






37. Victim; object of a hunt The police closed in on their ________.






38. After death (as of child born after father's death or book published after author's death) The critics ignored his works during his lifetime; it was only after the ________ publication of his last novel that they recognized his great talent.






39. Pantry; place where food is kept The first thing Bill did on returning home from school was to check what snacks his mother had in the ________.






40. Grow tiresome The study of word lists can eventually ________ and put one to sleep.






41. Very small In the twentieth century - physicists have made their greatest discoveries about the characteristics of ________ objects like the atom and its parts.






42. Riddle; difficult problem During the long car ride - she invented ________s to entertain the children.






43. Secret; hidden; not public We do not care for ________ chamber of government.






44. Assent; agree passively Although she appeared to ________ to her employer's suggestions - I could tell she had reservations about the changes he wanted made.






45. Held in common; of a group of people When they were divorced - they had trouble dividing their ________ property.






46. Appearance; costume In the ________ of a plumber - the detective investigated the murder case.






47. Writings preceding and following the passage quoted Because these lines are taken out of ________ - they do not convey the message the author intended.






48. Liberated; freed from chains Chained to the wall for months on end - the hostage despaired that he would ever be ________.






49. Freedom from punishment The bully mistreated everyone in the class with ________ for he felt that no one would dare retaliate.






50. Wallow. At the height of the battle - the casualties were so numerous that the victims ________ed in their blood while waiting for medical attention.