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GRE Wordlist: Meanings - Complete Sentences

Subjects : english, vocabulary
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1. Unwilingness Some mornings I feel a great ________ to get out of bed.






2. Coarse food for cattle - horses etc. One of Nancy's chores ar the ranch was to put fresh supplies of ________ in the horses' stalls.






3. Mania for doing grandiose things Developers who spend millions trying to build the world's tallest skyscraper suffer from ________.






4. Pertaining to the people He lamented the passing of aristocratic society and maintained that a ________ society would lower the nation's standards.






5. Commonplace; trite The English teacher criticized her story because of its ________ and unoriginal plot.






6. Scold; reproach I must ________ him for his unruly behavior.






7. Society ruled by the wealthy From the way the government caters to the rich - you might think our society is a ________ rather than a democracy.






8. Harass; tease The soldiers ________ed the prisoners - terrorizing them.






9. Mischievous; humorous; tricky. He was a prankster who - unfortunately - often overlooked the damage he could cause with his ________ tricks.






10. Endure the effects of weather or other forces. He ________ed the changes in his personal life with difficulty - as he had no one in whom to confide.






11. Corruption; wickedness The ________ of the tyrant's behavior shocked us all.






12. Forewarning We ignored these ________s of disaster because they appeared to be based on childish fears.






13. Teacher of philosophy; quibbler; employer of fallacious reasoning You are using all the devices of a ________ in trying to prove your case; your argument is specious.






14. A disorderly or untidy state After the New Year's party - the once orderly house was in total ________.






15. Dissenting; rebellious In the purge that followed the student demonstrations at Tianamen Square - the government hunted down the ________ students and their supporters.






16. Recently begun; rudimentary; elementary Before the Creation - the world was an ________ mass.






17. Denounce; utter censure or invective He ________ed against the demagoguery of the previous speaker and urged that the audience reject his philosophy as dangerous.






18. Remorse The judge was especially severe in this sentencing because he felt that the criminal had shown no ________ for his heinous crime.






19. Habitual intoxication Because of his ________ - he was discharged from his position as family chauffeur.






20. Nonsense; babbling Did you hear that foolish boy spouting ________ about monsters from outer space?






21. Overwhelmingly favorable review Though critic John Simon seldom has a good word to say about contemporary plays - his review of All in the Timing was a total ________.






22. Situated beyond; unstated and often questionable You must have an ________ motive for your behavior - since there is no obvious reason for it.






23. Illegal trade; smuggling; smuggled goods The coast guard tries to prevent ________ in U.S. waters.






24. Final; not susceptible to further analysis Scientists are searching for the ________ truths.






25. Pertinent; bearing upon the case at hand The lawyer objected that the testimony being offered was not ________ to the case at hand.






26. Contradict; oppose: infringe on or transgress Mr. Barrett did not expect his frail daughter Elizabeth to ________ his will by eloping with Robert Browning.






27. Complete; consummate; make perfect The waiter recommended a glass of port to ________ the cheese.






28. Decay Despite the body's advanced state of ________ - the police were able to identify the murdered man.






29. Environment; atmosphere She went to the restaurant not for the food but for the ________.






30. Pompous walk His ________ as he marched about the parade ground revealed him for what he was: a pompous buffoon.






31. Suggestive; implying A lack of appetite may be ________ of a major mental or physical disorder.






32. Cutting; keen I am afraid of his ________ wit for it is so often sarcastic.






33. Common; pertaining to the common people His speeches were aimed at the ________ minds and emotions; they disgusted the more refined.






34. Writings preceding and following the passage quoted Because these lines are taken out of ________ - they do not convey the message the author intended.






35. Wrong; faulty Seeing her frown - he wondered if anything were ________.






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






37. Introductory The chairman made a few ________ remarks before he called on the first speaker.






38. Having an evil influence; virulent This is a ________ disease; we must have to use drastic measures to stop its spread.






39. Bravery; courage He was awarded the medal for his ________ in the battle.






40. Caprice; whim She followed every ________ of fashion.






41. Destroy completely The tidal wave ________d several island villages.






42. Vaguely longing; sadly pensive. With a last _________ glance at the happy couples dancing in the hall - Sue headed back to her room to study for her exam.






43. Mark from beating or whipping. The evidence of child abuse was very clear; Jennifer's small body was covered with ________s and bruises.






44. Overcome He had to ________ many obstacles in order to succeed.






45. Grave; serius; coy She was ________ and reserved.






46. Spcial usage in language I could not understand their ________s because literal translation made no sense.






47. Cure-all; something invigorating The news of her chance to go abroad acted on her like an ________.






48. Hasten We hope you will be able to ________ delivery because of our tight schedule.






49. Vague; hazy; cloudy She had only a ________ memory of her grandmother's face.






50. Contemptuous; haughty I prefer Jill's modesty to Jack's ________ and arrogant attitude.