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GRE Wordlist: Meanings - Complete Sentences

Subjects : english, vocabulary
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1. Small boat (often ship's boat) In the film Lifeboat - an ill-assorted group of passengers from a sunken ocean liner are marooned at sea in a ________.






2. Lure or bait The wild ducks were not fooled by the ________.






3. Squabble; minor dispute What had started out as a mere ________ escalated into a full-blown argument.






4. To make liquids murky by stirring up sediment; to disturb Be careful when you pour not to ________ the wine; if you stir up the sediment you'll destroy the flavor.






5. Profane; violate the sanctity of The soldiers ________d the temple.






6. Problem; choice of two unsatisfactory alternatives In this ________ - he knew no one to whom he could turn for advice.






7. Having many languages Because they are bordered by so many countries - the Swiss people are ________.






8. Follow The evils that ________d were the direct result of the miscalculations of the leaders.






9. Ridicule They greeted his proposal with ________ and refused to consider it seriously.






10. Over explain away No matter how hard he tried to talk around the issue - President Bush could not ________ over the fact that he had raised the taxes after all.






11. Senility In his ________ - the old man bored us with long tales of events in his childhood.






12. Tiresome dwelling on a subject After he had reminded me several times about what he had done for me I told him to stop his ________ on my indebtedness to him.






13. Appease The natives offered sacrifices to ________ the gods.






14. Kill - usually one out of ten We do more to ________ our population in automobile accidents than we do in war.






15. Give in; surrender. The wounded knight refused to _________ to his foe.






16. Abolish He intended to ________ the decree issued by his predecessor.






17. Feel or express pity or sympathy for Her friends ________d with the widow.






18. Vicious assault We suffered many casualties during unexpected ________ of the enemy troops.






19. Stop motion; curb or restrain - Thrusting out her arm - Grandma checked Bobby's lunge at his sister. "Young man -" she said - "you'd better ________ your temper."






20. Plunge into water; drench; extinguish They ________d each other with hoses and balloons.






21. Charge in court; indict After his indictment by the Grand Jury - the accused man was ________ed in the County Criminal Court.






22. Hesitant; faltering Novice extemporaneous speakers often talk in a ________ fashion as they grope for the right words.






23. Something fit to be eaten The roast turkey and other ________s - the wines - and the excellent service made this Thanksgiving dinner particularly memorable.






24. Shallow body of water near a sea; lake They enjoyed their swim in the calm ________.






25. Opening in chess in which a piece is sacrificed The player was afraid to accept his opponent's ________ because he feared a trap which as yet he could not see.






26. Wordiness; spreading in all directions like a gas Your composition suffers from a ________ of ideas; try to be more compact.






27. Conclusion It is not until we reach the ________ of this play that we can understand the author's message.






28. Pacify; conciliate The teacher tried to ________ the angry mother.






29. Clever He came up with a use for Styrofoam packing balls that was so ________ that his business school professors declared it was marketable.






30. Familiar with The lawyer is ________ with all the evidence.






31. Protest; objection The authorities were deaf to the pastor's ________s about the lack of police protection in the area.






32. Kindly; doing good The overgenerous philanthropist had to curb his ________ impulses before he gave away all his money and left himself with nothing.






33. Trickery - Your deceitful tactics in this case are indications of ________.






34. Customs The ________ of Mexico are those of Spain with some modifications.






35. 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.






36. Annoy; chafe Their taunts ________ed him.






37. Translation; artistic interpretation of a song - etc. The audience cheered enthusiastically as she completed her ________ of the aria.






38. Deliver; provide; represent He ________ed aid to the needy and indigent.






39. Cause to be set aside; replace This regulation will ________ all previous rules.






40. Artificial; resulting from synthesis During the twentieth century - many ________ products have replaced the natural products.






41. Ascribe; explain I ________ her success in science to the encouragement she received from her parents.






42. Counterfeit; not authentic The police quickly found the distributors of the ________ twenty-dollar bills.






43. Entertain John ________d us with tales of his adventures in Africa.






44. Essential; pertaining to the substance Although the delegates were aware of the importance of the problem - they could not agree on the ________ issues.






45. Mania for doing grandiose things Developers who spend millions trying to build the world's tallest skyscraper suffer from ________.






46. Dominance - especially of one nation over others As one Eastern European nation after another declared its independence - commentators marveled at the sudden breakdown of the once monolithic Soviet ________.






47. Rob; plunder The tricksters ________d him of his inheritance.






48. Pompous - inflated language Filled with ________ - the orator's speech left the audience more impressed with his pomposity than with his logic.






49. Discord - Some people seem to enjoy the ________ of an orchestra that is tuning up.






50. Dull; not fresh; cheerless Refusing to be depressed by her ________ studio apartment - Bea spent the weekend polishing the floors and windows and hanging bright posters on the walls.