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GRE Wordlist: Meanings - Complete Sentences
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1. Decree Passing a red light is a violation of a city ________.
fusilade
barb
ordinance
detached
2. Appease Nothing he did could ________ her wrath; she was unforgiving.
mitigate
faction
collusion
torpor
3. Very destructive - harmful He argued that these books had a ________ effect on young and susceptible minds.
carafe
diva
nihilism
pernicious
4. Physician who specialized in treatment of the eyes In many states - an ________ is the only one who may apply medicinal drops to the eyes for the purpose of examining them.
vulnerable
oculist
idiom
expostulation
5. Give up temporarily; yield. I will ________ my rights in this matter in order to expedite our reaching a proper decision.
decrepitude
occident
waive
cant
6. Simultaneous firing or outburs (of missiles - questions - etc.) Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture concludes with a thunderous ________ of cannon fire.
perigee
unfaltering
demur
fusilade
7. Warm and damp August in New York City is often ________.
horticultural
didactic
muggy
valid
8. Turmoil; bewildering jumble. The existing ________ of overlapping federal and state proclaims cries out for immediate reform.
approbation
strut
benign
welter
9. Worsen; diminish in value This arrest will ________ her reputation in the community.
impair
beneficiary
marsupial
augury
10. Explain; interpret If I ________ your remarks correctly - you disagree with the theory already advanced.
restitution
nutrient
construe
prestige
11. Division of a poem Do you know the last ________ of "The Star-Spangled Banner"?
calligraphy
stanza
gingerly
besmirch
12. Substance that prevents infection It is advisable to apply an ________ to any wound - no matter how slight or insignificant.
welter
gory
beatitude
antiseptic
13. Tool for mashing or grinding substances in a hard bowl From the way in which the elderly pharmacist pounded the drug with his ________ - young George could tell that his employer was agitated about something.
pestle
dulcet
outrtip
impropriety
14. Urge; start; provoke I am afraid that this statement will ________ a revolt.
instigate
anomalous
fusion
imperiousness
15. Work laboriously; make slow painful progress You must ________ through 3500 words list in order to achieve a high score on GRE.
toil
sporadic
biennial
problematic
16. Quack; pretender to knowledge - When they realized that the Wizard didn't know how to get them back to Kansas - Dorothy and her friends were sure they'd been duped by a ________.
adage
embryonic
incredulity
charlatan
17. Correct I want to ________ my error before it is too late.
rectify
zenith
blighted
salient
18. Model of perfection The class disliked him because the teacher was always pointing him out as a ________ of virtue.
paragon
preamble
prodigal
brook
19. Banish; consign to inferior position If we ________ these experts to minor posts because of their political persuasions - we shall lose their valuable services.
flora
relegate
compendium
balk
20. Hesitant; faltering Novice extemporaneous speakers often talk in a ________ fashion as they grope for the right words.
halting
scapegoat
itinerary
tesselated
21. Begin formally; install in office The candidate promised that he would inaugurate a new nationwide health care plan as soon as he was ________d as president.
callous
inaugurate
jubilation
heinous
22. Kill - usually one out of ten We do more to ________ our population in automobile accidents than we do in war.
decimate
calorific
partial
extrapolation
23. Science of law He was more a student of ________ than a practitioner of the law.
infiltrate
jurisprudence
tumult
fell
24. Irritable; easily angered Her ________ temper frightened me.
fictitious
irascible
urbane
monochromatic
25. Specialized knowledge; expert skill Although she was knowledgeable in a number of fields - she was hired for her particular ________ in computer programming.
cerebral
oust
ferret
expertise
26. Pertaining to country people; uncouth The backwoodsman looked out place in his ________ attire.
slovenly
rustic
stalwart
clapper
27. Kindly; doing good The overgenerous philanthropist had to curb his ________ impulses before he gave away all his money and left himself with nothing.
beneficent
belated
actuarial
consonance
28. Tax of one-tenth Because he was an agnostic - he refused to pay his ________s to the clergy.
audacious
tithe
pendulous
languid
29. Lack of caring; indifference A firm believer in democratic government - she could not understand the ________ of people who never bothered to vote.
reciprocal
apathy
ablution
figurine
30. Comparable She called our attention to the things that had been done in an ________ situation and recommended that we do the same.
affiliation
feckless
analogous
degraded
31. Loiter; waste time Inasmuch as we must meet a deadline - do not ________ over this work.
luster
warrant
dawdle
rummage
32. Ungrateful person That ________ Bob sneered at the tie I gave him.
exalt
authenticate
dispel
ingrate
33. Frenzied Angered - he went ________ and began to wreck the room.
lethargic
berserk
stint
solder
34. Attacking; insulting; distasteful Getting into street brawls is no minor offense for professional boxers - who are required by law to restrict their ________ impulses to the ring.
offensive
simplistic
confound
transpire
35. State of apathy; daze; lack of awareness In his ________ - the addict was unaware of the events taking place around him.
aristocracy
stupor
veer
anticlimax
36. One-sided This legislation is ________ since it binds only one party in the controversy.
confound
unilateral
arcade
tantalize
37. Seeker after position or status Although I am as ________ for public office - I am not willing to accept the dictates of the party bosses.
glut
ineffable
aspirant
endue
38. Youthful; immature - In that youthful movement - the leaders were only a little less ________ than their immature followers.
compound
callow
surreptitious
bastion
39. Mar the appearance of; spoil An ugly frown ________d his normally pleasant face.
gorge
disfigure
perfunctory
timorous
40. Droop; grow feeble When the opposing hockey team scored its third goal only minutes into the first period - the home team's spirits ________ged.
sodden
labyrinth
flag
compliant
41. False testimony while under oath When several witnesses appeared to challenge his story - he was indicted for ________.
perjury
misanthrope
admonish
gibberish
42. Enclose; surround Paris was ________ed by a wall
environ
indefatigable
extrapolation
holster
43. Burden; responsibility The emperor was spared the ________ of signing the surrender papers; instead - he relegated the assignment to his generals.
onus
resolve
apposite
incognito
44. Gully Until the heavy rains of the past spring - this ________ had been a dry bed.
arroyo
maladroit
timorous
vivisection
45. Armed band Caesar and his Roman ________ conquered almost all of the known world.
subsequent
prodigy
scruple
cohorts
46. Stoop short - as if faced with an obstacle - and refuse to continue The chief of police ________ed at sending his officers into the riot-torn area.
purge
braggadocio
foliage
balk
47. Sturdy; robust; able to stand inclement weather We asked the gardening expert to recommend particularly ________ plants that could withstand our harsh New England winters.
hardy
depict
deface
transcribe
48. Upset; distracted by anxiety The ________ parents frantically searched the ravine for their lost child.
supernumerary
laconic
rhetoric
distraught
49. Besiege As soon as the city was beleaguered - the life became more subdued as the citizens began their long wait for outside assitance.
beleaguer
irascible
anathematize
cogent
50. Extremely poisonous The virus is highly ________ and has made many of us ill for days.
regale
virulent
asteroid
conspiracy
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