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GRE Wordlist: Meanings - Complete Sentences

Subjects : english, vocabulary
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1. Burn without flame; be liable to break out at any moment The rags ________ed for hours before they burst into flame.






2. Comparable She called our attention to the things that had been done in an ________ situation and recommended that we do the same.






3. Impetuous; with marked vigor He spoke with ________ eloquence in defense of his client.






4. Withdrawal; retreat; time of low economic activity The slow ________ of the flood waters created problems for the crews working to restore power to the area.






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






6. Mar; disfigure If you ________ a library book - you will have to pay a hefty fine.






7. Set of bells capable of being played - The carillon in the bell tower of the Coca-Cola pavilion at the New York World's Fair provided musical entertainment every hour.






8. Unclear or doubtful in meaning His ________ instructions misled us; we did not know which road to take.






9. Legal claim on a property There was a delay before Ralph could take possession of his late uncle's home; apparently - another claimant had a ________ upon the estate.






10. Pertaining to money I never expected a ________ reward for my work in this activity.






11. Combining parts into a whole Now that we have succeeded in isolating this drug - our next problem is to plan its ________ in the laboratory.






12. Yielding; timid Crushed by his authoritarian father - Will had no defiance left in him; he was totally ________ in the face of authority.






13. Wordy This article is too ________; we must edit it.






14. Supplying nourishment The ________ canal in our bodies is so named because digestion of foods occurs there.






15. Apparent; professed; pretended Although the ________ purpose of this expedition is to discover new lands - we are really interested in finding new markets for our products.






16. Deceptive; not real Unfortunately - the costs of running the lemonade stand were so high that Tom's profits proved ________.






17. Overseer of morals; person who eliminates inappropriate matter - Soldiers dislike having their mail read by a ________ but understand the need for this precaution.






18. Clumsy; boorish Such remarks are ________ and out of place; you should apologize for making them.






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






20. Schemes I can see through your wily ________.






21. Cower; lose heart He was afraid that he would ________ in the face of danger.






22. Interfering He felt his marriage was suffering because of his ________ mother-in-law.






23. Respectable If you want to buy antiques - look for a ________ dealer; far too many dealers today pass off fakes as genuine antiques.






24. Very cautious. The spies grew ________ as they approached the sentry.






25. Irreverence; wickedness We must regard your blasphemy as an act of ________.






26. Protrusion; bulge A ganglionic cyst is a fluid-filled tumor (generally benign) that develops near a joint membrane or tendon sheath - and that bulges beneath the skin - forming a ________.






27. Faultless He was proud of his ________ manners.






28. Come about by addition You must pay the interest that has ________d on your debt as well as the principal sum.






29. Spacious and After sleeping in a small roadside cabins - they found their hotel suite ________.






30. Tarnish; soil He felt that it was beneath his dignity to ________ his hands in such menial labor.






31. Poorverse Although we find occasional snatches of genuine poetry in her work - most of her writing is mere ________.






32. Thousand-year period; period of happiness and prosperity I do not expect the ________ to come during my lifetime.






33. Flowery; ruddy His complexion was even more ________ than usual because of his anger.






34. Dormant; hidden Her ________ talent was discovered by accident.






35. Upward The sailor climbed ________ into the rigging.






36. To strip a priest or minister of church authority To disbar a lawyer - to ________ a priest - to suspend a doctor's license to practice--these are extreme steps that the authorities should take only after careful consideration.






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






38. Pantry; place where food is kept The first thing Bill did on returning home from school was to check what snacks his mother had in the ________.






39. Desert; abandon; renounce No one expected Foster to ________ his wife and children and run off with another woman.






40. Nicety; cunning; guile; delicacy The ________ of his remarks was unnoticed by most of his audience.






41. Worsen; embitter This latest arrest will ________ the already existing discontent of the people and enrage them.






42. Highly conspicuous; harshly bright ________ spelling or grammatical errors in your resume will unfavorably impress potential employers.






43. Healthy After a brief illness - he was soon ________.






44. Blunt; abrupt She was offended by his ________ reply.






45. Foremost in importance; supreme Proper nutrition and hygiene are of ________ importance in adolescent development and growth.






46. Unjust; wicked I cannot approve of the ________ methods you used to gain your present position.






47. Trembling; slight quiver She had a nervous ________ in her right hand.






48. Two-chambered - as a legislative body The United States Congress is a ________ body.






49. Exhibiting rainbowlike colors She admired the ________ hues of the oil that floated on the surface of the water.






50. Inconspicuous; not blatant The secret service agents in charge of protecting the President tried to be as ________ as possible.