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GRE Wordlist: Meanings - Complete Sentences

Subjects : english, vocabulary
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1. Confuse; puzzle No mystery could ________ Sherlock Holmes for long.






2. Puzzle Depite all attempts to decipher the code - it remained an ________.






3. Firm dislike Their mutual ________ was so great that they refused to speak to one another.






4. Person who has a compulsive desire to steal They discovered that the wealthy customer was a ________ when they caught her stealing some cheap trinkets.






5. 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.






6. Horrified He was ________ at the nerve of the speaker who had insulted his host.






7. Hasty; rash The slave seized the unexpected chance to make a ________ dash across the border to freedom.






8. Whirlwind; whirlpool; center of turbulence; predicament into which one is inexorably plunged Sucked into the ________ of the tornado - Dorothy and Toto were carried from Kansas to Oz.






9. Width; extent We were impressed by the ________ of her knowledge.






10. Brawl The three musketeers were in the thick of ________.






11. Female fox; ill-tempered woman Aware that she was right once again - he lost his temper and called her a shrew and a ________.






12. Lacking self-restraint His ________ behavior off stage shocked many people and they refused to attend the plays and movies in which he appeared.






13. School of the fine arts (especiallymusic or drama) A gifted violinist - Marya was selected to study at the ________.






14. Preceding in time - rank - etc. Our discussions - ________ to this event - certainly did not give you any reason to believe that we would adopt your proposal.






15. Pertaining to or resembling glass Although this plastic has many ________ qualties such as transparency - it is unbreakable.






16. Live in a monotonous way I do not understand how you can ________ in this quiet village after the adventurous life you have led.






17. In a coma; extremely sleepy The long-winded orator soon had his audience in a ________ state.






18. Ungrateful person That ________ Bob sneered at the tie I gave him.






19. Prohibit; restrain The child was not ________ed in her responses.






20. Dangerous Your occupation is too ________ for insurance companies to consider your application.






21. Fantastic; comically hideous On Halloween people enjoy wearing ________ costumes.






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






23. Physician specializing in delivery of babies Unlike midwives - who care for women giving birth at home - ________s generally work in a hospital setting.






24. Sift; separate good parts from bad. This test will _________ out the students who study from those who don't bother.






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






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






27. Wise saying; proverb There is much truth in the old ________ about fools and their money.






28. Division of a poem Do you know the last ________ of "The Star-Spangled Banner"?






29. Person or thing in excess of what is necessary; extra His first appearance on the stage was as a ________ in a Shakespearean tragedy.






30. Cause to become sick; fill with disgust The foul smells began to ________ him.






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






32. State of being nameless; anonymousness The donor of the gift asked the college not to mention him by name; the dean readily agreed to respect his ________.






33. A gift made by a will Part of my ________ from my parents is an album of family photographs.






34. Fertility; fruitfulness The ________ of his mind is illustrated by the many vivid images in his poems.






35. Extremely loud The town crier had ________ voice.






36. Draw out by discussion The detectives tried to ________ where he had hidden his loot.






37. Analyze; evaluate When they ________ed the ore - they found that they had discovered a very rich vein.






38. 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.






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






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






41. Greed for wealth King Midas's ________ has been famous for centuries.






42. Talkative She is very ________ and can speak on the telephone for hours.






43. Society ruled by the wealthy From the way the government caters to the rich - you might think our society is a ________ rather than a democracy.






44. Restrain; crush; oppress Anne's parents tried to curb her impetuosity without ________ing her boundless high spirits.






45. Person who supports or proposes (an idea) After the bill had been amended and re-amended in committee - even its original ________s didn't want to vote in its favor.






46. Motivate I fail to understand what ________d you to reply to this letter so nastily.






47. Swollen; distended The ________ river threatened to overflow the levees and flood the contryside.






48. Renovate; make bright by polishing The flood left a deposit of mud on everything; it was necessary to ________ our belongings.






49. Reduce to lower state Do not ________ youself by becoming maudlin.






50. Salty The slightly ________ taste of this mineral water is pleasant.