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GRE Wordlist: Meanings - Complete Sentences

Subjects : english, vocabulary
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1. Cover with a thin and shiny surface The freezing rain ________d the streets and made driving hazardous.






2. Strong point or special talent I am not eager to play this rather seious role - for my ________ is comedy.






3. Headlong; rash Do not be ________ in this matter; investigate further.






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






5. With a sideways or indirect look Looking ________ at her questioner - she displayed her scorn.






6. Disease communicator The doctors are looking for a specific medicine to control this ________.






7. Unrefined; coarse His ________ remarks often embarrassed the women in the audience.






8. Dirty; neglected; poor It is easy to see how crime can breed in such a ________ neighborhood.






9. Not penetrable; not permitting passage through You cannot change their habits for their minds are ________ to reasoning.






10. Seemingly plausible but fallacious reasoning Instead of advancing valid arguments - he tried to overwhelm his audience with a flood of ________(ies).






11. Careful about money; economical A ________ shopper compares prices before making major purchases.






12. Terms used in a science or art The special ________ developed by some authorities in the field has done more to confuse laypersons than to enlighten them.






13. Most sacred; inviolable The brash insurance salesman invaded the ________ privacy of the office of the president of the company.






14. Arrangement of parts so that balance is obtained; congruity The addition of a second tower will give this edifice the ________ that it now lacks.






15. Analyze; evaluate When they ________ed the ore - they found that they had discovered a very rich vein.






16. Conceited person A ________ is his own best friend.






17. Stare foolishly; look in open-mouthed awe The country boy ________ed at the skyscrapers and neon lights of the big city.






18. One of the hereditary classes in Hindu society - social stratification; prestige - The differences created by ________ in India must be wiped out if true democracy is to prevail in that country.






19. Prevailing style She was not used to their lavish ________ of living.






20. Supplying nourishment The ________ canal in our bodies is so named because digestion of foods occurs there.






21. Awkward He is an ________ young man; he trips over everything.






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






23. Not easily satisfied; greedy Welty's thirst for knowledge was ________; she was in the library day and night.






24. Hypothesis; surmise I based my decision to confide in him on the ________ that he would be discreet.






25. 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.






26. Numerous; varied I cannot begin to tell you how much I appreciate your ________ kindnesses.






27. Entrance; a way in Because of his wealth and social position - he had ________ into the most exclusive circles.






28. Weightless I can evaluate the data gathered in this study; the ________ items are not so easily analyzed.






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






30. Pertaining to cultivation of gardens When he bought his house - he beganto look for flowers and decorative shrubs - and began to read books dealing with ________ matters.






31. Disrepute; ill fame To the starlet - any publicity was good publicity: if she couldn't have a good reputation - she'd settle for ________.






32. Sharp; bitterly pungent The ________ odor of burnt gunpowder filled the room after the pistol had been fired.






33. Delusion I think you were frightened by a ________ that you created in you own mind.






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






35. Inform When he was ________d of the dangerous weather conditions - he decided to postpone his trip.






36. Fluent; glib She was a ________ speaker - always ready to talk.






37. Right or claim to possession; mark of rank; name (of a book - film - etc.) Though the penniless Duke of Ragwort no longer held title to the family estate - he still retained his ________ as head of one of England's oldest families.






38. Smooth and shining I want this photograph printed on ________ paper - not matte.






39. Unaccustomed He hesitated to assume the ________ role of master of ceremonies at the dinner.






40. Clumsy; bungling In his usual ________ way - he managed to upset the cart and spill the food.






41. Loyal; unswerving Penelope was ________ in her affections - faithfully waiting for Ulysses to return from his wanderings.






42. Silly; senseless Such comments are ________ because they do not help us solve our program.






43. Depressed; gloomy To the dismay of his parents - he became more and more ________ every day.






44. Become engaged to marry The announcement that they had become ________ed surprised their friends who had not suspected any romance.






45. Noble ambition Youth's ________s should be as lofty as the stars.






46. Ceremony conferring holy orders The candidate for ________ had to meet with the bishop and the diocean officers before being judged ready to be ordained a deacon.






47. Absurd; ridiculous When the candidate tried to downplay his youthful experiments with marijuana by saying he hadn't inhaled -we all thought - "What a ________ excuse!"






48. Sheer; transparent They saw the burglar clearly through the ________ curtain.






49. Pacify; soothe We have discovered that - when we try to ________ our enemies - we encourage them to make additional demands.






50. Quick - sharp reply Even when it was advisable for her to keep her mouth shut - she was always ready with a ________.