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GRE Wordlist: Meanings - Complete Sentences

Subjects : english, vocabulary
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1. Negligent He was accused of being ________ in his duty when the prisoner escaped.






2. Healthy After a brief illness - he was soon ________.






3. Last stop of railroad After we reached the railroad ________ - we continued our journey into the wilderness on saddle horses.






4. Disobedient The ________ private was confined to the barracks.






5. Undeveloped; rudimentary The evil of class and race hatred must be eliminated while it is still in an ________ state; otherwise - it may grow to dangerous proportions.






6. Additional object; useful but not essential thing She bought an attractive handbag as an ________ for her dress.






7. Untidy; slipshod Such ________ work habits will never produce good products.






8. Urging; demanding He tried to hide from his ________ creditors until his allowance arrived.






9. Menacing; deadly Casting a ________ eye at his successful rival - the rejected suitor stole off - vowing to have his revenge.






10. Reconciling; soothing She was still angry despite his ________ words.






11. Unlikely; unbelievable Though her alibi seened ________ - it in fact turned out to be true.






12. Talking to oneself The ________ is a device used by the dramatist to reveal a character's innermost thoughts and emotions.






13. Slow-moving tree-dwelling mammal Note how well the somewhat greenish coat of the ________ enables it to blend in with its arboreal surroundings.






14. Learned; scholarly His ________ writing was difficult to read because of the many allusions which were unfamiliar to most readers.






15. Cheerful promptness He demonstrated his eagerness to serve by his ________ in executing the orders of his master.






16. Biased; having a liking for something I am extremely ________ to chocolate eclairs.






17. Clash in opinion; rubbing against At this time when harmony is essential - we cannot afford to have any ________ in our group.






18. Not repentant We could see by his brazen attitude that he was ________.






19. Stingy; mean The ________ old man hoarded his coins not out of prudence but out of greed.






20. Increase or intensify; raise in power - wealth - rank or honor The history of the past quarter century illustrates how a President may ________ his power to act aggressively in international affairs without considering the wishes of Congress.






21. Effort; expenditure of much physical work The ________ involved in unscrewing the rusty bolt left her exhausted.






22. Pertaining to the lungs In his researches on ________ diseases - he discovered many facts about the lungs of animals and human beings.






23. Substance formed by decaying vegetable matter In order to improve his garden - he spread ________ over his lawn and flower beds.






24. Weaken; sap The recent corruption scandals have ________d many people's faith in the city government.






25. Burden; mental care; nightmare The ________ of financial worry helped bring on her nervous breakdown.






26. Throw overboard In order to enable the ship to ride safely through the storm - the captain had to ________ much of his cargo.






27. Brutal deed In time of war - many ________(ies) are committed by invading armies.






28. Slow; lazy; lethargic After two nights without sleep - she felt ________ and incapable of exertion.






29. Smooth and shining I want this photograph printed on ________ paper - not matte.






30. Suffering from a disease; destroyed The extent of the ________ areas could be seen only when viewed from the air.






31. Remainder; balance In his will - he requested that after payment of debts - taxes - and funeral expenses - the ________ be given to his wife.






32. Inscription in memory of a dead person In his will - he dictated the ________ he wanted placed on his tombstone.






33. Playful Such a ________ attitude is surprising in a person as serious as you usually are.






34. Murmur or grumble The child ________ed at the doll.






35. Informal discussion I enjoy our ________(ies) but I sometimes wish that they could be made more formal and more searching.






36. Items of business at a meeting We had so much difficulty agreeing upon an ________ that there was very little time for the meeting.






37. Agree If I ________ to this demand for blackmail - I am afraid that I will be the victim of future demands.






38. Nourish; educate; foster The head Start program attempts to ________ prekindergarten children so that they will do well when they enter public school.






39. Living at the same time as; contemporary ________ with the dinosaur - the pterodactyl flourished during the Mesozoic era.






40. Humbleness of spirit He spoke with a ________ and lack of pride that impressed his listeners.






41. Breaking of contract or duty; fissure; gap They found a ________ in the enemy's fortifications and penetrated their lines.






42. Sickening; insipid Your ________ sighs fill me with disgust.






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






44. Oversimplified; lacking individuality; seen as a type My chief objection to the book is that the characters are ________; they come across as ethnic caricatures - not as real people with individual quirks - fears - and dreams.






45. Scorn I ________ your attempts at a reconciliation at this time and refuse to meet you.






46. Unsuccessful; fruitless We had to abandon our ________ attempts.






47. Division of a long poem - Dante's poetic masterpiece The Divine Comedy is divided into ________s.






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






49. Restore to good condition; renew They claim that they can ________ worn shoes so that they look like new ones.






50. Act of turning aside; pastime After studying for several hours - he needed a ________ from work.