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GRE Wordlist: Meanings - Complete Sentences

Subjects : english, vocabulary
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1. Ill will; hatred At Camp David President Carter labored to bring an end to the ________ that prevented Egypt and Israel from living in peace.






2. Superfluous; excessively wordy; repetitious Your composition is ________; you can easily reduce its length.






3. Totally clear; definite; outspoken Don't just hint around that you're dissatisfied: be ________ about what's bugging you.






4. Not compulsory; left to one's choice I was impressed by the range of ________ accessories for my microcomputer that were available.






5. Pertaining to the physical senses; operating through the senses He was stimulated by the sights - sounds and smells about him; he was enjoying his ________ experience.






6. Reduce brittleness and improve toughness by heating and cooling After the glass is ________ed - it will be less subject to chipping and cracking.






7. Start; beginning She was involved with the project from its ________.






8. Pull; strain; twist. She _________ed free of her attacker and landed a powerful kick to his kneecap.






9. Point of origin; array of numbers or algebraic symbols; mold or die Some historians claim the Nile Valley was the ________ of the Western civilization.






10. State of being numerous He was appalled by the ________ of details he had to complete before setting out on his mission.






11. Total failure Our ambitious venture ended in a ________ and we were forced to flee.






12. Long heroic poem - novel - or similar work of art Kurosawa's film Seven Samurai is an ________ portraying the struggle of seven warriors to destroy a band of robbers.






13. Unprejudiced The only ________ person in the room was the judge.






14. Dedicate; sanctify We shall ________ our lives to this noble purpose.






15. Pertaining to the organs or sense of touch His callused hands had lost their ________ sensitivity.






16. One who commits sabotage; destroyer of property Members of the Resistance acted as ________s - blowing up train lines to prevent supplies from reaching the Nazi army.






17. Not identical on both sides of a dividing central line Because one eyebrow was set markedly higher than the other - William's face had a particularly ________ appearance.






18. Thorough; inclusive This book provides a ________ review of verbal and math skills for the SAT.






19. Praising To everyone's surprise - the speech was ________ rather than critical in tone.






20. Like a glacier; extremely cold Never a warm person - when offended hugo could seem positively ________.






21. Unoriginal; obtained from another source Although her early poetry was clearly ________ in nature - the critics thought she had promise and eventually would find her own voice.






22. Banish; consign to inferior position If we ________ these experts to minor posts because of their political persuasions - we shall lose their valuable services.






23. Charlatan; impostor Do not be misled by the exorbitant claims of this ________; he cannot cure you.






24. Religious image; idol The ________s on the walls of the church were painted in the 13th century.






25. Dark; not transparent The ________ window kept the sunlight out of the room.






26. Eliminate from consideration; reject Believing in John's love for her - she ________ed the notion that he might be unfaithful.






27. Explain; interpret If I ________ your remarks correctly - you disagree with the theory already advanced.






28. Skillful His ________ handling of the delicate situation pleased his employers.






29. 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.






30. Clear of charges I hope to ________ my client and return him to society as a free man.






31. Trader The ________ exchanged trinkets for the natives' furs.






32. Without previous preparation Her listeners were amazed that such a thorough presentation could be made in an ________ speech.






33. Clear beef soup The cup of ________ served by the stewards was welcomed by those who had been chilled by the cold ocean breezes.






34. Landless agricultural worker; bond servant The land reformers sought to liberate the ________s and establish them as independent farmers.






35. Strong emotion Margo was a creature of extremes - at one moment in ________s of joy over a vivid sunset - at another moment in transports of grief over a dying bird.






36. Notorious; conspicuously bad; shocking She was an ________ liar; we all knew better than to believe a word she said.






37. Dress or groom oneself with care She ________s for hours before a dance.






38. Unscrupulous; excessive She found the load shark's demands ________ and impossible to meet.






39. Schemes I can see through your wily ________.






40. Manly I do not accept the premise that a man is ________ only when he is belligerent.






41. Most sacred; inviolable The brash insurance salesman invaded the ________ privacy of the office of the president of the company.






42. Spend too much time on minor points; carp Let's not ________ over details.






43. 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.






44. Correct; change - generally for the better Hoping to ________ his condition - he left Vietnam for the United States.






45. Bitterness; hatred Let us forget out ________ and cooperate in this new endeavor.






46. Set of bells capable of being played - The carillon in the bell tower of the Coca-Cola pavilion at the New York World's Fair provided musical entertainment every hour.






47. Set off John is touchy today; say one word wrong and you'll ________ an explosion.






48. Fate ________ is the Arabic word for "fate."






49. Warn; reprove He ________ed his listeners to change their wicked ways.






50. Unable to be restrained or held back Her high spirits were ________.