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GRE Wordlist: Meanings - Complete Sentences
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1. Not applicable; unrelated This statement is ________ and should be disregarded by the jury.
incursion
exotic
irrelevant
pungency
2. Peak We could see the morning sunlight illuminate the ________ while the rest of the mountain lay in shadow.
barefaced
inveigle
pinnacle
douse
3. Form of government of nation or state Our ________ should be devoted to the concept that the government should strive for the good of all citizens.
propensity
faze
enervate
polity
4. Understandable; clear His evil intentions were ________ and yet we could not stop him.
manifest
console
oculist
dregs
5. Soothe We tried to ________ the hysterical child by promising her many gifts.
mollify
extradition
mauve
novice
6. Resemblance to remote ancestors rather than to parents; reversion to an earlier type; throwback Martin seemed an ________ to his Tuscan ancestors who lavished great care on their small plots of soil.
genre
aggrandize
uxorious
atavism
7. Driving forward The jet plane has a greater ________ power than the engine-driven plane.
propulsive
demographic
centigrade
beleaguer
8. Scandinavian myth; any legend This is a ________ of the sea and the men who risk their lives on it.
remunerative
morbid
indolence
saga
9. Hermit The ________ lived in a hut in the forest.
hover
recluse
passe
random
10. Bury They are going to ________ the body tomorrow ar Broadlawn Cemetry.
kleptomaniac
uproarious
spontaneity
inter
11. Exact If you don't give me ________ directions and a map - I'll never find your place.
precise
lampoon
incarcerate
posterity
12. Uprightness; wholeness Lincoln - whose personal ________ has inspired millions - fought a civil war to maintain the integrity of the republic - that these United States might remain undivided for all time.
integrity
chassis
ecstasy
horticultural
13. Bold Despite the dangerous nature of the undertaking - the ________ soldier volunteered for the assignment.
dauntless
catharsis
pervasive
upshot
14. Rubbing away; tending to grind down Just as ________ cleaning powders can wear away a shiny finish - abrasive remarks can wear away a listener's patience.
abrasive
aggrandize
submissive
stalwart
15. Ornament a metal surface by indenting - With his hammer - he carefully ________d an intricate design onto the surface of the chalice.
chase
novice
verisimilitude
pellucid
16. Pompous array of words After we had waded through all the ________ - we discovered that the writer had said very little.
wary
vagary
verbiage
opportunist
17. Half-stifled laugh The boy could not suppress a ________ when the teacher sat on the tack.
somber
bauble
snicker
wanton
18. Lose animation; lose strength In stories - lovelorn damsels used to ________ and pine away.
tumid
languish
cathartic
mendacious
19. Include; encompass Does the general theory of relativity contradict Newtonian physics - or is Newton's law of gravity ________d into Einstein's larger scheme?
subtlety
subsume
reprehensible
misadventure
20. Tall column tapering and ending in a pyramid Cleopatra's Needle is an ________ in New York City's Central Park.
fresco
obelisk
divergent
articulate
21. Assent; agree passively Although she appeared to ________ to her employer's suggestions - I could tell she had reservations about the changes he wanted made.
sultry
bucolic
authenticate
acquiesce
22. Group of three works Romain Rolland's novel Jean Christophe was first published as a ________.
hermitage
trilogy
masticate
appurtenances
23. Abstaining from sexual intercourse; unmarried - Though the late Havelock Ellis wrote extensively about sexual customs and was considered an expert in such matters - recent studies maintain he was ________ throughout his life.
imminent
rebate
dotage
celibate
24. Wasteful; reckless with money The ________ son squandered his inheritance.
distortion
collaborate
asceticism
prodigal
25. Respectful His ________ attitude was appropriate in a house of worship.
importunate
luxuriant
reverent
coddle
26. Free The company offered to give one package ________ to every purchaser of one of their products.
escapade
gratis
cog
agrarian
27. 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.
nullify
scotch
pedagogy
ecstasy
28. Shrink back; flinch. The screech of the chalk on the blackboard made her ________.
wince
concoct
humdrum
limber
29. Catch sight of In the distance - we could barely ________ the enemy vessels.
descry
rotunda
benevolent
decrepitude
30. Ghostly being that sucks the blood of the living Children were afraid to go to sleep at night because of the many legends of ________s.
vampire
portend
babble
impervious
31. Hard; strenuous Her ________ efforts had sapped her energy.
arduous
zephyr
roil
filigree
32. Clearness of expression; freedom from ambiguity One of the outstanding features of this book is the ________ of its author; her meaning is always clear.
germane
perspicuity
commiserate
meditation
33. Boorish; rude - Dismayed by his ________ manners at the party - the girls vowed never to invite him again.
sheaf
churlish
jaunty
precipitous
34. Foul-smelling The component heap was most ________ in summer.
luscious
malodorous
unguent
moribund
35. Introductory statement In the ________ to the Constitution - the purpose of the document is set forth.
centurion
benediction
paradigm
preamble
36. Lean and angular; barren His once-round face looked surprisingly ________ after he had lost weight.
gaunt
galleon
ellipsis
concurrent
37. Estimate the value of It is difficult to ________ old paintings; it is easier to call them priceless.
pragmatic
vaunted
appraise
chalice
38. Growth; increase The ________ of wealth marked the family's rise in power.
meager
accretion
elicit
importune
39. Unspontaneous; deliberate; thoughtful Given Jill's previous slights - Jack felt that the omission of his name from the guest list was a ________ insult.
bullion
feasible
traumatic
studied
40. Played in an abrupt manner; marked by abrupt - sharp sound His ________ speech reminded one of the sound of a machine gun.
cajole
amorphous
staccato
ungainly
41. Spread throughout Despite airing them for several hours - she could not rid her clothes of the ________ odor of mothbals that clung to them.
tightwad
pervasive
demented
lithe
42. Obligatory These instructions are________; any violation will be severely punished.
cameo
preternatural
soporific
mandatory
43. Firm grasp or footing The mountaineer struggled to get a proper ________ on the slippery rock.
gustatory
rustic
purchase
rococo
44. Excessively careful He was ________ in checking his accounts and never made mistakes.
meticulous
whorl
orthodox
dismiss
45. Deputize; pass to others It ________d upon us - the survivors - to arrange peace terms with the enemy.
tundra
loathe
devolve
stoic
46. Pollute The sewage system of the city so ________d the water that swimming was forbidden.
bloated
objective
contaminate
azure
47. Lacking substance; insignificant; frail His hopes for a career in acting proved ________; no one would cast him - even in an insubstantial role.
stem
rueful
centigrade
insubstantial
48. Desecrating; profane His stealing of the altar cloth was a very ________ act.
deducible
sacrilegious
icon
rivulet
49. Equal Your ignoring their pathetic condition is ________ to the murder.
lumber
motley
tantamount
carnage
50. Cruel; deadly The newspapers told of the tragic spread of the ________ disease
canto
hovel
fell
alluvial
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