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GRE Wordlist: Meanings - Complete Sentences
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1. Juicy; full of richness To some people - Florida citrus fruits are more ________ than those from California.
maladroit
tribunal
succulent
kaleidoscope
2. Art of dancing - Martha Graham introduced a form of ________ that seemed awkward and alien to those who had been brought up on classic ballet.
choreography
dregs
natation
nuptial
3. Short speech at conclusion of dramatic work The audience was so disappointed in the play that many did not remain to hear the ________.
din
agility
epilogue
tepid
4. Muscular strength; sturdiness It takes ________ to become a champion weight-lifter.
tangible
tyro
smirk
brawn
5. Rankle - produce irritation or resentment Joe's insult ________ed in Anne's mind for days - and made her too angry to speak to him.
passive
innuendo
fester
indubitably
6. Clumsy; boorish Such remarks are ________ and out of place; you should apologize for making them.
inexorable
gauche
sybarite
disengage
7. Speak equivocally about an issue. When asked directly about the governor's involvement in the savings and loan scandal - the press secretary ________d - talking all around the issue.
nomadic
veneer
waffle
fanciful
8. Inclined to cruelty If we are to improve conditions in this prison - we must first get rid of the ________ warden.
hypochondriac
sadistic
dappled
hue
9. Private meeting of members of a party to select officers or determine policy - At the opening of Congress the members of the Democratic Party held a ________ to elect the majority leader of the House and the party whip.
don
magnate
caucus
withdrawn
10. Inclination; bias As a judge - not only must I be unbiased - but I must also avoid any evidence of ________ when I award the prize.
partiality
environ
precedent
expurgate
11. Bind as servant or apprentice to master Many immigrants could come to America only after they had________ themselves for several years.
indenture
shrew
illimitable
pervasive
12. Obscene; indecent Your ________ remarks are especially offensive because they are untrue.
sublimate
don
scurrilous
offensive
13. Flowing; series of changes While conditions are in such a state of ________ - I do not wish to commit myself too deeply in this affair.
abnegation
ballast
flux
imminent
14. Authorized agent Please act as my ________ and vote for this slate of candidates in my absence.
clout
proxy
humus
momentous
15. Irritation; resentment She showed her ________ by her refusal to appear with the other contestants at the end of the contest.
pique
plenitude
apprehensive
rant
16. Shameless; bold; unconcealed Shocked by Huck Finn's ________ lies - Miss Watson prayed the good Lord would give him a sense of his unregenerate wickedness.
barefaced
choreography
checkered
iota
17. Luxuriate; take pleasure in warmth ________ing on the beach - she relaxed so completely that she fell asleep.
flaunt
diverge
bask
verbalize
18. Self-imposed punishment for sin The Ancient Mariner said - "I have penance done and ________ more will do -" to atone for the sin of killing the albatross.
fodder
penance
ideology
motley
19. Rival; imitate As long as our political leaders ________ the virtues of the great leaders of this country - we shall flourish.
simulate
steep
emulate
absolute
20. Doubtful; ambiguous Macbeth was misled by the ________ statements of the witches.
compelling
bate
equivocal
somber
21. Suitable for drinking The recent drought in the Middle Atlantic States has emphasized the need for extensive research in ways of making sea water ________.
virile
potable
imbibe
dispirited
22. Pertaining to the art of removing metals from ores During the course of his ________ research - the scientist developed a steel alloy of tremendous strength.
addendum
glean
gibberish
metallurgical
23. Supplicatory prayer On this solemn day - the congregation responded to the prayers of the priest during the ________ with fervor and intensity.
litany
plausible
venerable
carnage
24. Lay eggs Fish ladders had to be built in the dams to assist the salmon returning to ________ in their native streams.
categorical
spawn
infallible
cherubic
25. Lavish expenditure; overabundant condition Seldom have I seen food and drink served in such ________ as at the wedding feast.
delineate
lament
nurture
profusion
26. Person who supports or proposes (an idea) After the bill had been amended and re-amended in committee - even its original ________s didn't want to vote in its favor.
proponent
lull
unassuaged
archives
27. Excessive; overabundant - unnecessary Please try not to include so many ________ details in your report; just give me the bare facts.
timbre
superimpose
discernible
superfluous
28. Equal in extent Your reward will be ________ with your effort.
ideology
skeptic
paragon
commensurate
29. Yellowish; sickly in color We were disturbed by his ________ complexion - which was due to jaundice.
belabor
machinations
sallow
trough
30. Drink in The dry soil ________d the rain quickly.
mogul
rotundity
parasite
imbibe
31. Repect; value; judge I ________ Ezra Pound both for his exciting poetry and for his acute comments on literature.
esteem
pacifist
malignant
smirk
32. Staff officer assisting the commander; assistant Though Wellington delegated many tasks to his chief ________ - Lord Fitzroy Somerset - Somerset was in no doubt as to who made all major decisions.
pigment
rant
adjutant
concord
33. Not wise I think it is ________ to raise this issue at the present time because the public is too angry.
retaliate
tangible
impolitic
divergent
34. Former occupant of a post I hope I can live up to the fine example set by my late ________in this office.
deride
oracular
panoramic
predecessor
35. Foul; rotten; decayed The gangrenous condition of the wound was indicated by the ________ smell when the bandages were removed.
putrid
plausible
mammal
plebeian
36. Dullness; impassivenss The earthquake shattered his usual ________; trembling - he crouched on the no longer stable ground.
stolidity
entree
jaunt
affable
37. Corruption; wickedness The ________ of the tyrant's behavior shocked us all.
diligence
precursor
depravity
outspoken
38. Slightly sour; sharp; caustic James was unpopular because of his sarcastic and ________ remarks.
sagacious
epigram
ornate
acidulous
39. Freedom from punishment The bully mistreated everyone in the class with ________ for he felt that no one would dare retaliate.
impunity
chassis
modulation
conception
40. Denounce; utter censure or invective He ________ed against the demagoguery of the previous speaker and urged that the audience reject his philosophy as dangerous.
scrupulous
inveigh
incarnation
pristine
41. Flexible; supple Her figure was ________ and willowy.
aggrandize
incoherent
placid
lithe
42. Proverb; a truth pithily stated Aesop's fables illustrate moral ________s.
conundrum
consensus
denounce
maxim
43. Manlike The gorilla is the strongest of the ________ animals.
anthropoid
insipid
gawk
carat
44. Fitness; talent The counselor evaluated his ________s before advising him about the career he should follow.
discrete
maladroit
aptitude
erode
45. Merry Santa Claus is always vivacious and ________.
asteroid
fanfare
jocund
serrated
46. Root up The Salem witch trials were a misguided attempt to ________ superstition and heresy.
depravity
precipitate
extirpate
improvident
47. Massive Writing a dictionary is a ________ task.
exertion
recount
monumental
suavity
48. Tender to sorrow; pity; quality in art or literature that produces these feelings. The quiet tone of ________ that ran through the novel never degenerated into the maudlin or the overly sentimental.
authoritarian
pathos
progenitor
reconcile
49. Person with an insane desire to set things on fire The detectives searched the area for the ________ who had set these costly fires.
truism
succor
pyromaniac
mesmerize
50. Lose animation; lose strength In stories - lovelorn damsels used to ________ and pine away.
languish
squander
supposititious
asteroid