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GRE Wordlist: Meanings - Complete Sentences
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1. Go ashore; unload cargo from a ship Before the passengers could ________ - they had to pick up their passports from the ship's purser.
vertigo
alimentary
disembark
scintilla
2. Stale; spoiled by age The attic was dark and ________.
contortions
querulous
guile
musty
3. Excuse He looked for a good ________ to get out of paying a visit to his aunt.
magisterial
controvert
pretext
conveyance
4. Multiply; spread Since bacteria ________ more quickly in unsanitary environments - it is important to keep hospital rooms clean.
cogent
obsequy
propagate
affinity
5. Noble ambition Youth's ________s should be as lofty as the stars.
quell
regatta
cadence
aspiration
6. Handle roughly The rock star was ________ed by his overexcited fans.
subliminal
maul
salubrious
hallucination
7. Ring of leaves around stem; ring. Identification by fingerprints is based on the difference in shape and number of ________s on the fingers.
whorl
condone
sensual
repository
8. Not earthly; weird There is an ________ atmosphere in her work that amazes the casual observer.
negligence
vogue
unearthly
vindictive
9. Fit or attack of pain - laughter - rage When he heared of his son's misdeeds - he was seized by a ________ of rage.
paroxysm
avow
venial
infinitesimal
10. Gigantic statue The legendary ________ of Rhodes - bronze statue of the sun god that dominated the harbor of the Greek seaport - was one of the Seven Wonders of the World.
intermittent
colossus
retrospective
gait
11. Diplomatic etiquette We must run this state dinner according to ________ if we are to avoid offending any of our guests.
incumbent
protocol
abase
bandy
12. Theoretical; not concrete; non-representational To him - hunger was an ________ concept; he had never missed a meal.
abstract
exalt
penitent
concomitant
13. Pale purple The ________ tint in the lilac bush was another indication that spring had finally arrived.
cogent
amazon
mauve
squat
14. Fits of depression or gloom We could not discover the cause of her recurrent ________.
acclivity
statute
uproarious
moodiness
15. Strong point or special talent I am not eager to play this rather seious role - for my ________ is comedy.
foray
objective
factitous
forte
16. Artificial; sham Hollywood actresses often create ________ tears by using glycerine.
preempt
factitous
rectify
germane
17. 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.
gesticulation
quibble
chassis
egoism
18. Rosy; optimistic I am afraid you will have to alter your ________ views in the light of the distressing news that has just arrived.
prosody
stoic
assuage
roseate
19. Of lowly origin; unworthy This plan is inspired by ________ motives and I must - therefore - oppose it.
ignoble
vanguard
conifer
magnitude
20. Long life When he reached ninety - the old man was proud of his ________.
longevity
apathetic
personable
affected
21. Defraud a person of something The lawyer was accused of trying to ________ the boy of his legacy.
perspicuity
mulct
reparable
ineffable
22. One who studies the skin and its diseases I advise you to consult a ________ about your acne.
monotheism
dermatologist
dogged
categorical
23. Peeping Jill called Jack a ________ when she caught him aiming his binoculars at a bedroom window of the house next door.
metaphor
voyeur
pall
doff
24. Self-evident truth requiring no proof Before a student can begin to think along the lines of Euclidean geometry - he must accept certain principles or ________s.
axiom
prate
fester
treatise
25. Please Her parents were ________(ied) by her success.
morbid
squabble
gratify
musty
26. Crawl or creep on ground; remain prostrate Even though we have been defeated - we do not have to ________ before our conquerors.
delineate
comatose
ejaculation
grovel
27. School of the fine arts (especiallymusic or drama) A gifted violinist - Marya was selected to study at the ________.
perjury
petty
conservatory
lucre
28. Heavenly - She spoke of the ________ joys that awaited virtuous souls in the hereafter.
intermittent
censor
tautological
celestial
29. Substitute For a fatherless child - a male teacher may become a father ________.
surrogate
deposition
boorish
perusal
30. Destruction One of the major aims of the air force was the complete ________ of all means of transportation by the bombing of rail lines and the terminals.
aspirant
flay
demolition
facet
31. Conditional The continuation of this contract is ________ on the quality of your first output.
ashen
stipend
plaintive
contingent
32. Behavior; bearing His sober ________ quieted the noisy revelers.
interpolate
offensive
demeanor
revulsion
33. Pierce He was ________d by the spear hurled by his adversary.
decelerate
inconsequential
impale
rusticate
34. Lover of mankind; doer of good As he grew older - he became famous as a ________ and benefactor of the needy.
philanthropist
alleviate
sloth
stratum
35. Start a fire; inspire Her teacher's praise ________d a spark a hope inside her.
carafe
fester
kindle
caricature
36. Solemn curse; someone or something that is despised He heaped ________ upon his foe.
prude
rankle
loathe
anathema
37. Person with an insane desire to set things on fire The detectives searched the area for the ________ who had set these costly fires.
pyromaniac
dilettante
discombobulated
levy
38. Seniority by birth By virtue of ________ - in some cultures the first-born child has many privileges denied his brothers and sisters.
defrock
sporadic
primogeniture
pundit
39. Hard; strenuous Her ________ efforts had sapped her energy.
arduous
thrall
inter
transition
40. Acquire; take possession of for one's own use The ranch owners ________d the lands that had originally been set aside for the Indians' use.
appropriate
grisly
rankle
paraphernalia
41. Contradict; give a false impression His coarse - hard-bitten exterior be________d his innate sensitivity.
gaffe
primp
alias
belie
42. Noble; aristocratic We greatly admired her well-bred - ________ elegance
cauterize
belligerent
patrician
exemplify
43. Short-lived; fleeting The mayfly is an ________ creature.
provident
ephemeral
queue
odyssey
44. Excessively devoted to one's wife His friends laughed at him because he was so ________ and submissive to his wife's desires.
uxorious
comprise
slovenly
osseus
45. Driving away; unattractive Mosquitoes find the odor so ________ that they leave any spot where this liquid has been sprayed.
maim
grate
repellent
chassis
46. Double-dealing; hypocrisy People were shocked and dismayed when they learned of his ________ in this affair - as he had always seemed honest and straightforward.
protocol
ameliorate
deplicity
squander
47. Ability; capacity - A man of such ________ should not be assigned such menial tasks.
vital
authenticate
caliber
outlandish
48. Wanderer; tramp In summer - college students wander the roads of Europe like carefree ________s.
vaunted
vagabond
thermal
embroil
49. Rate of occurrence; particular occurrence Health professionals expressed great concern over the high ________ of infant mortality in major urban areas.
incidence
effete
mishap
exegesis
50. Unsuccessful; fruitless We had to abandon our ________ attempts.
alluvial
anvil
voluble
abortive
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