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GRE Wordlist: Meanings - Complete Sentences
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1. Theatrical He was proud of his ________ ability and wanted to paly the role of Hamlet.
sphinx-like
histrionic
hibernal
facet
2. Outwit; baffle - In order to ________ the enemy - we will make two preliminary attacks in other sections before starting our major campaign.
rusticate
profilgate
circumvent
vertigo
3. Blame; censure I want my work to be above ________ and without error
homily
intimate
reproach
demure
4. Malicious misrepresentation - He could endure his financial failure - but he could not bear the ________ that his foes heaped upon him.
bode
calumny
condole
languor
5. Abstaining from sexual intercourse; unmarried - Though the late Havelock Ellis wrote extensively about sexual customs and was considered an expert in such matters - recent studies maintain he was ________ throughout his life.
spendthrift
celibate
orthodox
putrid
6. Person who turns animal hides into leather Using a solution of tanbark - the ________ treated the cowhide - transforming it into supple leather.
tanner
avid
exhort
generality
7. Explain or go over excessively or to a ridiculous degree; assail verbally The debate coach warned her student not to bore the audience by ________ing his point.
waif
ferment
belabor
hoodwink
8. Conceited smile Wipe that ________ off your face!
commemorative
smirk
brindled
perdition
9. Controlling force She dreamt of living an independent life - free of all ________s.
requite
restraint
rout
rakish
10. Medieval chemistry The changing of baser metals into gold was the goal of the students of ________.
wizened
title
alchemy
censure
11. Talkative She is very ________ and can speak on the telephone for hours.
invert
spruce
loquacious
foil
12. Goodness; moral excellence; good quality A ________ carried to extremes can turn into something resembling vice; humility - for example - can degenerate into servility and spinelessness.
intimate
cognitive
omniscient
virtue
13. Violent anguish The ________ of despair can be as devastating as the spasms accompanying physical pain.
caption
asylum
laity
throes
14. Prohibit; forbid Civilized nations must ________ the use of nuclear weapons if we expect out society to live.
saturate
edify
inimical
interdict
15. A place where bees are kept Although he spent many hours daily in the ________ - he was very seldom stung by a bee.
apiary
schism
emulate
penitent
16. Untidy; slipshod Such ________ work habits will never produce good products.
allay
encompass
sadistic
slovenly
17. Destroy leaves In Vietnam the army made extensive use of chemical agents to ________ the woodlands.
transgression
defoliate
inkling
adventitious
18. Agreement She was in complete ________ with the verdict.
celibate
outskirts
pithy
accord
19. Cause to become sick; fill with disgust The foul smells began to ________ him.
nauseate
wrench
repine
gist
20. Stikingly bright; shining with intense heat If you leave on an ________light bulb - it quickly grows too hot to touch.
incandescent
inopportune
plausible
retrograde
21. Present an obstacle; stump The detective was ________d by the contradictory evidence in the robbery investigation.
niggardly
fluke
stymie
parable
22. Liberal; wasteful The actor's ________ gifts pleased her.
ellipsis
stalemate
lavish
precedent
23. Able to be touched; real; palpable Although Tom did not own a house - he had several ________ assets--a car - a television - a PC--that he could sell if he needed cash.
obdurate
rift
tangible
wily
24. Person convicted of a grave crime A convicted________ loses the right to vote
anathema
iniquitous
felon
respite
25. Name; title He was amazed when the witches hailed him with his correct ________.
ostensible
appellation
cavil
concession
26. Thorough; inclusive This book provides a ________ review of verbal and math skills for the SAT.
comprehensive
sepulcher
incognito
reverent
27. Deadly It is unwise to leave ________ weapons where children may find them.
incidence
lethal
partiality
exiguous
28. To wind or turn in its course It is difficult to sail up this stream because of the way it ________s through the countryside.
annul
mountebank
exemplary
meander
29. Direct financial aid by government - etc. Without this ________ - American ship operators would not be able to compete in world markets.
vulpine
ashen
subsidy
emolument
30. Heavy substance used to add stability or weight The ship was listing badly to one side; it was necessary to shift the ________ in the hold to get her back on an even keel.
noxious
ballast
vogue
scavenge
31. Most favorable If you wait for the ________ moment to act - you may never begin your project .
monochromatic
contravene
pert
optimum
32. Living language; natural style Cut out those old-fashioned "thee's" and "thou's" and write in the ________.
tarantula
deposition
vernacular
portent
33. Predict I ________ disaster unless we change our wasteful ways.
novice
disgruntle
prognosticate
thrall
34. Bold A group of ________ women were the first to scale Mt.Annapurna.
fanaticism
venturesome
incarnate
idiom
35. Get one's bearings; adjust Philip spent his first day in Denver ________ing himself to the city.
pellucid
hypochondriac
profound
orient
36. Mixture The band played a ________ of Gershwin tunes.
amnesty
medley
yoke
tutelary
37. Non-moral The ________ individual lacks a code of ethics; he should not be classified as immoral.
preeminent
paramour
repository
amoral
38. Infinite Human beings - having explored the far corners of the earth - are now reaching out into ________ space.
repository
illimitable
assert
alloy
39. Act of finding the total - summary In his s________ - the lawyer emphasized the testimony given by the two witnesses.
precocious
doctrinaire
mandate
summation
40. Fragrant; odorous; suggestive of an odor Even though it is February - the air is ________ of spring.
apothegm
unction
constituent
redolent
41. Deviate; turn aside sharply The car ________d wildly as the driver struggled to regain control of the wheel.
jostle
virtuoso
swerve
physiognomy
42. Psychosis marked by delusions of grandeur or persecution Suffering from ________ - he claimed everyone was out to get him; ironically - his claim was accurate; even paranoids have enemies.
paranoia
ramification
dregs
slander
43. Having to do with citizens or the state; courteous and polite - Although internal Revenue Service agents are ________ servants - they are not always civil to suspected tax evaders.
secrete
connivance
malingerer
civil
44. Related to dogs; doglike - Some days the canine population of Berkeley seems almost to outnumber the human population.
complement
entreat
canine
requiem
45. Admit to the rights of citizenship (especially the right to vote) Although blacks were ________d shortly after the Civil War - women did not receive the right to vote until 1920.
tenacious
antagonistic
disheveled
enfranchise
46. Gift for finding valuable or desirable things by accident; accidental good fortune or luck Many scientific discoveries are a matter of ________: Newton was not sitting there thinking about gravity when the apple dropped on his head.
disapprobation
obstreperous
serendipity
malfeasance
47. 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 ________.
subliminal
multiplicity
odorous
vise
48. Pertaining to the organs or sense of touch His callused hands had lost their ________ sensitivity.
badinage
exacerbate
untoward
tactile
49. Put in order At a debate tournament - extemporaneous speakers have only a minute or two to ________ their thoughts before addressing their audience.
aloft
marshal
concord
inaugurate
50. Surfeit; satisfy fully The guests - having eaten until they were ________d - now listened inattentively to the speakers.
piebald
satiate
egotism
debase