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GRE Wordlist: Meanings - Complete Sentences

Subjects : english, vocabulary
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1. Party; clique; dissension The quarrels and bickering of the two small ________s within the club disturbed the majority of the members.






2. Those of gentle birth; refinement Her family was proud of its ________ and elegance.






3. Driving away; unattractive Mosquitoes find the odor so ________ that they leave any spot where this liquid has been sprayed.






4. Furthest behind The coward could always be found in the ________ lines whenever a battle was being waged.






5. Literary dark The ________ room reminded him of an empty space.






6. Fear of water; rabies A dog that bites a human being must be observed for symptoms of ________.






7. Navigation tool used to determine a ship's latitude and longitude Given a clear night - with the aid of his ________ and compass - he could keep the ship safely on course.






8. Correct inconsistencies; become friendly after a quarrel Every time we try to ________ our checkbook with the bank statement - we quarrel. However - despite these monthly lovers' quarrels - we always manage to reconcile.






9. Something fit to be eaten The roast turkey and other ________s - the wines - and the excellent service made this Thanksgiving dinner particularly memorable.






10. Causing cancer - Many supposedly harmless substances have been revealed to be ________.






11. Talkative boaster After all Sol's talk about his big show business connections led nowhere - Sally decided he was just another ________.






12. Having many languages Because they are bordered by so many countries - the Swiss people are ________.






13. Below the threshold We may not be aware of the ________ influences that affect our thinking.






14. Gather; assemble Washington mustered his forces at Trenton.






15. Unwholesome; not healthful The mosquito-ridden swamp was an ________ place - a breeding ground for malarial contagion.






16. Belief that pleasure is the sole aim in life ________ and asceticism are opposing philosophies of human behavior.






17. Happening at the same time In America - the colonists were resisting the demands of the mother contry; at the ________ moment in France - the middle class was sowing the seeds of rebellion.






18. Lizard that changes color in different situations - Like the ________ - he assumed the political coloration of every group he met.






19. Continued loud noise The ________ of the jackhammers outside the classroom window drowned out the lecturer's voice.






20. Expose as false - exaggerated - worthless - etc.; ridicule Pointing out that he conhsistently had voted afainst strenghtening antipollution legislation - reporters ________ed the candidate's claim that he was a fervent environmentalist.






21. White with age The man was ________ and wrinkled when he was 70.






22. Expedient; prudent; well devised Even though he was disappointed - he did not think it ________ to refuse the offer.






23. In essence; for practical purposes She is a ________ financial wizard when it comes to money matters.






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






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






26. Critical - ________ people delight in casting blame.






27. Pertaining to disease As we study the pathological aspects of this disease - we must not overlook the ________ elements.






28. State of violent agitation We were frightened by the ________ of the ocean during the storm.






29. Totally clear; definite; outspoken Don't just hint around that you're dissatisfied: be ________ about what's bugging you.






30. Reduce; exhaust We must wait until we ________ our present inventory before we order replacements.






31. Painful labor How long do you think a man can endure such ________ and degradation without rebelling?






32. Club; heavy-headed weapon His walking stick served him as a ________ on many occasions.






33. Write; compose Cyrano ________d many letters for Christian.






34. Renounce; give up - When Edward VII ________d the British throne - he surprised the entire world.






35. Move furtively and secretly He ________ed through the less fashionable sections of the city in order to avoid meeting any of his former friends.






36. Most reliable or complee Carl Sandburg's Abraham Lincoln may be regarded as the ________ work on the life of the Emancipator.






37. Old-fashioned; past the prime Her style is ________ and reminiscent of the Victorian era.






38. Invulnerable Until the development of the airplane as a military weapon - the fort was considered ________.






39. Pertaining to existence; pertaining to the philosophy of ________ism To the existential philosopher - human reason is inadequate to explain an irrational - meaningless universe.






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






41. Huge Radio City Music Hall has a ________ stage.






42. Please intensely The audience was ________d by the freshness of the voices and the excellent orchestration.






43. Faithless lover; flirt Swearing he had never so much as looked at another woman - Jack assured Jill he was no ________.






44. Blues; listlessness; slack period Once the excitement of meeting her deadline was over - she found herself in the ________.






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






46. Delay in punishment; interval of relief; rest The judge granted the condemned man a ________ to enable his attorneys to file an appeal.






47. Science of law He was more a student of ________ than a practitioner of the law.






48. Blessing Let us pray that the ________ of peace once more shall prevail among the nations of the world.






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






50. Approach and speak first to a person When the two young men ________ed me - I was frightened because I thought they were going to attack me.







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