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GRE Wordlist: Meanings - Complete Sentences

Subjects : english, vocabulary
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1. Means; effort By ________ of much hard work - the volunteers were able to control the raging forest fire.






2. Shine erratically; twinkle In the darkness of the cavern - the glowworms hanging from the cavern roof ________ed like distant stars.






3. Pompous walk His ________ as he marched about the parade ground revealed him for what he was: a pompous buffoon.






4. Dull We were disappointed by the ________ performance.






5. Irresistible crushin force Nothing could survive in the path of the ________.






6. Urging; demanding He tried to hide from his ________ creditors until his allowance arrived.






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






8. Ill-humored; irritable - Constantly complaining about his treatment and refusing to cooperate with the hospital staff - he was a ________ patient.






9. Hairstyle You can make a statement with your choice of ________: in the 60's many African-Americans affirmed their racial heritage by wearing their hair in Afros.






10. Calculating; pertaining to insurance statistics According to recent ________ tables - life expectancy is greater today than it was a century ago.






11. Brief - comprehensive summary This text can serve as a ________ of the tremendous amount of new material being developed in this field.






12. Handle roughly The rock star was ________ed by his overexcited fans.






13. Given to unwholesome thought; gloomy These ________ speculations are dangerous; we must lighten our spirits by emphasizing more pleasant matters.






14. Stubborn He was ________ in his refusal to listen to our complaints.






15. Report; record (in chronological order) - The gossip columnist was paid to ________ the latest escapades of the socially prominent celebrities.






16. Misleading vision It is easy to create an optical ________ in which lines of equal length appear different.






17. So small - trifling - or unimportant as to be easily disregarded Because the damage to his car had been ________ - Michael decided he wouldn't bother to report the matter to his insurance company.






18. Causing plague; baneful People were afraid to explore the ________ swap.






19. Very large number ________s of mosquitoes from the swamps invaded our village every twilight.






20. Medieval chemistry The changing of baser metals into gold was the goal of the students of ________.






21. Like a lion He was ________ in his rage.






22. Uprightness; incorruptibility Everyone took his ________ for granted; his defalcations - therefore - shocked us all.






23. Dull and unimaginative; matter-of-fact; factual Though the ad writers had come up with a highly creative campaign to publicize the company's newest product - the head office rejected it for a more ________ - down-to-earth approach.






24. Plot outline; screenplay; opera libretto Scaramouche startled the other actors in the commedia troupe when he suddenly departed from their customary ________ and began to improvise.






25. Soaked; dull - as if from drink He set his ________ overcoat near the radiator to dry.






26. Suitable for drinking The recent drought in the Middle Atlantic States has emphasized the need for extensive research in ways of making sea water ________.






27. Evil We must defeat the ________ forces that seek our downfall.






28. Spacious - In the ________ areas of the railroad terminal - thousands of travelers lingered while waiting for their train.






29. Restore to good condition; renew They claim that they can ________ worn shoes so that they look like new ones.






30. Traitor The British considered Benedict Arnold a loyalist; the Americans considered him a ________.






31. Power of knowing without reasoning She claimed to know the truth by ________.






32. Roundness; sonorousness of speech Washington Irving emphasized the ________ of the governor by describing his height and circumference.






33. Remove water from; dry out Vigorous dancing quickly ________s the body; between dances - be sure to drink more water than normal.






34. Calmness of temperament In his later years - he could look upon the foolishness of the world with ________ and humor.






35. Sheer; transparent They saw the burglar clearly through the ________ curtain.






36. Appease Nothing he did could ________ her wrath; she was unforgiving.






37. Destruction by fire Citizens of San Francisco remember that the destruction of the city was caused not by the earthquake but by the ________ that followed.






38. Person celebrated for wisdom Hearing tales of a mysterious Master of All Knowledge who lived in the hills of Tibet - Sandy was possessed with a burning desire to consult the legendary ________.






39. Outmoded "Hip" is an ________ expression; it went out with love beads and tie-dye shirts.






40. Comment; make explanatory notes In the appendix to the novel - the critic sought to ________ many of the more esoteric references.






41. Flowing together; crowd They built the city at the ________ of two rivers.






42. Feign He ________ insanity in order to avoid punishment for his crime.






43. Stormy; unkind I like to read a good book in ________ weather.






44. Bold Despite the dangerous nature of the undertaking - the ________ soldier volunteered for the assignment.






45. Kindly; favorable; not malignant The old man was well liked because of his ________ attitude toward friend and stranger alike.






46. Negative in connotation; having a belittling effect Instead of criticizing Clinton's policies - the Republicans made ________ remarks about his character.






47. Bugbear; object of baseless terror If we become frightened by such ________s - we are no wiser than the birds who fear scarecrows.






48. Scholar Our faculty includes many worldfamous ________s.






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






50. Insane He had to be institutionalized because he was ________.