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GRE Wordlist: Meanings - Complete Sentences

Subjects : english, vocabulary
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1. Not applicable; unrelated This statement is ________ and should be disregarded by the jury.






2. Peak We could see the morning sunlight illuminate the ________ while the rest of the mountain lay in shadow.






3. Form of government of nation or state Our ________ should be devoted to the concept that the government should strive for the good of all citizens.






4. Understandable; clear His evil intentions were ________ and yet we could not stop him.






5. Soothe We tried to ________ the hysterical child by promising her many gifts.






6. Resemblance to remote ancestors rather than to parents; reversion to an earlier type; throwback Martin seemed an ________ to his Tuscan ancestors who lavished great care on their small plots of soil.






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






8. Scandinavian myth; any legend This is a ________ of the sea and the men who risk their lives on it.






9. Hermit The ________ lived in a hut in the forest.






10. Bury They are going to ________ the body tomorrow ar Broadlawn Cemetry.






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






12. Uprightness; wholeness Lincoln - whose personal ________ has inspired millions - fought a civil war to maintain the integrity of the republic - that these United States might remain undivided for all time.






13. Bold Despite the dangerous nature of the undertaking - the ________ soldier volunteered for the assignment.






14. Rubbing away; tending to grind down Just as ________ cleaning powders can wear away a shiny finish - abrasive remarks can wear away a listener's patience.






15. Ornament a metal surface by indenting - With his hammer - he carefully ________d an intricate design onto the surface of the chalice.






16. Pompous array of words After we had waded through all the ________ - we discovered that the writer had said very little.






17. Half-stifled laugh The boy could not suppress a ________ when the teacher sat on the tack.






18. Lose animation; lose strength In stories - lovelorn damsels used to ________ and pine away.






19. Include; encompass Does the general theory of relativity contradict Newtonian physics - or is Newton's law of gravity ________d into Einstein's larger scheme?






20. Tall column tapering and ending in a pyramid Cleopatra's Needle is an ________ in New York City's Central Park.






21. Assent; agree passively Although she appeared to ________ to her employer's suggestions - I could tell she had reservations about the changes he wanted made.






22. Group of three works Romain Rolland's novel Jean Christophe was first published as a ________.






23. Abstaining from sexual intercourse; unmarried - Though the late Havelock Ellis wrote extensively about sexual customs and was considered an expert in such matters - recent studies maintain he was ________ throughout his life.






24. Wasteful; reckless with money The ________ son squandered his inheritance.






25. Respectful His ________ attitude was appropriate in a house of worship.






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






27. Teaching; art of education Though Maria Montessori gained fame for her innovations in ________ - it took years before her teaching techniques became common practice in American schools.






28. Shrink back; flinch. The screech of the chalk on the blackboard made her ________.






29. Catch sight of In the distance - we could barely ________ the enemy vessels.






30. Ghostly being that sucks the blood of the living Children were afraid to go to sleep at night because of the many legends of ________s.






31. Hard; strenuous Her ________ efforts had sapped her energy.






32. Clearness of expression; freedom from ambiguity One of the outstanding features of this book is the ________ of its author; her meaning is always clear.






33. Boorish; rude - Dismayed by his ________ manners at the party - the girls vowed never to invite him again.






34. Foul-smelling The component heap was most ________ in summer.






35. Introductory statement In the ________ to the Constitution - the purpose of the document is set forth.






36. Lean and angular; barren His once-round face looked surprisingly ________ after he had lost weight.






37. Estimate the value of It is difficult to ________ old paintings; it is easier to call them priceless.






38. Growth; increase The ________ of wealth marked the family's rise in power.






39. Unspontaneous; deliberate; thoughtful Given Jill's previous slights - Jack felt that the omission of his name from the guest list was a ________ insult.






40. Played in an abrupt manner; marked by abrupt - sharp sound His ________ speech reminded one of the sound of a machine gun.






41. Spread throughout Despite airing them for several hours - she could not rid her clothes of the ________ odor of mothbals that clung to them.






42. Obligatory These instructions are________; any violation will be severely punished.






43. Firm grasp or footing The mountaineer struggled to get a proper ________ on the slippery rock.






44. Excessively careful He was ________ in checking his accounts and never made mistakes.






45. Deputize; pass to others It ________d upon us - the survivors - to arrange peace terms with the enemy.






46. Pollute The sewage system of the city so ________d the water that swimming was forbidden.






47. Lacking substance; insignificant; frail His hopes for a career in acting proved ________; no one would cast him - even in an insubstantial role.






48. Desecrating; profane His stealing of the altar cloth was a very ________ act.






49. Equal Your ignoring their pathetic condition is ________ to the murder.






50. Cruel; deadly The newspapers told of the tragic spread of the ________ disease







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