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GRE Wordlist: Meanings - Complete Sentences
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1. 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.
extradition
scaffold
inerrancy
dormer
2. Fair; impartial I am seeking an ________ solution to this dispute - one which will be fair and acceptable to both sides.
travail
equitable
fiat
vernal
3. Reluctant He was ________ to revealing the sources of his information.
fluke
parameter
averse
censor
4. Narrate or tell; count over again About to ________ the latest adventure of Sherlock Holmes - Watson lost track of exactly how many cases Holmes had solved and refused to begin his tale until he'd recounted them one by one.
partisan
ashen
recount
bard
5. Agreement; contract The signers of the Mayflower ________ were establishing a form of government.
rustic
compact
recuperate
subsidy
6. Behead They did not hang Lady Jane Grey; they ________d her.
decapitate
avert
negligible
buxom
7. Understood; not put into words We have a ________ agreement based on only a handshake.
dexterous
condole
leniency
tacit
8. Commit an offense Only an insane person could ________ such a horrible crime.
atone
perpetrate
mollify
rationalize
9. Fallen fruit; unexpected lucky event. This huge tax refund is quite a ________.
prescience
bullion
euthanasia
windfall
10. Small ring; band - This tiny ________ is very costly because it is set with precious stones.
elliptical
levity
biennial
circlet
11. Tilt; lean over That flagpole should be absolutely vertical; instead - it ________s to one side.
internecine
ingratiate
homeostasis
list
12. Dull We were disappointed by the ________ performance.
manifest
lackluster
discount
cloister
13. Location The attorney asked for a change of ________; he thought his client would do better if the trial were held in a less conservative county.
obese
venue
heckler
ceremonious
14. Act of assuming a human body and human nature The ________ of Jesus Christ is a basic tenet of Christian theology.
tutelage
divest
incarnation
libido
15. Comparison of one thing with another - using the word like or as "My love is like a red - red rose" is a ________.
simile
writhe
presage
clamber
16. Unfriendly; hostile She felt that they were ________ and were hoping for her downfall.
lateral
contravene
inimical
mentor
17. Clear A ________ stream ran through his property.
transition
obviate
limpid
lavish
18. Pertaining to money Jane held the family purse strings: she made all ________ decisions affecting the household.
dapper
retrieve
ephemeral
monetary
19. The meat of a deer The hunters dined on ________.
venison
cede
pinnacle
militant
20. Lizard that changes color in different situations - Like the ________ - he assumed the political coloration of every group he met.
founder
chameleon
complement
converse
21. Deserving high respect We do not mean to be disrespectful when we refuse to follow the advice of our ________ leader.
flay
blighted
raze
venerable
22. Old-fashioned; past the prime Her style is ________ and reminiscent of the Victorian era.
pendant
broach
nocturnal
passe
23. Uneasiness; distress She felt a sudden vague ________ when she heard sounds at the door.
malaise
relic
list
espionage
24. Inclination; natural tendency The cross old lady has a ________ to grumble.
manacle
proclivity
outskirts
gerontocracy
25. Excessive interest in one's self; belief that one should be interested in one's self rather than in others His ________ prevented him from seeing the needs of his colleagues.
luscious
egoism
dwindle
palette
26. Too certain to be disputed In the face of these ________ statements - I withdraw my complaint.
improvise
indisputable
palette
drone
27. Abnormal; irregular He was placed in the ________ position of seeming to approve procedures that he despised.
anomalous
sphinx-like
undermine
grandiose
28. Beginner; novice For a mere ________ - you have produced some marvelous results.
surly
tyro
enumerate
transport
29. Pamphlet; a region of indefinite size The King granted William Penn a ________ of land in the New World.
tract
litany
impale
reprobate
30. Shrink back; flinch. The screech of the chalk on the blackboard made her ________.
upshot
wince
heterogeneous
incoherent
31. Flexible; yielding; adaptable In remodeling the bathroom - we replaced all the old - rigid lead pipes with new - ________ copper tubing.
monastic
pliable
assay
meticulous
32. Enclose; surround Paris was ________ed by a wall
illusive
spasmodic
conception
environ
33. Friendship Student exchange programs such as the Experiment in International Living were established to promote international ________.
polity
downcast
fundamental
amity
34. Change; convert to something different He was unable to ________ his dreams into actualities.
transmute
euphemism
warren
mausoleum
35. Bearing of fruit; fulfillment; realization This building marks the ________ of all our aspirations and years of hard work.
fruition
archetype
carnage
arcane
36. Being everywhere; omnipresent That Christmas "The Little Drummer Boy" seemed ________: Justin heard the tune everywhere he went.
minutiae
ubiquitous
gerontocracy
imprudent
37. Abandon I will ________ my claims to this property if you promise to retain my employees.
pandemonium
defamation
relinquish
discomfit
38. Humbleness of spirit He spoke with a ________ and lack of pride that impressed his listeners.
misogynist
humility
optimist
ambidextrous
39. Stinging - caustic His tendency to utter ________ remarks alienated his audience.
arcane
acrimonious
oust
condole
40. Element; ingredient I wish all the ________s of my stereo system were working at the same time.
revile
bilious
component
shyster
41. Shine; gloss The soft ________ of the silk in the dim light was pleasing.
equable
cloister
retiring
luster
42. Consecrate The prophet Samuel ________ed David with oil - crowning him king of Israel.
anoint
respite
affront
gaffe
43. Dormant; hidden Her ________ talent was discovered by accident.
discursive
quintessence
latent
comport
44. Blessed; consecrated She was laid to rest in ________ ground.
conjure
disparity
dormant
hallowed
45. Capable of maintaining life; practicable; workable The infant - though prematurely born - is ________ and has a good chance to survive.
viable
offensive
unfettered
euphoria
46. Swift; momentarily brilliant We all wondered at his ________ rise to fame.
meteoric
agog
assuage
herpetologist
47. Turn away from Do not ________ from the truth; you must face the facts.
euthanasia
reprieve
salvage
deviate
48. Inclined to form factions; causing dissension. Your statement is ________ and will upset the harmony that now exists.
gratify
factious
belabor
wanton
49. Favoring or exercising total control; non-democratic The people had no control over their destiny; they were forced to obey the dictates of the ________ regime.
authoritarian
aberrant
hypochondriac
fracas
50. Enjoyment; enthusiasm He accepted the assignment with such ________ that I feel he would have been satisfied with a smaller salary.
reprobation
somnambulist
gusto
homage
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