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. Twisted; with a humorous twist.We enjoy Dorothy Parker's verse for its _________ wit.






2. Mutual; exchangeable; interacting The two nations signed a ________ trade agreement.






3. Slavishly attentive; servile; sycophantic Helen valued people who behaved as if they respected themselves; nothing irritated her more than an excessively ________ waiter or a fawning salesclerk.






4. Person who supports or proposes (an idea) After the bill had been amended and re-amended in committee - even its original ________s didn't want to vote in its favor.






5. Arrange (laws - rules) as a code; classify We need to take the varying rules and regulations of the different health agencies and ________ them into a national health code.






6. Formal praise The modest hero blushed to hear the speakers delivering ________s about his valorous act.






7. Attribute; ascribe If I wished to ________ blame to the officers in charge of this program - I would state my feelings definitely and immediately.






8. Delay; object To ________ at this time will only worsen the already serious situation; now is the time for action.






9. Adopt; support She was always ready to ________ a worthy cause.






10. Seniority by birth By virtue of ________ - in some cultures the first-born child has many privileges denied his brothers and sisters.






11. Unable to be restrained or held back Her high spirits were ________.






12. Forerunners; advance forces We are the ________ of a tremendous army that is following us.






13. Anger ar an injustice He felt ________ at the ill-treatment of the helpless animals.






14. Motion; gesture Operatic performers are trained to make exaggerated ________s because of the large auditoriums in whic they appear.






15. Inflict. I am afraid he will _________ his vengeance on the innocent as well as the guilty.






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






17. Insert between She talked so much that I could not ________ a single remark.






18. Lack of self-confidence or courage If you are to succeed as a salesperson - you must first lose your ________ and fear of failure.






19. Philosopher who studies the nature of knowledge "What is more important - a knowledge of nature of the nature of knowledge?" the ________ asked the naturalist.






20. One who has more than one spouse at a time He was arrested as a ________ when his two wives filed complaints about him.






21. Member of the working class The aristocrats feared mob rule and gave the right to vote only to the wealthy - thus depending the ________s of a voice in government.






22. Good natured; merry A frown seemed out of place on his invariably ________ face.






23. Cliff; dangerous position Suddenly Indiana Jones found himself dangling from the edge of a ________.






24. Pure - Her ________ and decorous garb was appropriately selected for the solemnity of the occasion.






25. Mental keenness His business ________ helped him to succeed where others had failed.






26. Frenzied; frantic His ________ activities convinced us that he had no organized plan of operation.






27. Pull away; take by violence. With only ten seconds left to play - our team _________ed victory from their grasp.






28. Retire from public life; segregate; seclude Although he had hoped for a long time to ________ himself in a small community - he never was able to drop his busy round of activities in the city.






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






30. Exclude from public favor; ban As soon as the newspapers carried the story of his connection with the criminals - his friends began to ________ him.






31. Quarrel; obtain through arguing; herd cattle. They _________led over their inheritance.






32. Forewarning We ignored these ________s of disaster because they appeared to be based on childish fears.






33. People of standing; class of people just below nobility The local ________ did not welcome the visits of the summer tourists and tried to ignore their presence in the community.






34. Made less dense [of a gas] The mountain climbers had difficulty breathing in the ________ atmosphere.






35. Insightful; aware; wise Although Maud was a generally ________ critic - she had her blind sports: she could never see flaws in the work of her friends.






36. Natural inclination Convinced of his own talent - Sol has an unfortunate ________ to belittle the talents of others.






37. Very wicked He was universally feared because of his many ________ deeds.






38. Giving off an odor The ________ spices stimulated her jaded appetite.






39. Not reciprocated Suffering the pangs of ________ love - Olivia rebukes Cesario for his hard-heartedness.






40. Conspiring in a fraudulent scheme The swindlers were found guilty of ________.






41. Form into grains Sugar that has been ________d dissolves more readily than lump sugar.






42. Inborn His ________ talent for music was soon recognized by his parents.






43. Clean by removing impurities; clear of changes If you are to be ________d of the charge of contempt of Congress - you must be willing to answer the questions previously asked.






44. Winding; twisting The car swerved at every curve in the ________ road.






45. Wanton; profane He sang a ________ song that offended many of the more prudish listeners.






46. Sediment; worthless residue David poured the wine carefully to avoid stirring up the ________.






47. Support; prop up - Just as architects buttress the walls of cathedrals with flying buttresses - debates ________ their arguments with facts.






48. Put to rout; defeat; disconcert This ruse will ________ the enemy.






49. Person or thing in excess of what is necessary; extra His first appearance on the stage was as a ________ in a Shakespearean tragedy.






50. Remedy; compensation Do you mean to tell me that I can get no ________ for my injuries?