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GRE Wordlist: Meanings - Complete Sentences

Subjects : english, vocabulary
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1. Floor made of wood strips inlaid in a mosic-like pattern. In laying the floor - the carpenters combined redwood and oak in an elegant ________.






2. Self-control; formal but distant manner Although some girls were attracted by Mark's ________ - Judy was put off by it - for she felt his aloofness indicated a lack of openness.






3. Make less difficult He tried to ________ repayment of the loan by getting a part-time job.






4. Reduce to lower state Do not ________ youself by becoming maudlin.






5. Temporary platform for workers; bracing framework; platform for execution Before painting the house - the workers put up a ________ to allow them to work on the second story.






6. Thousand-year period; period of happiness and prosperity I do not expect the ________ to come during my lifetime.






7. Crash; rush The runaway train ________d toward disaster.






8. Boisterous mirth The ________ is improper on this solemn day of mourning.






9. Female sheep The flock of sheep was made up of dozens of ________s - together with only a handful of rams.






10. Cliff; dangerous position Suddenly Indiana Jones found himself dangling from the edge of a ________.






11. 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.






12. Disastrous People ignored her ________ predictions of an approaching depression.






13. Theme This simple ________ runs throughout the score.






14. Handle roughly The rock star was ________ed by his overexcited fans.






15. Outward decorations; ornaments He loved the ________ of success: the limousines - the stock options - the company jet.






16. Pure; spotless The West Point cadets were ________ as they lined up for inspection.






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






18. Maker of a will The attorney called in his secretary and his partner to witness the signature of the ________.






19. Word or phrase characteristically used to describe a person or thing So many kings of France were named Charles that modern students need epithets to tell them apart: Charles the Wise - for example - was someone far different from Charles the Fat.






20. Lavish; rich I cannot recall when I have had such a ________ Thanksgiving feast.






21. Death Upon the ________ of the dictator - a bitter dispute about succession to power developed.






22. Pertaining to money Jane held the family purse strings: she made all ________ decisions affecting the household.






23. Moderation (especially regarding indulgence in alcohol); seriousness Neither drunkards nor comics are noted for ________.






24. Rotting flesh of a dead body - Buzzards are nature's scavengers; they eat the ________ left behind by other predators.






25. Contend; compete Politicians ________ with one another - competing for donations and votes.






26. Conclusion It is not until we reach the ________ of this play that we can understand the author's message.






27. Retort; comeback; reply When someone has been rude to me - I find it particularly satisfying to come up with a quick ________.






28. Small stream As the rains continued - the trickle of water running down the hillside grew into a ________ that threatened to wash away a portion of the slope.






29. Invention; imaginary thing That incident never took place; it is a ________ of your imagination.






30. Refer indirectly Try not to ________ to this matter in his presence because the topic annoys him.






31. Reconciling; soothing She was still angry despite his ________ words.






32. Scoff at The people ________d his grandiose schemes.






33. Individual who sacrifices principles for expediency by taking advantage of circumstances Forget about ethics! He's such an ________ that he'll vote in favor of any deal that will give him a break.






34. Magnificent He proudly showed us through his ________ home.






35. Doubter; person who suspends judgment until he has examined the evidence supporting a point of view. In this matter - I am a ________; I want proof.






36. Song of praise or joy ________s celebrating the victory filled the air.






37. Crowd ________s of shoppers jammed the aisles.






38. Partly transparent We could not recognize the people in the next room because of the ________ curtains that separated us.






39. Outcome; final development of the plot of a play or other literary work The play was childishly written; the ________ was obvious to sophisticated theatergoers as early as the middle of the first act.






40. Make thin; weaken By withdrawing their forces - the generals hoped to ________ the enemy lines.






41. Rob; plunder The tricksters ________d him of his inheritance.






42. Division of a long poem - Dante's poetic masterpiece The Divine Comedy is divided into ________s.






43. Punishing He asked for ________ measures against the offender.






44. Connection I fail to see the ________ that binds these two widely separated events.






45. Resigned to defeat; accepting defeat as a natural outcome If you maintain your ________ attitude - you will never succeed.






46. Pertaining to earthquakes The Richter scale is a measurement of ________ disturbances.






47. Face; appearance The stern ________ of the judge indicated that she had decided to impose a severe penalty.






48. Noise - The ________ of the children at play outside made it impossible for her to take a nap.






49. Stupid Your ________ remarks prove that you have not given this problem any serious consideration.






50. Nimbleness The ________ of the acrobat amazed and thrilled the audience.