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GRE Wordlist: Meanings - Complete Sentences

Subjects : english, vocabulary
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1. Firm grasp or footing The mountaineer struggled to get a proper ________ on the slippery rock.






2. Capable of being stretched Mountain climbers must know the ________ strength of their ropes.






3. Change in direction After what seemed an eternity - the wind ________ed to the east and the storm abated.






4. Country bumpkin. At school - his classmates regarded him as a yokel and laughed at his rustic mannerisms.






5. Unselfishly generous; concerned for others In providing tutorial assistance and college scholarships to hundreds of economically disadvantaged youths - Eugene Lang performed a truly ________ deed.






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






7. Exaggeration; overstatement This salesman is guilty of ________ in describing his product; it is wise to discount his claims.






8. Annoying; tedious He found working on the assembly line ________ because of the monotony of the operation he had to perform.






9. Depravity A visitor may be denied admittance to this country if she has been guilty of moral ________.






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






11. Serious or fatal accident - The number of automotive ________(ies) on this holiday weekend was high.






12. Dominance - especially of one nation over others As one Eastern European nation after another declared its independence - commentators marveled at the sudden breakdown of the once monolithic Soviet ________.






13. Transparent; limpid; easy to understand After reading these stodgy philosophers - I find his ________ style very enjoyable.






14. Residue from smelting metal; dross; waste matter The blast furnace had a special opening at the bottom to allow the workers to remove the worthless ________.






15. Study of prehistoric life The professor of ________ had a superb collection of fossils.






16. Strength; staying power I doubt that she has the ________ to run the full distance of the marathon race.






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






18. Twisting force; force producing rotation With her wrench she applied sufficient ________ to the nut the loosen it.






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






20. Having minute hairs - The paramecium is a ________ - one-celled animal.






21. Pertaining to the science of the function of living To understand this disease fully - we must examine not only its ________ aspects but also its psychological elements.






22. Reading desk The chaplain delivered his sermon from a hastily improvised ________.






23. Prosper; flourish Despite the impact of recession on the restaurant trade - Philip's cafe ________d.






24. Disobedient The ________ private was confined to the barracks.






25. Pretense; evasion As soon as we realized that you had won our support by a ________ we withdrew our endorsement of your candidacy.






26. Formal essay In order to earn a graduate degree from many of our universities - a candidate is frequently required to prepare a ________ on some scholarly subject.






27. Curse; express abhorrence for The world ________s the memory of Hitler and hopes that genocide will never again be the policy of any nation.






28. Reveal I will not tell you this news because I am sure you will ________ it prematurely.






29. Obtaining The personnel department handles the ________ of new employees.






30. Purest and highest embodiment Noel Coward displayed the ________ of wit.






31. Mock; ridicule He ________ed at dentists until he had his first toothache.






32. 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.






33. Unconscious; unresponsive Sherry and I are very different; at times when I would be covered with embarrassment - she seems ________ to shame.






34. Spread over A blush ________d her cheeks when we teased her about her love affair.






35. Predict I ________ disaster unless we change our wasteful ways.






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






37. Having a pale or sickly color; pallid. Suckling asked - "Why so pale and ________ - fond lover?"






38. Blunt; abrupt She was offended by his ________ reply.






39. Made of bone; bony The hollow "soft spot" found at the top of the infant's skull gradually closes as new ________ tissue fills in the gap.






40. Correct spelling Many of us find English ________ difficult to master because so many of our words are written phonetically.






41. Having to do with predicting the future In interpreting Pharaoh's ________ dream - Joseph said that the seven fat cows eaten by the seven lean cows represented seven years of plenty followed by seven years of famine.






42. Laziness He outgrew his youthful ________ to become a model of industry and alertness on the job.






43. Disgustingly excessive His ________ praise of the dictator annoyed his listeners.






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






45. Very cautious. The spies grew ________ as they approached the sentry.






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






47. Sharp upslope of a hill The car could not go up the ________ in high gear.






48. Slow gallop - Because the racehorse had outdistanced its competition so easily - the reporter wrote that the race was won in a ________.






49. Agreement She was in complete ________ with the verdict.






50. Foremost in importance; supreme Proper nutrition and hygiene are of ________ importance in adolescent development and growth.