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GRE Wordlist: Meanings - Complete Sentences

Subjects : english, vocabulary
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1. Revengeful She was very ________ and never forgave an injury.






2. Drive or hunt out of hiding She was ________ed out their secret.






3. Inborn His ________ talent for music was soon recognized by his parents.






4. Place side by side Comparison will be easier if you ________ the two objects.






5. Work laboriously; make slow painful progress You must ________ through 3500 words list in order to achieve a high score on GRE.






6. Temporary moderation of disease symptoms; cancellation of a debt; forgiveness or pardon Though Senator Tsongas had been treated for cancer - his symptoms were in ________ - and he was considered fit to handle the strains of a Presidential race.






7. Fatigued; surfeited He looked for exotic foods to stimulate his ________ appetite.






8. Unselfishly generous; concerned for others In providing tutorial assistance and college scholarships to hundreds of economically disadvantaged youths - Eugene Lang performed a truly ________ deed.






9. Repugnance; dislike I cannot express the ________ I feel at your heinous actions.






10. Unmoved; lacking concern Because she felt no desire to marry - she was ________ to his constant proposals.






11. Plead; ask earnestly She ________ed her father to let her stay out till midnight.






12. Kindle; light When Desi crooned - "Baby - light my fire -" literal-minded Lucy looked around for some paper to ________.






13. Picture writing The discovery of the Rosetta Stone enabled scholars to read the ancient Egyptian ________.






14. Permitting to light to pass through freely; easily detected Your scheme is so ________ that it will fool no one.






15. Overwhelmingly favorable review Though critic John Simon seldom has a good word to say about contemporary plays - his review of All in the Timing was a total ________.






16. Outcome The ________ of the rematch was that the former champion proved that he still possessed all the skills of his youth.






17. Ointment Apply this ________ to the sore muscles before retiring.






18. Dining hall In this huge ________ - we can feed the entire student body at one sitting.






19. Something or someone misplaced in time; Shakespeare's reference to clocks in Julius Caesar is an ________; no clocks existed in Caesar's time.






20. 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.






21. Lean and angular; barren His once-round face looked surprisingly ________ after he had lost weight.






22. Make whole; combine; make into one unit She tried to ________ all their activities into one program.






23. Poverty - misfortune We must learn to meet ________ gracefully.






24. Monkeylike Lemurs are nocturnal mammals and have many ________ characteristics - although they are less intelligent than monkeys.






25. Not wise I think it is ________ to raise this issue at the present time because the public is too angry.






26. Hostile; opposed Despite his lawyers' best efforts to stop him - the angry prisoner continued to make ________ remarks to the judge.






27. Plundering The hawk is a ________ bird.






28. Beginner; novice For a mere ________ - you have produced some marvelous results.






29. Delay; object To ________ at this time will only worsen the already serious situation; now is the time for action.






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






31. Study of language The professor of ________ advocated the use of Esperanto as an international language.






32. Grow forth; send out buds - In the spring - the plants that ________ are a promise of the beauty that is to come.






33. Beautiful writing; excellent penmanship - As we examine ancient manuscripts - we became impressed with the ________ of the scribes.






34. Darken; make unclear At times he seemed purposely to ________ his meaning - preferring mystery to clarity.






35. Decisive; ending all debate When the stolen books turned up in John's locker - we finally had ________ evidence of the identity of the mysterious thief.






36. Snub; beat back She ________ed his invitation so smoothly that he did not realize he had been snubbed.






37. Dig up When they ________ed the city - the archeologists found many relics of an ancient civilization.






38. Ostentatious; ambitious I do not feel that your limited resources will permit you to carry out such a ________ program.






39. Crush or grind into very small particles Before sprinkling the dried herbs into the stew - Michael first ________d them into a fine powder.






40. Impermanence Conscious that all things pass - the psalmist relates the ________ of happiness and fame.






41. Able to pay all debts By dint of very frugal living - he was finally able to become ________ and avoid bankruptcy proceedings.






42. Unconquerable The founders of our country had ________ willpower.






43. Government ruled by old people Gulliver visited a ________ in which the young people acted as servants to their elders - all the while dreaming of the day they would be old enough to have servants of their own.






44. Blame; censure I want my work to be above ________ and without error






45. Disagree In a landmark Supreme Court decision - Justice Marshall ________ed from the majority opinion.






46. Three-pronged spear Neptune is usually depicted as rising from the sea - carrying his ________ on his shoulder.






47. Having a sawtoothed edge The beech tree is one of many plants that have ________ leaves.






48. Hasten We hope you will be able to ________ delivery because of our tight schedule.






49. Introduction; forerunner I am afraid that this border raid is the ________ to more serious attacks.






50. Candid; blunt The candidate was too ________ to be a successful politician; he had not yet learned to weigh his words carefully.