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GRE Wordlist: Meanings - Complete Sentences
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1. Deprived of; lacking The foolish gambler soon found himself ________ of funds.
eddy
bereft
flair
exigency
2. Bear fruit This peach tree should ________ in three years.
internecine
fructify
obituary
wrench
3. Behaving like a slave; servile; obsequious He was proud and dignified; he refused to be ________ to anyone.
vindictive
foist
subservient
chronicle
4. Period of time The glacial ________ lasted for thousands of years.
ostensible
epoch
dissertation
tenure
5. Invulnerable Until the development of the airplane as a military weapon - the fort was considered ________.
unction
regeneration
anarchist
impregnable
6. Equal in extent Your reward will be ________ with your effort.
undulate
commensurate
vie
pertinent
7. Confuse; upset; embarrass The lawyer was ________ed by the evidence produced by her adversary.
disconcert
carapace
renounce
devious
8. Having a sawtoothed edge The beech tree is one of many plants that have ________ leaves.
affront
benign
mnemonic
serrated
9. Analyze; evaluate When they ________ed the ore - they found that they had discovered a very rich vein.
pander
assay
peripatetic
epitome
10. On or relating to the earth We have been able to explore the ________ regions much more thoroughly than the aquatic or celestial regions.
artifacts
illuminate
opaque
terrestrial
11. Lawsuit Try to settle this amicably; I do not want to start ________.
litigation
auspicious
carping
assurance
12. Abuse He had expected criticism but not the ________ that greeted his proposal.
anguish
privy
invective
surfeit
13. Book for religious instruction; instruction by question and answer - He taught by engaging his pupils in a ________ until they gave him the correct answer.
catechism
incorrigible
omniscient
blowhard
14. Tangible; easily perceptible I cannot understand how you could overlook such a ________ blunder.
prone
substantive
jargon
palpable
15. Hugeness (in a bad sense) He did not realize the ________ of his crime until he saw what suffering he had caused.
cataclysm
tangential
enormity
entreat
16. Coming from the side In order to get good plant growth - the gardener must pinch off all ________ shoots.
taciturn
arduous
lateral
fallow
17. Prophetic; pertaining to revelations; especially of disaster His ________ remarks were dismissed by his audience as wild surmises.
apocalyptic
hypercritical
calamity
vigilance
18. Time past. He dreamed of the elegant homes of _________ - but gave no thought to their inelegant plumbing.
affix
facet
sedentary
yore
19. Lively; frisky She is as ________ as a kitten playing with a piece of string.
infringe
illusive
skittish
delude
20. Right or claim to possession; mark of rank; name (of a book - film - etc.) Though the penniless Duke of Ragwort no longer held title to the family estate - he still retained his ________ as head of one of England's oldest families.
unfeigned
title
satire
verbose
21. Varying form of an element The study of the ________s of uranium led to the development of the nuclear bomb.
headlong
titillate
isotope
ironic
22. Corrupt; make intemperate A vicious newspaper can ________ public ideals.
debauch
berate
astringent
antecedents
23. Pretending to be virtuous; deceiving I resent his ________ posing as a friend for I know he is interested only in his own advancement.
collaborate
ostentatious
hypocritical
magnitude
24. Work of art put together from fragments Scraps of cloth - paper doilies - and old photographs all went into her ________.
rampart
collage
austerity
encumber
25. Seriousness We could tell we were in serious trouble from the ________ of her expression.
unctous
analogous
pedant
gravity
26. Green coating on copper which has been exposed to the weather Despite all attempts to protect the statue from the elements - it became coated with ________.
extenuate
verdigris
canker
adverse
27. Tool for holding work in place Before filling its edges - the keysmith took the blank key and fixed it firmly between the jaws of a ________.
stipend
vaunted
distortion
vise
28. Treat with scorn or contempt You make enemies of all you ________.
unctous
disdain
pliable
undergird
29. Provide with some quality; endow He was ________d with a lion's courage.
maniacal
endue
dingy
piquant
30. Adjust; endanger the interests or reputation of Your presence at the scene of the dispute ________s our claim to neutrality in this matter.
foresight
carping
compromise
lope
31. Painting in plaste (usually fresh) The cathedral is visited by many tourists who wish to admire the ________es by Glotto.
emaciated
tenet
superimpose
fresco
32. Degrade; humiliate He felt that he would ________ himself if he replied to the scurrilous letter.
pedagogue
demented
demean
intractable
33. Intruder The merchant thought of his competitors as ________s who were stealing away his trade.
secrete
annuity
serenity
interloper
34. Copy When you ________ your notes - please send a copy to Mr.Smith and keep the original for our files.
attrition
repudiate
incisive
transcribe
35. Ceremonial staff; clublike medieval weapon The Grand Marshal of the parade raised his ________ to signal that it was time for the procession to begin.
pestilential
mace
preponderance
conglomeration
36. Foremost in importance; supreme Proper nutrition and hygiene are of ________ importance in adolescent development and growth.
trenchant
dais
paramount
metamorphosis
37. Praise; glorify The astronauts were ________led as the pioneers of the Space Age.
feckless
hydrophobia
extol
gratify
38. Overjoyed; in high spirits Grinning from ear to ear - Bonnie Blair was clearly ________ by her Olympic victory.
odyssey
polygamist
migratory
elated
39. Money Preferring ________ to undying fame - he wrote stories of popular appeal.
terminology
plausible
lucre
haphazard
40. Lustful Because they might arouse ________ impulses in their readers - the lewd books were banned by the clergy.
lascivious
relegate
graphic
lexicon
41. Clumsy; bungling In his usual ________ way - he managed to upset the cart and spill the food.
sinewy
memorialize
maladroit
friction
42. Privilege; unquestionable right The President cannot levy taxes; that is the ________ of the legislative branch of government.
enervate
prerogative
anthropoid
purport
43. Artificiality; unnaturalness; act of employing sophistry in reasoning ________ is an acquired characteristic - found more frequently among city dwellers than among residents of rural areas.
kudos
synthesis
renege
sophistication
44. Violation Because of his many ________s of school regulations - he was suspended by the dean.
infraction
secular
ruddy
fatalism
45. Devilish This scheme is so ________ that I must reject it.
diabolical
stipend
odoriferous
capricious
46. Stimulate by shock; stir up The entire nation was ________d into strong military activity by the news of the attack on Pearl Harbor.
cajole
scavenge
subjugate
galvanize
47. Small opening; outlet The wine did not flow because the air ________ in the barrel was clogged.
universal
vent
leeway
jingoism
48. Malicious misrepresentation - He could endure his financial failure - but he could not bear the ________ that his foes heaped upon him.
betroth
ingrained
diversity
calumny
49. Hindrance; stumbling-block She had a speech ________ that prevented her from speaking clearly.
impediment
stringent
dupe
incarcerate
50. Uncertain; risky I think this stock is a ________ investment and advise against its purchase.
importune
precarious
commiserate
forthright