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GRE Wordlist: Meanings - Complete Sentences
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1. Breaking up; downfall This ________ in the government can only result in anarchy.
anneal
debacle
mediate
somnambulist
2. Shining; issuing light The sun is a ________ body.
banal
luminous
paean
permeable
3. Imprudent disrespect; haughtiness How dare you treat me so rudely! The manager will hear of you ________.
combustible
clemency
papyrus
insolence
4. Mixture The band played a ________ of Gershwin tunes.
dolt
idyllic
imminent
medley
5. State strongly or positively; insist on or demand recognition of (rights - claims - etc). When Jill ________ed that nobody else in the junior class had such an early curfew - her parents Asserted themselves - telling her that if she didn't get home b
occident
caucus
assert
commiserate
6. To strip a priest or minister of church authority We knew the minister had violated church regulations - but we had not realized his offense was serious enough to cause him to be ________ed.
defrock
equilibrium
comport
protuberance
7. Recover; find and bring in The dog was intelligent and quickly learned to ________ the game killed by the hunter.
assent
qualified
retrieve
lode
8. Rearing up on hind legs; unrestrained The ________ weeds in the garden killed all the flowers that had been planted in the spring.
rampant
revoke
bullion
pied
9. Logical formula consisting of a major premise - a minor premise and a conclusion; deceptive or specious argument There must be a fallacy in this ________; I cannot accept its conclusion.
diversity
contagion
syllogism
truism
10. Speak equivocally about an issue. When asked directly about the governor's involvement in the savings and loan scandal - the press secretary ________d - talking all around the issue.
glean
dissection
waffle
discomfit
11. Path taken by a projectile The police tried to locate the spot from which the assassin had fired the fatal shot by tracing the ________ of the bullet.
distortion
trajectory
suavity
irate
12. Narrow-mindedness; isolation The ________ of the islanders manifested itself in their suspicion of anyuthing foreign.
insularity
legend
ravenous
unassuming
13. Praising; eulogistic Some critics believe that his ________ statements about Napoleon were inspired by his desire for material advancement rather than by an honest belief in the Emperor's genius.
imposture
contend
document
encomiastic
14. Rob of joy; lay waste to; forsake The bandits ________d the countryside - burning farms and carrying off the harvest.
patois
disabuse
pyromaniac
desolate
15. Official As his case was transferred from one ________ to another - he began to despair of ever reaching a settlement.
saboteur
amplify
functionary
carapace
16. Correct I want to ________ my error before it is too late.
dispatch
primogeniture
rectify
pillory
17. Below the threshold We may not be aware of the ________ influences that affect our thinking.
blanch
depose
gist
subliminal
18. Concerning the sense of smell The ________ organ is the nose.
tenuous
synoptic
heterodox
olfactory
19. Having foresight; fortuneteller - Cassandra's ________ warning was not heeded by the Trojans.
glut
comely
clairvoyant
fray
20. Eating both plant and animal food; devouring everything Some animals - including humans - are ________ and eat both meat and vegetables; others are either carnivorous or herbivorous.
mannered
diaphanous
omnivorous
saboteur
21. Dry; barren The cactus had adapted to survive in an ________ environment.
specious
wry
arid
pall
22. Cure-all; remedy for all diseases There is no easy ________ that will solve our complicated international situation.
tangible
savory
panacea
ogle
23. Slavery; compulsory labor Born a slave - Douglass resented his wife of ________ and plotted to escape to the North.
servitude
converse
deterrent
provisional
24. Dullness; impassivenss The earthquake shattered his usual ________; trembling - he crouched on the no longer stable ground.
indulgent
supererogatory
stolidity
uproarious
25. Unwholesome; not healthful The mosquito-ridden swamp was an ________ place - a breeding ground for malarial contagion.
propensity
nefarious
mordant
insalubrious
26. Agreement She was in complete ________ with the verdict.
peripheral
stratum
altercation
accord
27. Person with an insane desire to set things on fire The detectives searched the area for the ________ who had set these costly fires.
pyromaniac
apothegm
parallelism
alimony
28. Place where different varieties of trees and shrubs are studied and exhibited Walking along the treelined paths of the ________ - Rita noted poplars - firs - and some particularly fine sycamores.
prestige
arboretum
fallacious
factious
29. Trivial; unimportant; very small She had no major complaints to make about his work - only a few ________ quibbles that were almost too minor to state.
pillage
daub
petty
viand
30. Petty details She would have liked to ignore the ________ of daily living.
propound
affix
overhaul
minutiae
31. Attractive; agreeable I would rather have a poor and ________ wife than a rich and homely one.
squander
unbridled
comely
munificent
32. Immature; shallow Your ________ remarks are a sign of your youth and indicate that you have not given much thought to the problem.
sophomoric
dolorous
ballast
syllogism
33. Pertaining to a germ; creative Such an idea is ________; I am certain that it will influence thinkers and philosophers for many generations.
miscreant
induce
germinal
privation
34. Hindrance; stumbling-block She had a speech ________ that prevented her from speaking clearly.
vacillate
singular
impediment
rueful
35. Thought - Mathematics problems sometimes require much ________.
homogeneous
recondite
impious
cerebration
36. Shackle The prisoner was ________ed to the wall.
fetter
dormant
abysmal
induce
37. Boisterous mirth The ________ is improper on this solemn day of mourning.
parched
hilarity
amity
modulation
38. Bantering; joking - Sometimes his flippant and ________ remarks annoy us.
causal
chaffing
parsimonious
exchequer
39. Trifling gaiety Your ________ at this serious moment is offensive.
flippancy
grievance
capitulate
perusal
40. Reading I am certain that you have missed important details in your rapid ________ of this document.
willful
perusal
authoritarian
oaf
41. To make watertight (by plugging seams) When water from the shower leaked into the basement - we knew it was time to ________ the tiles at the edges of the shower stall.
caulk
olfactory
depict
improvise
42. Burn with hot iron or caustic - In order to prevent infection - the doctor ________d the wound.
audit
cauterize
ordination
affluence
43. Changeable; explosive; evaporating rapidly The political climate today is extremely ________: no one can predict what the electorate will do next.
blandishment
precipitate
volatile
synthesis
44. Rejoice We ________ed when our team won the victory.
intuition
fastidious
exult
marital
45. Strong - brawny; steadfast His consistent support of the party has proved that he is a ________ and loyal member.
diffidence
maculated
personable
stalwart
46. Lawsuit Try to settle this amicably; I do not want to start ________.
anarchist
litigation
altercation
impenitent
47. Dramatic poem set to music The Glee Club decided to present an ________ during their recital.
weather
oratorio
disparate
circumvent
48. Easily deceived He preyed upon ________ people - who believed his stories of easy wealth.
bedraggle
gullible
missile
avid
49. Lack of harmony; absurdity The ________ of his wearing sneakers with formal attire amused the observers.
junket
incongruity
virtual
latitude
50. Foremost in importance; supreme Proper nutrition and hygiene are of ________ importance in adolescent development and growth.
vie
paramount
sacrosanct
yield