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GRE Wordlist: Meanings - Complete Sentences

Subjects : english, vocabulary
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1. Reject; mock The headstrong youth ________ all authority; he refused to be curbed.






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






3. Trip - especially one taken for pleasure by an official at public expense Though she maintained she had gone abroad to collect firsthand data on the Common Market - the opposition claimed that her trip was merely a political ________.






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






5. Boisterous mirth The ________ is improper on this solemn day of mourning.






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






7. Like a glacier; extremely cold Never a warm person - when offended hugo could seem positively ________.






8. Plundering The hawk is a ________ bird.






9. Attractive; agreeable I would rather have a poor and ________ wife than a rich and homely one.






10. Denying the existence of God His ________ remarks shocked the religious worshippers.






11. Tight; ready The captain maintained that he ran a ________ ship.






12. Not frank; eluding Your ________ answers convinced the judge that you were witholding important evidence.






13. Power to produce desired effect The ________ of this drug depends on the regularity of the dosage.






14. Unattractive During adolescence many attractive young people somehow acquire the false notion that their appearance is ________.






15. Penitent Her ________ tears did not influence the judge when he imposed sentence.






16. Harshness; plainness The newspapers disapproved of the ________ of the sentence.






17. Totally clear; definite; outspoken Don't just hint around that you're dissatisfied: be ________ about what's bugging you.






18. Based on experience He distrusted hunches and intuitive flashes; he placed his reliance entirely on ________ data.






19. Extremely high (of prices etc.) The super computer's price was ________.






20. 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 ________.






21. Make amends for (a sin) He tried to ________ his crimes by a full confession to the authorities.






22. Person who has a compulsive desire to steal They discovered that the wealthy customer was a ________ when they caught her stealing some cheap trinkets.






23. Predicament from which there is no escape In this ________ - all turned to prayer as their last hope.






24. Contrast; direct opposite of or to This tyranny was the ________ of all that he had hoped for - and he fought it with all his strength.






25. Impervious; not permitting passage through its substance This new material is ________ to liquids.






26. Pointed tool used for piercing She used an ________ to punch additional holes in the leather belt she had bought.






27. Treacherous; disloyal When Caesar realized that Brutus had betrayed him - he reproached his ________ friend.






28. Inharmonious; conflicting She tried to unite the ________ factions.






29. Detest We ________d the wicked villain.






30. Introduce something into a larger whole; combine; unite Breaking with precedent - President Truman ordered the military to ________ blacks into every branch of the armed services.






31. Vigorously active; nimble She was eighty years old - yet still ________ and alert.






32. Apt; suitably expressed; well chosen He was famous for his ________ remarks and was called upon to serve as master-of-ceremonies at many banquet.






33. Mournful The ________ howling of the dogs added to our sadness.






34. Stray; random He tried to study - but could not collect his ________ thoughts.






35. Invigorating medicine The ________ water invigorated her - contrary to the enervating effect of the alcohol.






36. Full-bosomed; plump; jolly - High fashion models usually are slender rather than ________.






37. Unfortunate This ________ creature had never known a moment's pleasure.






38. Plainly expressed Her ________ comments eliminated all posibility of misinterpretation.






39. Mischievous; humorous; tricky. He was a prankster who - unfortunately - often overlooked the damage he could cause with his ________ tricks.






40. Death Upon the ________ of the dictator - a bitter dispute about succession to power developed.






41. Mischance; ill luck The young explorer met death by ________.






42. Devout The ________ parents gave their children a religious upbringing.






43. Absentminded Because of his concentration on the problem - the professor often appeared ________ and unconcerned about routine.






44. Unfrightening Though Phil had expected to feel overawed when he met Joe Montana - he found the experience ________ and relaxing.






45. Period of equal days and nights; the beginning of spring and autumn The vernal ________ is usually marked by heavy rainstorms.






46. Arrival Most Americans were unaware of the ________ of the Nuclear Age until the news of Hiroshima reached them.






47. Denounce; utter censure or invective He ________ed against the demagoguery of the previous speaker and urged that the audience reject his philosophy as dangerous.






48. Sink The sailors decided to ________ their vessel rather than surrender it to the enemy.






49. Deadlock Negotiations between the union and the employers have reached a ________; neither side is willing to budge from previously stated positions.






50. Obscene; indecent Your ________ remarks are especially offensive because they are untrue.