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GRE Wordlist: Meanings - Complete Sentences

Subjects : english, vocabulary
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1. Private meeting of members of a party to select officers or determine policy - At the opening of Congress the members of the Democratic Party held a ________ to elect the majority leader of the House and the party whip.






2. Easy; expert Because he was a ________ speaker - he never refused a request to address an organization.






3. Stick out His fingers ________d from the holes in his gloves.






4. Calm; not easily disturbed The nurse was a cheerful but ________ person - unexcited in the face of sudden emergencies.






5. Injury to the body The riot was marked not only by ________ - with its attendant loss of life and limb - but also by arson and pillage.






6. Having foresight; fortuneteller - Cassandra's ________ warning was not heeded by the Trojans.






7. Riddle; difficult problem During the long car ride - she invented ________s to entertain the children.






8. Lacking luxury and comfort; sternly disciplined Looking over the bare - unheated room with its hard cot - he wondered what he was doing in such ________ quarters. Only his ________ sense of duty kept him at his post.






9. Producing tears His voice has a ________ quality that is more appropriate at a funeral than a class reunion.






10. Freeze; coagulate His blood ________ed in his veins as he saw the dread monster rush toward him.






11. Pass into or through; penetrate (an organization) sneakily In order to ________ enemy lines at night without being seen - the scouts darkened their faces and wore black coveralls.






12. Hidden sarcasm or satire; use of words that convey a meaning opposite to the literal meaning Gradually his listeners began to realize that the excessive praise he was lavishing was merely ________; he was actually denouncing his opponent.






13. Rich - figured fabric The sofa was covered with expensive ________.






14. Unattractive During adolescence many attractive young people somehow acquire the false notion that their appearance is ________.






15. Eye defect that prevents proper focus As soon as his parents discovered that the boy suffered from ________ - they took him to the optometrist for corrective glasses.






16. Spot Her cheeks ________ed with tears - were testimony to the hours of weeping.






17. Lively or animated; sprightly She had always been ________ and sparkling.






18. Convincing She presented ________ arguments to the jury.






19. Generosity Noted for his ________ - philanthropist Eugene Lang donated millions to charity.






20. Everlasting Ponce de Leon hoped to find ________ youth.






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






22. Exceed Her SAT scores ________ed out expectations.






23. Enrage; infuriate Unkindness to children ________d her.






24. Person who appeals to people's prejudice; false leader He was accused of being a ________ because he made promises that aroused futile hopes in his listeners.






25. Head off; forestall by acting first; appropriate for oneself; supplant Hoping to ________ any attempts by the opposition to make educational reform a hot political issue - the candidate set out her own plan to revitalize the public schools.






26. Soothe; make calm or quiet; subdue Dentists criticize the practice of giving fussy children sweets to ________ them.






27. Multiply; spread Since bacteria ________ more quickly in unsanitary environments - it is important to keep hospital rooms clean.






28. Government by a few The feudal ________ was supplanted by an autocracy.






29. Not frank; eluding Your ________ answers convinced the judge that you were witholding important evidence.






30. Pertaining to disease As we study the pathological aspects of this disease - we must not overlook the ________ elements.






31. Link as in a chain It is difficult to understand how these events could ________ as they did without outside assistance.






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






33. Monarch; sovereign The ________ spent more time at Monte Carlo than he did at home on his throne.






34. 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.






35. Silly; senseless Such comments are ________ because they do not help us solve our program.






36. Having to do with citizens or the state; courteous and polite - Although internal Revenue Service agents are ________ servants - they are not always civil to suspected tax evaders.






37. Crown The king's ________ was on display at the museum.






38. Daring; bold Audiences cheered as Luke Skywalker and Princess Leia made their ________ - death-defying leap to freedom and escaped Darth Vader's troops.






39. Program asfor trial; book where such entries are made The case of Smith v. Jones was entered in the ________ for July 15.






40. Moment of calm Not wanting to get wet - they waited under the awning for a ________ in the rain.






41. Based on experience He distrusted hunches and intuitive flashes; he placed his reliance entirely on ________ data.






42. Rejoicing There was great ________ when the armistice was announced.






43. Following; attendants The queen's ________ followed her down the aisle.






44. Causing insensitivity to pain The ________ qualities of his lotion will provide temporary relief.






45. Arrogance; excessive self-conceit Filled with ________ - Lear refused to heed his friends' warnings.






46. Soothe We tried to ________ the hysterical child by promising her many gifts.






47. Person of no importance; nonexistence Don't dismiss John as a ________; in his quiet way - he's very important to the firm.






48. Distasteful; morally offensive People with ________ reputations should not be allowed to work with young children.






49. Hugeness (in a bad sense) He did not realize the ________ of his crime until he saw what suffering he had caused.






50. Person who establishes (an organization - business) Among those drowned when the Titanic sank was the ________ of the Abraham & Straus chain.