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GRE Wordlist: Meanings - Complete Sentences

Subjects : english, vocabulary
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1. Assent; agree passively Although she appeared to ________ to her employer's suggestions - I could tell she had reservations about the changes he wanted made.






2. Formal praise The modest hero blushed to hear the speakers delivering ________s about his valorous act.






3. Provide scantily; live very economically They were forced to ________ on necessities in order to make their limited supplies last the winter.






4. Clever; astute A ________ investor - he took clever advantage of the fluctuations of the stock market.






5. Harshness; plainness The newspapers disapproved of the ________ of the sentence.






6. Block; obstacle Stalled cars along the highway are a ________ to traffic that tow trucks should remove without delay.






7. Combative; bellicose Although at this time he was advocating a policy of neutrality - one could usually find him adopting a more ________ attitude.






8. Produced by imagination; fanciful; mystical She was given to ________ schemes that never materialized.






9. Ordinary; commonplace We were disappointed because he gave a rather ________ performance in this role.






10. Handle roughly The rock star was ________ed by his overexcited fans.






11. Agree If I ________ to this demand for blackmail - I am afraid that I will be the victim of future demands.






12. Marked by formality - Ordinary dress would be in appropriate at so ________ an affair.






13. Uncertain; not clearly fixed; indefinite That interest rates shall rise appears certain; when they will do so - however - remains ________.






14. Marrigeable Mrs. Bennet - in Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen - was worried about finding suitable husbands for her five ________ daughters.






15. Royal Prince Albert had a ________ manner.






16. Submissive; patient and long-suffering Mr. Barrett never expected his ________ daughter would dare to defy him by eloping with her suitor.






17. Mischievous; humorous; tricky. He was a prankster who - unfortunately - often overlooked the damage he could cause with his ________ tricks.






18. A small allowance or wage He could not live on the ________ he received as a pension and had to look for an additional source of revenue.






19. Be thankful for; increase in worth; be thoroughly conscious of Little Orphan Annie truly ________d the stocks Daddy Warbucks ave her - whose value appreciated considerably over the years.






20. Female warrior Ever since the days of Greek mythology we refer to strong and aggressive women as ________s.






21. Commence; go on board a boat; begin a journey In devoting herself to the study of gorillas - Dian Fossey ________ed on a course of action that was to cost her her life.






22. Discipline; punish in order to correct - Whom God loves - God ________s.






23. Nonsense; babbling Did you hear that foolish boy spouting ________ about monsters from outer space?






24. Hairs on back and neck - especially of a dog The dog's ________ rose and he began to growl as the sound of footsteps grew louder.






25. Ugly Although James was an experienced emergency room nurse - he occasionally became queasy when faced with a particularly ________ injury.






26. Gross lewdness; lustfulness In his youth he led a life of ________ and debauchery; he did not mend his ways until middle age.






27. Immaterial; without a material body We must devote time to the needs of our ________ mind as well as our corporeal body.






28. Raise in rank or dignity; praise The actor Alec Guinness was ________ed to the rank of knighthood by the Queen; he now is known as Sir Alec Guinness.






29. Trip; short journey He took a quick ________ to Atlantic City.






30. Scandinavian myth; any legend This is a ________ of the sea and the men who risk their lives on it.






31. Hanging; suspended The ________ chandeliers swayed in the breeze as if they were about to fall from the ceiling.






32. Meaning; distinguishing by name A dictionary will always give us the ________ of a word; frequently - it will always give us its connotation.






33. Accustomed; hardened She became ________ to the Alaskan cold.






34. Ornament worn on the shoulder (of a uniform - etc.) The shoulder loops on Sam Spade's trench coat are the nonmilitary counterparts of the fringed ________s on George Washington's uniform.






35. Wasting away Polio victims need physiotherapy to prevent the ________ of affected limbs.






36. Stoop short - as if faced with an obstacle - and refuse to continue The chief of police ________ed at sending his officers into the riot-torn area.






37. Title or heading (in red print); directions for religious ceremony; protocol In ordaining the new priests - the bishop carefully observed all the ________s for the ordination service.






38. 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.






39. Plunder; despoil The marauding army ________d the countryside.






40. False belief; hallucination This scheme is a snare and a ________.






41. Person wearing tattered clothes He felt sorry for the ________ who was begging for food and gave him money to buy a meal.






42. Person of no importance; nonexistence Don't dismiss John as a ________; in his quiet way - he's very important to the firm.






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






44. Easily burned After the recent outbreak of fires in private homes - the fire commissioner ordered that all ________ materials be kept in safe containers.






45. A place where bees are kept Although he spent many hours daily in the ________ - he was very seldom stung by a bee.






46. Foolish; inane He is far too intelligent to utter such ________ remarks.






47. Violent; rough; noisy The unruly crowd became even more ________ when he tried to quiet them.






48. Antiquated "Methinks -" "thee -" and "thou" are ________ words that are no longer part of our normal vocabulary.






49. Lessen in value If you neglect this properly - it will ________.






50. Aid; assistance; relief We shall be ever grateful for the ________ our country gave us when we were in need.