Test your basic knowledge |

GRE Wordlist: Meanings - Complete Sentences

Subjects : english, vocabulary
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
  • If you are not ready to take this test, you can study here.
  • Match each statement with the correct term.
  • Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.

This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Deliver; provide; represent He ________ed aid to the needy and indigent.






2. Stylish; sporty He wore his hat at a ________ and jaunty angle.






3. Calming drug or influence It is dangerous to drive after taking the ________; it brings drowsiness.






4. Stuffy; boringly conservative For a young person - Winston seems remarkably ________: you'd expect someone of his age to have a little more life.






5. Sudden flood I am worried about the possibility of a ________ if the rains do not diminish soon.






6. Suitable to debate or courts of law In her best ________ manner - the lawyer addressed the jury.






7. Aqueduct; passageway for fluids Water was brought to the army in the desert by an improvised ________ from the adjoining mountain.






8. Immaterial; without a material body We must devote time to the needs of our ________ mind as well as our corporeal body.






9. Person who collects coins The ________ had a splendid collection of antique coins.






10. Take apart When the show closed - they ________d the scenery before restoring it.






11. Person celebrated for wisdom Hearing tales of a mysterious Master of All Knowledge who lived in the hills of Tibet - Sandy was possessed with a burning desire to consult the legendary ________.






12. Demanding and leaving no choice From Jack's ________ knock on the door - Jill could tell he would not give up until she let him in.






13. Bearlike; pertaining to a bear Because of its ________ appearance - the great panda has been identified with the bears; actually - it is closely related to the raccoon.






14. Seemingly reasonable but incorrect Let us not be misled by such ________ arguments.






15. Purgative - Some drugs act as laxatives when taken in small doses but act as ________s when taken in much larger doses.






16. Belittle Do not ________ anyone's contribution; these little gifts add up to large sums.






17. Suggested or implied meaning of an expression Foreigners frequently are unaware of the ________s of the words they use.






18. Restate a passage in one's own words while retaining thought of author In 250 words or less - ________ this article.






19. Enjoyment; enthusiasm He accepted the assignment with such ________ that I feel he would have been satisfied with a smaller salary.






20. Dress with vulgar finery The witch doctors were ________ed in their gaudiest costumes.






21. Tease; torture with disappointment Tom loved to ________ his younger brother with candy; he knew the boy was forbidden to have it.






22. Lure or bait The wild ducks were not fooled by the ________.






23. Very destructive - harmful He argued that these books had a ________ effect on young and susceptible minds.






24. Nervous laugh Her aunt's constant ________ nearly drove her mad.






25. Mixed up; jumbled; distorted A favorite party game involves passing a whispered message from one person to another; by the time it reaches the last player - the message has become totally ________.






26. Cause to appear or become stupid or inconsistent; frustrate or hinder His long hours in the blacking factory left young Dickens numb and incurious - as if the menial labor had ________ed his mind.






27. Still in existence Although the authorities suppressed the book - many copies are ________ and may be purchased at exorbitant prices.






28. Temporary moderation of disease symptoms; cancellation of a debt; forgiveness or pardon Though Senator Tsongas had been treated for cancer - his symptoms were in ________ - and he was considered fit to handle the strains of a Presidential race.






29. Grow forth; send out buds - In the spring - the plants that ________ are a promise of the beauty that is to come.






30. Calm; placid Wellington remained ________ and in full command of the situation in spite of the hyteria and panic all around him.






31. Shine; gloss The soft ________ of the silk in the dim light was pleasing.






32. Muddy; having the sediment disturbed The water was ________ after the children had waded through it.






33. One who abandons his religious faith or political beliefs Because he switched from one party to another - his former friends shunned him as an ________.






34. Roman army officer - Because he was in command of a company of one hundred soldiers - he was called a ________.






35. Correct; change - generally for the better Hoping to ________ his condition - he left Vietnam for the United States.






36. Kindly; doing good The overgenerous philanthropist had to curb his ________ impulses before he gave away all his money and left himself with nothing.






37. Warm and damp August in New York City is often ________.






38. Traditional; conservative in belief Faced with a problem - he preferred to take an ________ approach rather than shock anyone.






39. Very poor person Though Widow Brown was living on a reduced income - she was by no means a ________.






40. Derived byreasoning If we accept your premise - your conclusions are easily ________.






41. Respectable If you want to buy antiques - look for a ________ dealer; far too many dealers today pass off fakes as genuine antiques.






42. Defraud a person of something The lawyer was accused of trying to ________ the boy of his legacy.






43. Compiler of a dictionary The new dictionary is the work of many ________s who spent years compiling and editing the work.






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






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






46. Similarity; parallelism Your ________ is not a good one because the two situations are not similar.






47. Outwit; baffle - In order to ________ the enemy - we will make two preliminary attacks in other sections before starting our major campaign.






48. Hatch; scheme Inasmuch as our supply of electricity is cut off - we shall have to rely on the hens to ________ these eggs.






49. Feel or express pity or sympathy for Her friends ________d with the widow.






50. Clever; astute A ________ investor - he took clever advantage of the fluctuations of the stock market.