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GRE Wordlist: Meanings - Complete Sentences

Subjects : english, vocabulary
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1. Efficiency or conciseness in using somethingnnnReading the epigrams of Pope - I admire the ________ of his verse: in few words he conveys worlds of meaning.






2. Party; clique; dissension The quarrels and bickering of the two small ________s within the club disturbed the majority of the members.






3. Large group The movie actor was surrounded by a ________ of startlets.






4. Cancel; retract Repeat offenders who continue to drive under the influence of alcohol face having their driver's licensespermanently ________d.






5. Outward appearance; guise Although this book has a ________ of wisdom and scholarship - a careful examination will reveal many errors and omissions.






6. Oversimplified Though Jack's solution dealt adequately with one aspect of the problem - it was ________ in failing to consider various complicating factors that might arise.






7. Victim; object of a hunt The police closed in on their ________.






8. Repay; revenge The wretch ________d his benefactors by betraying them.






9. Most favorable If you wait for the ________ moment to act - you may never begin your project .






10. Gaudy She wore a ________ rhinestone necklace.






11. Throw headlong; hasten The removal of American political support appeared to have ________d the downfall of the Marcos regime.






12. Drug that relieves pain; opiate His pain was so great that no ________ could relieve it.






13. Resentment; anger; sense of injury or insult She took ________ at his remarks and stormed away in a huff.






14. Keep; employ Fighting to retain his seat in Congress - Senator Foghorn ________ed a new manager to head his reelection campaign.






15. Inlaid; mosaic I recall seeing a table with a ________ top of bits of stone and glass in a very interesting pattern.






16. Journey Auntie Mame was a world traveler whose ________s took her from Tiajuana to Timbuctoo.






17. Like a corpse; pale - From his ________ appearance - we could see how the disease had ravaged him.






18. Insult to one's character or reputation; slander Polls revealed that the front-runner's standing had been damaged by the ________s and innuendoes circulated by his opponent's staff.






19. Marked by changes in fortune - During his ________ career he had lived in palatial mansions and in dreary boardinghouses.






20. Convenient features; courtesies In addition to the customary ________ for the business traveler -- fax machines - modems - a health club -- the hotel offers the services of a butler versed in social amenities.






21. Struggle; compete; assert earnestly In Revolt of the Black Athlete - sociologist Harry Edwards ________ that young black athletes have been exploited by some college recruiters.






22. Bankrupt; lacking money to pay When rumors that he was ________ reached his creditors - they began to press him for payment of the money due them.






23. Malicious misrepresentation - He could endure his financial failure - but he could not bear the ________ that his foes heaped upon him.






24. Concerning trade I am more interested in the opportunites available in the ________ field than I am in those in the legal profession.






25. Target of a hunt; victim In Stalking the Wild Asparagus - Euell Gibbons has as his ________ not wild beasts but wild plants.






26. Correct spelling Many of us find English ________ difficult to master because so many of our words are written phonetically.






27. Shell covering the back (of a turtle - crab - etc) - At the children's zoo - Richard perched on top of the giant turtle's hard ________ as it slowly made its way around the enclosure.






28. Refer; attribute; assign I can ________ no motive for her acts.






29. Echoing; resounding; deep and full in sound The deep - ________ voice of the actor James Earl Jones makes him particulary effective when he appears on stage.






30. Enthusiasm; liveliness She approached her studies with such ________ that it was impossible for her to do poorly.






31. Teasing conversation Her friends at work greeted the news of her engagement with cheerful ________.






32. Pompous; self-important Convinced of his own importance - the actor strutted about the dressing room with a ________ air.






33. Homesickness; longing for the past The first settlers found so much work to do that they had little time for ________.






34. Speechless; producing indistinct speech He became ________ with rage and uttered sounds without meaning.






35. Greedy; eager for He was ________ for learning and read everything he could get.






36. Confused uproar The marketplace was a scene of ________ and excitement.






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






38. Boasting He was disliked because his manner was always full of ________.






39. Draw; outline; describe Parodoxically - the more realistic the details this artist chooses - the better able to ________ her fantastic - other- worldly landscapes.






40. Sweet sound Noted for its ________ even when it is spoken - the Italian language is particularly pleasing to the ear when sung.






41. Complain; fuss Students traditionally ________ about the abysmal quality of "mystery meat" and similar dornitory food.






42. Binding; causing contraction; harsh or severe The ________ quality of unsweetened lemon juice made swallowing difficult.






43. Menacing; deadly Casting a ________ eye at his successful rival - the rejected suitor stole off - vowing to have his revenge.






44. Going astray; erratic Your ________ behavior in this matter puzzles me since you are usually direct and straightforward.






45. Man owing small estate; middle-class farmer.It was not the aristocrat but the ________ who determined the nation's policies.






46. Wiggle out; fake. She tried to ________ an invitation to the party.






47. Boastful - pompous In their stories of the trial - the reporters ridiculed the ________ speeches of the defense attorney.






48. Unique; extraordinary; odd Though the young man tried to understand Father William's ________ behavior - he still found it odd that the old man incessantly stood on his head.






49. Squirm - twist. He was _________(ing - no e) in pain - desperate for the drug his body required.






50. Ransack; thoroughly search When we ________d through the trunks in the attic - we found many souvenirs of our childhood days.