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GRE Wordlist: Meanings - Complete Sentences

Subjects : english, vocabulary
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1. Causing cancer - Many supposedly harmless substances have been revealed to be ________.






2. Express sympathetic sorrow His friends gathered to ________ with him over his loss.






3. Foil When the warden learned that several inmates were planning to escape - he took steps to ________ their attempt.






4. Hint This came as a complete surprise to me as I did not have the slightest ________ of your plans.






5. Environment; means of expression His ________ is watercolors - although he has produced excellent oil paintings and lithographs.






6. Counselor; teacher During this very trying period - she could not have had a better ________ - for the teacher was sympathetic and understanding.






7. Absurd; ridiculous When the candidate tried to downplay his youthful experiments with marijuana by saying he hadn't inhaled -we all thought - "What a ________ excuse!"






8. Like a lion He was ________ in his rage.






9. Petty criticism; fault-finding - Welcoming constructive criticism - Lexy appreciated her editor's comments - finding them free of ________.






10. Sham; not genuine; inferior You will never get the public to buy such ________ material.






11. Not effective; weak Because the candidate failed to get across his message to the public - his campaign was ________.






12. Connoisseur of food and drink The ________ stated that this was the best onion soup she had ever tasted.






13. Fitness; correct conduct I want you to behave at this dinner with ________; don't embarass me.






14. Thresh grain by hand; strike or slap; toss about In medieval times - warriors ________ed their foe with a metal ball attached to a handle.






15. Rude; cross Because of his ________ attitude - many people avoided his company.






16. Clear beef soup The cup of ________ served by the stewards was welcomed by those who had been chilled by the cold ocean breezes.






17. Disentangle; solve With equal ease Miss Marple ________ed tangled balls of yarn and baffling murder mysteries.






18. Nonentity; worthless person or thing - She claimed her ex-husband was a total ________ and wondered why she had ever married him.






19. Insignificant; tiny; weak Our ________ efforts to stop the flood were futile.






20. Equivocate; play on words Do not ________; I want a straightforward and definite answer.






21. Seemingly reasonable but incorrect Let us not be misled by such ________ arguments.






22. Faultfinding - His criticisms were always ________ and frivolous - never offering constructive suggestions.






23. Frugality; thrift; agriculture He accumulated his small fortune by diligence and ________.






24. Punish - I must ________ you for this offense.






25. Not easily satisfied; greedy Welty's thirst for knowledge was ________; she was in the library day and night.






26. Cause; provoke; provide a cue for an actor Whatever ________ed you to ask for such a big piece of cake when you're on a diet?






27. Fatigued; surfeited He looked for exotic foods to stimulate his ________ appetite.






28. Minor quarrel; bickering Children invariably get involved in petty ________s; wise parents know when to interfere and when to let the children work things out on their own.






29. Slow up; loosen As they passed the finish line - the runners ________ed their pace.






30. Spying In order to maintain its power - the government developed a system of ________ that penetrated every hosehold.






31. Expand In the dark - the pupils of your eyes ________.






32. Luxuriate; take pleasure in warmth ________ing on the beach - she relaxed so completely that she fell asleep.






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






34. Split - Erosion caused a ________ in the huge boulder.






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






36. Pretending to be virtuous; deceiving I resent his ________ posing as a friend for I know he is interested only in his own advancement.






37. Ability to be molded When clay dries out - it loses its ________ and becomes less malleable.






38. Weakness; slight fault We can overlook the ________s of our friends; no one is perfect.






39. Purely spiritual; theoretical; without sensual desire Accused of impropriety in his dealings with female students - the professor maintained he had only a ________ interest in the women involved.






40. Agreeable; lovable His ________ disposition pleased all who had dealings with him.






41. Singing or chanting of magical formula Uttering ________s to make the brew more potent - the witch doctor stirred the liquid in the caldron.






42. Difficult to please; squeamish The waitresses disliked serving him dinner because of his very ________taste.






43. Perfect example or embodiment Singing "I am the very model of a modern Major-General" in The Pirates of Penzance - Major-General Stanley proclaimed himself the ________ of an officer and a gentleman.






44. Unreal reflection; optical illusion The lost prospector was fooled by a ________ in the desert.






45. Open for the public to read; obvious It was ________ to everyone that the witness spoke the truth.






46. Quote; commend - She could ________ passages in the Bible from memory.






47. Defensive mound on earth "From the ________s we watched" as the fighting continued.






48. Burn without flame; be liable to break out at any moment The rags ________ed for hours before they burst into flame.






49. Shine; gloss The soft ________ of the silk in the dim light was pleasing.






50. Able to live both on land and in water Frogs are classified as ________.






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