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GRE Wordlist: Meanings - Complete Sentences

Subjects : english, vocabulary
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1. Beyond that which is normal in nature John's mother's total ability to tell when he was lying struck him as almost ________.






2. Sorrowfrl He found the ________ lamentations of the bereaved family emotionally disturbing and he left as quickly as he could.






3. Excessively devoted to one's wife His friends laughed at him because he was so ________ and submissive to his wife's desires.






4. Enclosure for birds The ________ at the zoo held nearly 300 birds.






5. Beginner; novice For a mere ________ - you have produced some marvelous results.






6. Brilliant; lustrous The toreador wore a ________ costume called a suit of lights.






7. Separated; alienated The ________ wife sought a divorce.






8. Mar the appearance of; spoil An ugly frown ________d his normally pleasant face.






9. Rejoice We ________ed when our team won the victory.






10. Religious image; idol The ________s on the walls of the church were painted in the 13th century.






11. Charge If the grand jury ________s the suspect - he will go to trial.






12. Appease Nothing he did could ________ her wrath; she was unforgiving.






13. Explain; interpret If I ________ your remarks correctly - you disagree with the theory already advanced.






14. Seeker after position or status Although I am as ________ for public office - I am not willing to accept the dictates of the party bosses.






15. Determined;stubborn Les Miserables tells of Inspector Javert's long - ________ pursuit of the criminal Jean Valjean.






16. An assumed name John Smith's ________ was Bob Jones.






17. Angelic; innocent-looking - With her cheerful smile and rosy cheeks - she was a particularly ________ child.






18. Given to joking The salesman was so ________ that many of his customers suggested that he become a stand-up comic.






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






20. Boasting He was disliked because his manner was always full of ________.






21. Pay out When you ________ money on the company's behalf - be sure to get a receipt.






22. Irritable; short-tempered My advice is to avoid discussing this problem with him today as he is rather ________ and may shout at you.






23. Prepare by combining; make up in concert How did the inventive chef ever ________ such strange dish?






24. Untrue; made up To impress his friends - Tom invented ________ tales of his adventures in the big city.






25. Give in When her stern father would not ________ and allow her to marry Robert Browning - Elizabeth Barrett eloped with her suitor.






26. Sealed by fusion so as to be airtight After these bandages are sterilized - they are placed in ________ containers.






27. Secret code - Lacking his code book - the spy was unable to decode the message sent to him in ________.






28. Insolent I regard your remarks as ________ and I resent them.






29. Exact If you don't give me ________ directions and a map - I'll never find your place.






30. Corrupt; make intemperate A vicious newspaper can ________ public ideals.






31. One who commits sabotage; destroyer of property Members of the Resistance acted as ________s - blowing up train lines to prevent supplies from reaching the Nazi army.






32. Harmful; damaging Your acceptance of her support will ultimately prove ________ rather than helpful to your cause.






33. Cause to sprout; sprout After the seeds ________ and develop their permanent leaves - the plants may be removed from the cold frames and transplanted to the garden.






34. Humorous imitation; travesty We enjoyed the clever ________(ies) of popular songs that the chorus sang.






35. Forgetfulness Her work had fallen into a state of ________; no one bothered to read them.






36. Weakness The doctor prescribed vitamin and mineral supplements for the sick old woman because of her ________.






37. Without an equal; single in kind You have the ________ distinction of being the first student whom I have had to fail in this course.






38. Wordiness; spreading in all directions like a gas Your composition suffers from a ________ of ideas; try to be more compact.






39. Machine that separates substances by whirling them - At the dairy - we employ a ________ to separate cream from milk.






40. Loathe; hate Moses scolded the idol worshippers in the tribe because he ________d the custom.






41. Spoil by clumsy behavior - I was afraid you would ________ his assignment but I had no one else to send.






42. Food of the gods ________ was supposed to give immortality to any human who ate it.






43. Infection Fearing ________ - they took drastic steps to prevent the spread of the disease.






44. Flimsy; unsubstantial This is a ________ fabric; it will not wear well.






45. Approving; applauding The theatrical company reprinted the ________ comments of the critics in its advertisement.






46. Noisy quarrel Throughout the ________ - not one sensible word was uttered.






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






48. Winemaker; seller of wine The poet wondered what the ________s could buy that would be half as precious as the wine they sold.






49. Well-paid position with little responsibility My job is no ________; I work long hours and have much responsibility.






50. Distortion; burlesque - The caricatures he drew always emphasized personal weaknesses of the people he burlesqued.