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GRE Wordlist: Meanings - Complete Sentences

Subjects : english, vocabulary
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1. Honor; glory; praise The singer complacently received ________ on his performance from his entourage.






2. Mischance; ill luck The young explorer met death by ________.






3. Disown; disavow He announced that he would ________ all debts incurred by his wife.






4. Fallen fruit; unexpected lucky event. This huge tax refund is quite a ________.






5. Physical features of a region Before the generals gave the order to attack - they ordered a complete study of the ________ of the region.






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






7. Pertaining to soil deposits left by running water The farmers found the ________ deposits at the mouth of the river very fertile.






8. Trinket; trifle The child was delighted with the ________ she had won in the grab bag.






9. Freedom from narrow limitations I think you have permitted your son too much ________ in this matter.






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. One who serves for hire (usually used contemptuously) In a matter of such importance - I do not wish to deal with ________s; I must meet with the chief.






12. Lowest point Although few people realized it - the Dow-Jones averages had reached their ________ and would soon begin an upward surge.






13. Sweet sounding The ________ sounds of the birds at dawn were soon drowned out by the roar of traffic passing our motel.






14. Pen name Samuel Clemens' ________ was Mark Twain.






15. Outwit; baffle - In order to ________ the enemy - we will make two preliminary attacks in other sections before starting our major campaign.






16. Loiter; waste time Inasmuch as we must meet a deadline - do not ________ over this work.






17. Grow gradually smaller. From now until December 21 - the winter solstice - the hours of daylight will ________.






18. Book for religious instruction; instruction by question and answer - He taught by engaging his pupils in a ________ until they gave him the correct answer.






19. Too particular; fussy The old lady was ________ about her food and ate very little.






20. Enigmatic; mysterious The Mona Lisa's ________ expression has puzzled art lovers for centuries.






21. Noble ambition Youth's ________s should be as lofty as the stars.






22. Beg He ________d her to give him a second chance.






23. Obscure and mysterious; occult It is strange to consider that modern chemistry originated in the ________ teachings of the ancient alchemists.






24. Regret Although I ________ the vulgarity of your language - I defend your right to express yourself freely.






25. Openmouthed She stared - ________ - at the many strange animals in the zoo.






26. Delaying Your ________ tactics may compel me to cancel the contract.






27. Ability to identify with another's feelings - ideas - etc What made Ann such a fine counselor was her ________ - her ability to put herself in her client's place and feel his emotions as if they were her own.






28. Shrill - trumpetlike sound - We woke to the ________ to muffle its striking.






29. Excessive interest in one's self; belief that one should be interested in one's self rather than in others His ________ prevented him from seeing the needs of his colleagues.






30. Not literal - but metaphorical; using a figure of speech "To lose one's marbles" is a ________ expression; if you're told Jack has lost his marbles - no one expects you to rush out to buy him a replacement set.






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






32. Remove (forcible) Thrusting her fist up under the choking man's lower ribs - Margaret used the Heimlich maneuver to ________ the food caught in this throat.






33. Vaguely longing; sadly pensive. With a last _________ glance at the happy couples dancing in the hall - Sue headed back to her room to study for her exam.






34. Surrender something; efect; vomit Unwilling to ________ the cash he had stolen from the pension fund - the embezzler tried to run away.






35. Having an odor This variety of hybrid tea rose is more ________ than the one you have in your garden.






36. Heterogeneous mixture; medley He offered a ________ of folk songs from many lands.






37. Having a very fine bore - The changes in surface tension of liquids in ________ vessels is of special interest to physicists.






38. Laughable; trifling Let us be serious; this is not a ________ issue.






39. Position giving an advantage They fired upon the enemy from behind trees - walls and any other point of ________ they could find.






40. Tube in which patterns made by the reflection in mirrors of colored pieces of glass - etc. - produce interesting symmetrical effects People found a new source of entertainment while peering through the ________; they found the ever-changing patterns






41. Spread over A blush ________d her cheeks when we teased her about her love affair.






42. Fear; trembling agitation We must face the enemy without ________ if we are to win this battle.






43. Ancestors Reverence for one's ________ (sometimes referred to as ancestor worship) plays an important part in many Oriental cultures.






44. Bloody The battle of lwo Jina was unexpectedly ________ with many casualties.






45. Comfort in trouble I hope you will find ________ in the thought that all of us share your loss.






46. Provisional; experimental Your ________ plans sound plausible; let me know when the final details are worked out.






47. One of the hereditary classes in Hindu society - social stratification; prestige - The differences created by ________ in India must be wiped out if true democracy is to prevail in that country.






48. Sink The sailors decided to ________ their vessel rather than surrender it to the enemy.






49. Woman who rules a family or larger social group The ________ ruled her gypsy tribe with a firm hand.






50. Female sheep The flock of sheep was made up of dozens of ________s - together with only a handful of rams.