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GRE Wordlist: Meanings - Complete Sentences

Subjects : english, vocabulary
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1. Devoted to the pleasures of the senses; carnal; voluptous I cannot understand what caused him to drop his ________ way of life and become so ascetic.






2. Reduce; exhaust We must wait until we ________ our present inventory before we order replacements.






3. Premonition of evil Caeser ridiculed his wife's ________ about the Ides of March.






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






5. Confuse; upset; embarrass The lawyer was ________ed by the evidence produced by her adversary.






6. Greed for wealth King Midas's ________ has been famous for centuries.






7. Filled Since this enterprise is ________ with danger - I will ask for volunteers who are willing to assume the risks.






8. Trifle with; procrastinate Laertes told Ophelia that Hamlet could only ________ with her affections.






9. Direct financial aid by government - etc. Without this ________ - American ship operators would not be able to compete in world markets.






10. Study of artifacts and relics of early mankind The professor of ________ headed an expedition to the Gobi Desert in search of ancient ruins.






11. Beat The severity with which he was ________ed was indicated by the bruises he displayed on his head and face.






12. Stare foolishly; look in open-mouthed awe The country boy ________ed at the skyscrapers and neon lights of the big city.






13. Point directly overhead in the sky; summit.When the sun was at its _________ - the glare was not as strong as at sunrise and sunset.






14. Moved gently by wind or waves. Daydreaming - he gazed at the leaves that ________ed past his window.






15. Stubborn intolerance Brought up in a democratic atmosphere - student was shocked by the ________ and narrowness expressed by several of his classmates.






16. Unconscious; unresponsive Sherry and I are very different; at times when I would be covered with embarrassment - she seems ________ to shame.






17. Combative; bellicose Although at this time he was advocating a policy of neutrality - one could usually find him adopting a more ________ attitude.






18. Cut away; trim With the help of her editor - she was able to ________ her manuscript into publishable form.






19. Ancestors Reverence for one's ________ (sometimes referred to as ancestor worship) plays an important part in many Oriental cultures.






20. Turn upside down or inside out When he ________ed his body in a hand stand - he felt the blood rush to his head.






21. Liable to err I know I am ________ - but I feel confident that I am right this time.






22. Guarantee; assurance by seller. The purchaser of this automobile is protected by the manufacturer's ________ that he will replace any defective part for five years or 50 -000 miles.






23. Dissenting; rebellious In the purge that followed the student demonstrations at Tianamen Square - the government hunted down the ________ students and their supporters.






24. Hot-tempered - His flushed - angry face indicated a ________ nature.






25. Self-important behavior; acting like a stuffed shirt Although the commencement speaker had some good things to say - we had to laugh at his ________ and general air of parading his own dignity.






26. Teacher He could never be a stuffy ________; his classes were always lively and filled with humor.






27. Sharpen To make shaving easier - he ________d his razor with great care.






28. Testimony under oath He made his ________ in the judge's chamber.






29. Heterogeneous mixture; medley He offered a ________ of folk songs from many lands.






30. Swirling current of water - air - etc. The water in the tide pool was still - except for an occasional ________.






31. Boisterous merrymaking New Year's Eve is a night of ________.






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






33. Grow well; prosper; make sweeping gestures The orange trees ________ed in the sun.






34. Knickknack; bauble Whenever she traveled abroad - Ethel would pick up costume jewelry and other ________s as souvenirs.






35. Situated beyond; unstated and often questionable You must have an ________ motive for your behavior - since there is no obvious reason for it.






36. Approval Wanting her parents' regard - she looked for some sign of their ________.






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






38. Clear A ________ stream ran through his property.






39. Combination (of two business corporations) When the firm's president married the director of financial planning - the office joke was that it wasn't a marriage - it was a ________.






40. Law We have many ________s in our law books which should be repealed.






41. Dull; not fresh; cheerless Refusing to be depressed by her ________ studio apartment - Bea spent the weekend polishing the floors and windows and hanging bright posters on the walls.






42. Approve formally; verify Before the treaty could go into effect - it had to be ________(ied) by the president.






43. Averse; reluctant They were both ________ for him to go.






44. Female fox; ill-tempered woman Aware that she was right once again - he lost his temper and called her a shrew and a ________.






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






46. Greatness; extent It is difficult to comprehend the ________ of his crime.






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






48. Pertaining to the woods; rustic His paintings of nymphs in ________ backgrounds were criticized as oversentimental.






49. Inexperienced While it is necessary to provide these ________ poets with an opportunity to present their work - it is not essential that we admire everything they write.






50. Fix or manipulate The ward boss was able to ________ the election by bribing people to stuff the ballot boxes with ballots marked in his candidate's favor.