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GRE Wordlist: Meanings - Complete Sentences

Subjects : english, vocabulary
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1. Writings preceding and following the passage quoted Because these lines are taken out of ________ - they do not convey the message the author intended.






2. Emphasize Adressing the jogging class - Kim ________d the importance to runners of good nutrition.






3. Abnormal or deviant - Given the ________ nature of the data - we came to doubt the validity of the entire experiment.






4. Worn out; exhausted; barren The literature of the age reflected the ________ condition of the writers; no new ideas were forthcoming.






5. Pester; annoy She was forced to change her telephone number because she was ________ed by obscene phone calls.






6. Full-bosomed; plump; jolly - High fashion models usually are slender rather than ________.






7. Green coating on copper which has been exposed to the weather Despite all attempts to protect the statue from the elements - it became coated with ________.






8. Monastery or convent - The nuns lived in the ________.






9. Hunt through discarded materials for usable items; search - especially for food If you need car parts that the dealers no longer stock - try ________ing for odd bits and pieces at the auto wreckers' yards.






10. Eliminate from consideration; reject Believing in John's love for her - she ________ed the notion that he might be unfaithful.






11. Isolation; solitude One moment she loved crowds; the next - she sought ________.






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






13. Calming drug or influence It is dangerous to drive after taking the ________; it brings drowsiness.






14. Harass; trouble Many problems ________ the American public school system.






15. Place side by side Comparison will be easier if you ________ the two objects.






16. Dangerous Your occupation is too ________ for insurance companies to consider your application.






17. Noble; aristocratic We greatly admired her well-bred - ________ elegance






18. Hindrance; stumbling-block She had a speech ________ that prevented her from speaking clearly.






19. Greed for wealth King Midas's ________ has been famous for centuries.






20. Text of an opera The composer of an opera's music is remembered more frequently than the author of its ________.






21. Combine; unite in one body The unions will attempt to ________ their groups into one national body.






22. Lower Tradition locates hell in the ________ regions.






23. Proper; appropriate Lady Bracknell did not think it was ________ for Ernest to lack a proper family; no baby abandoned on a doorstep could grow up to marry her daughter.






24. Regretful; sorrowful; dejected The artist has captured the sadness of childhood in his portrait of the boy with the ________ countenance.






25. Make unnecessary; get rid of I hope this contribution will ________ any need for further collections of funds.






26. Existing at the beginning (of time); rudimentary The Neanderthal Man is one of our ________ ancestors.






27. Maker and seller of eyeglasses The patient took the prescription given him by his oculist to the ________.






28. Chain; fetter The criminal's ankles were ________d to prevent his escape.






29. Stylish; sporty He wore his hat at a ________ and jaunty angle.






30. Madly excited As soon as they smelled smoke - the ________ animals milled about in their cages.






31. Person convicted of a grave crime A convicted________ loses the right to vote






32. Tax levied by a ruler; mark of respect The colonists refused to pay ________ to a foreign despot.






33. The act of anointing with oil The anointing with oil of a person near death is called extreme ________.






34. Free The company offered to give one package ________ to every purchaser of one of their products.






35. Ordinary; commonplace We were disappointed because he gave a rather ________ performance in this role.






36. Capable of being bribed The ________ policeman accepted the bribe offered him by the speeding motorist whom he had stopped.






37. Courting favor by cringing and flattering She was constantly surrounded by a group of ________ admirers who had hoped to win some favor.






38. Determine or seek opinions - votes - etc. - After ________ing the sentiments of his constituents - the congressman was confident that he represented the majority opinion of his district.






39. Modest; shy Given Susan't ________ personality - no one expected her to take up public speaking; surprisingly enough - she became a star of the school debate team.






40. Shaky; infirm from old age Although he is not as yet a ________ and senile old man - his ideas and opinions no longer can merit the respect we gave them years ago.






41. Arraged by degree (of height - difficulty - etc.) Margaret loved her ________ set of Russian hollow wooden dolls; she spent hours happily putting the smaller dolls into their larger counterparts.






42. Light-hearted; dizzy He felt his ________ youth was past.






43. Witty thought or saying - usually short Poor Richard's ________s made Benjamin Franklin famous.






44. Exile; someone who has withdrawn from his native land Henry James was an American ________ who settled in England.






45. Warn; reprove He ________ed his listeners to change their wicked ways.






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






47. Weaken She was slow to recover from her illness; even a short walk to the window ________d her.






48. Self-satisfied There was a ________ look on his face as he examined his paintings.






49. Harsh and shrill His ________ laughter irritated me and grated on my ears.






50. Environment; means of expression His ________ is watercolors - although he has produced excellent oil paintings and lithographs.