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GRE Wordlist: Meanings - Complete Sentences

Subjects : english, vocabulary
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1. To make watertight (by plugging seams) When water from the shower leaked into the basement - we knew it was time to ________ the tiles at the edges of the shower stall.






2. Short-lived; fleeting The mayfly is an ________ creature.






3. Trickery - Your deceitful tactics in this case are indications of ________.






4. Command; order; forbid The owners of the company asked the court to ________ the union from picketing the plant.






5. Blindly devoted patriot - A ________ cannot recognize any faults in his country - no matter how flagrant they may be.






6. Condemn; critcize The reform candidate ________d the corrupt city officers for having betrayed the public's trust.






7. Ceremony conferring holy orders The candidate for ________ had to meet with the bishop and the diocean officers before being judged ready to be ordained a deacon.






8. Capture; enslave From the moment he saw her picture - he was ________ed by her beauty.






9. Hypothesis; surmise I based my decision to confide in him on the ________ that he would be discreet.






10. Support; reinforce The debaters amassed file boxes full of evidence to ________ their arguments.






11. Poet The ancient ________ Homer sang of the fall of Troy.






12. Steep; overhasty This hill is difficult to climb because it is so ________; one slip - and our descent will be precipitous as well.






13. Correspondence of parts; harmonious relationship The student demonstrated the ________ of the two triangles by using the hypotenuse-arm theorem.






14. Trick; shift; sham blow The boxer was fooled by his opponent's ________ and dropped his guard.






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






16. Unchanging; lacking development Nothing had changed at home; things were ________ there






17. Beauty; comeliness I do not envy the judges who have to select this year's Miss America from this collection of female ________.






18. Equipment; odds and ends His desk was cluttered with paper - pen - ink - dictionary and other ________ of the writing craft.






19. Without definite purpose - plan - or aim; haphazard Although the sponsor of the raffle claimed all winners were chosen at ________ - people had their suspicions when the grand prize went to the sponsor's brother-in-law.






20. Pertaining to the brain or intellect - The content of philosophical works is ________ in nature and requires much thought.






21. Conclusion of an oration The ________ was largely hortatory and brought the audience to its feet clamoring for action at its close.






22. Justify; authorize. Before the judge issues the injunction - you must convince her this action is ________ed.






23. Green; lush in vegetation Monet's paintings of the ________ meadows were symphonies in green.






24. Immature It is hard for an ________ writer to find a sympathetic publisher.






25. False; counterfeit; forged; illogical The hero of Jonathan Gash's mystery novels is an antique dealer who gives the reader advice on how to tell ________ antiques from the real things.






26. Doctor who treats ailments of the feet He consulted a ________ about his fallen arches.






27. Learned Hindu; any learned person; authority on a subject Even though he discourses on the matter like a ________ - he is actually rather ignorant about this topic.






28. Opening in chess in which a piece is sacrificed The player was afraid to accept his opponent's ________ because he feared a trap which as yet he could not see.






29. Hostile; opposed Despite his lawyers' best efforts to stop him - the angry prisoner continued to make ________ remarks to the judge.






30. Procession; parade - As described by Chaucer - the ________ of Canterbury pilgrims was motley group.






31. Calm; placid Wellington remained ________ and in full command of the situation in spite of the hyteria and panic all around him.






32. Crowd Just before Christmas the stores are filled with ________s of shoppers.






33. Advocate of voting rights (for women) In recognition of her efforts to win the vote for women - Congress authorized coining a silver dollar honoring the ________ Susan B. Anthony.






34. Lustful They found his ________ stories objectionable.






35. Petty criticism; fault-finding - Welcoming constructive criticism - Lexy appreciated her editor's comments - finding them free of ________.






36. Guess I ________ that he will be late for this meeting.






37. Cowlike; placid and dull Nothing excites Esther; even when she won the state lottery - she still preserved her air of ________ calm.






38. Plunder The enemy pillaged the quiet ________ and left it in ruins.






39. Small ring; band - This tiny ________ is very costly because it is set with precious stones.






40. A facial distortion to show feeling such as pain - disgust - etc. Even though he remained silent - his ________ indicated his displeasure.






41. Kingdom; sphere The ________ of possibilities for the new invention was endless.






42. Dictionary I cannot find this word in any ________in the library.






43. Rapture - joy; any overpowering emotion The announcement that the war had ended brought on an ________ that resulted in many uncontrolled celebrations.






44. Systematic An accountant must be ________ and maintain order among his financial records.






45. Meager; insufficient Thinking his helping of food was ________ - Oliver Twist asked for more.






46. Praising; eulogistic Some critics believe that his ________ statements about Napoleon were inspired by his desire for material advancement rather than by an honest belief in the Emperor's genius.






47. Storehouse for grain We have reason to be thankful - for our crops were good and our ________(ies) are full.






48. Calming drug or influence It is dangerous to drive after taking the ________; it brings drowsiness.






49. Loyalty A dog's ________ to its owner is one of the reasons why that animal is a favorite household pet.






50. Contradict; give a false impression His coarse - hard-bitten exterior be________d his innate sensitivity.