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GRE Wordlist: Meanings - Complete Sentences

Subjects : english, vocabulary
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1. Destroy completely The tidal wave ________d several island villages.






2. Stubborn; unmanageable The ________ horse was eliminated from the race when he refused to obey the jockey.






3. Criticize harshly Hoping for a rave review of his new show - the playwright was miserable when the critics ________ned it unanimously.






4. Prosper; flourish Despite the impact of recession on the restaurant trade - Philip's cafe ________d.






5. Ill will; hatred At Camp David President Carter labored to bring an end to the ________ that prevented Egypt and Israel from living in peace.






6. Displaying ostentatious or hypocritical devoutness You do not have to be so ________ to prove that you are devout.






7. Strange; mysterious You have the ________ knack of reading my innermost thoughts.






8. Recollection Her ________s of her experiences are so fascinating that she ought to write a book.






9. Stir up; instigate This report will ________ disssension in the club.






10. Burn with hot iron or caustic - In order to prevent infection - the doctor ________d the wound.






11. Waste He could not apply himself to any task and ________ed away his time in idle conversation.






12. Bugbear; object of baseless terror If we become frightened by such ________s - we are no wiser than the birds who fear scarecrows.






13. Pertaining to the organs or sense of touch His callused hands had lost their ________ sensitivity.






14. Belief that events are determined by forces beyond one's control With ________ - he accepted the hardships that beset him.






15. Driving forward The jet plane has a greater ________ power than the engine-driven plane.






16. Point at which the sun is farthest from the equator The winter ________ usually occurs on December 21.






17. Manly I do not accept the premise that a man is ________ only when he is belligerent.






18. Addition; appendix to book Jane's editor approved her new comparative literature text but thought it would be even better with an ________ on recent developments in literary criticism.






19. Upward The sailor climbed ________ into the rigging.






20. Stockpile; accumulate for future use Whenever there are rumors of a food shortage - people are tempted to ________ food.






21. Having the odor of stale fat A ________ odor filled the ship's galley and nauseated the crew.






22. Irritable; easily angered Her ________ temper frightened me.






23. Weary; sluggish; listless Her siege of illness left her ________ and pallid.






24. Frustrate; perplex The new code ________d the enemy agents.






25. Not frank; eluding Your ________ answers convinced the judge that you were witholding important evidence.






26. Wrap around; bandage When I visited him in the hospital - I found him ________d in bandages.






27. Mangle; tear Her body was ________d in the automobile crash.






28. Stir up a fire; feed plentifully As a Scout - Marisa learned how to light a fire - how to ________ it if it started to die down - and how to extinguish it completely.






29. Edge - especially of a round surface He sensed that there was something just beyond the ________ of his vision.






30. Attribute; ascribe If I wished to ________ blame to the officers in charge of this program - I would state my feelings definitely and immediately.






31. Hairstyle You can make a statement with your choice of ________: in the 60's many African-Americans affirmed their racial heritage by wearing their hair in Afros.






32. Beyond a doubt Because her argument was ________ valid - the judge accepted it.






33. Plan in advance She had ________d the murder for months - reading about common poisons and buying weed killer that contained arsenic.






34. Mistaken; wrong I thought my answer was correct - but it was ________.






35. One who serves for hire (usually used contemptuously) In a matter of such importance - I do not wish to deal with ________s; I must meet with the chief.






36. Be suited to; be incumbent upon In this time of crisis - it ________s all of us to remain calm and await the instructions of our superiors.






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






38. Insignificant; tiny; weak Our ________ efforts to stop the flood were futile.






39. Bleach; whiten Although age had ________ed his hair - he was still vigorous and energetic.






40. Pretend He ________med sickness to get out of going to school.






41. Group of persons joined in political intrigue; cabal As soon as he learned of its existence - the dictator ordered the execution of all of the members of the ________.






42. Refine; purify We must strive to ________ these desires and emotions into worthwhile activities.






43. Universal; wide-ranging liberal - He was extremely ________ in his taste and read everything he could find in the library.






44. Inharmonious; conflicting She tried to unite the ________ factions.






45. Swirling current of water - air - etc. The water in the tide pool was still - except for an occasional ________.






46. Handyman; person who does all kinds of work Although we had hired him as a messenger - we soon began to use him as a general ________ around the office.






47. Impressive; majestic Visiting the palace at Versailes - she was impressed by the ________ surroundings in which she found herself.






48. Extremely demanding The colonies rebelled against the ________ financial claims of the mother country.






49. Lure or bait The wild ducks were not fooled by the ________.






50. Curse The witch uttered ________s against her captors.