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GRE Wordlist: Meanings - Complete Sentences

Subjects : english, vocabulary
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1. Keep; employ Fighting to retain his seat in Congress - Senator Foghorn ________ed a new manager to head his reelection campaign.






2. Curative Now better known for its racetrack - Saratoga Springs first gained attention for the ________ qualities of its famous "healing waters."






3. Disease communicator The doctors are looking for a specific medicine to control this ________.






4. Change of fortune Humbled by life's ________s - the last emperor of China worked as a lowly gardener in the palace over which he had once ruled.






5. Momentary; temporary; staying for a short time Lexy's joy at finding the perfect Christmas gift for Phil was ________; she still had to find presents for the cousins and Uncle Bob. Located near the airport - this hotel caters to the largely transient






6. Set off John is touchy today; say one word wrong and you'll ________ an explosion.






7. Stronghold; something seen as a source of protection The villagers fortified the town hall - hoping this improvised ________ could protect them from the guerrila raids.






8. Queer and amusing He was a popular guest because his ________ anecdotes were always entertaining.






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






10. Party; clique; dissension The quarrels and bickering of the two small ________s within the club disturbed the majority of the members.






11. Reveal Although competitors offered him bribes - he refused to ________ any information about his company's forthcoming product.






12. Deceptive; not real Unfortunately - the costs of running the lemonade stand were so high that Tom's profits proved ________.






13. Hesitate When told to dive off the high board - she did not ________ - but proceeded at once.






14. Pertaining to Pharisees - who paid scrupulous attention to tradition; self-righteous; hypocritical Walter Lippmann has pointed out that moralists who do not attempt to explain the moral code they advocate are often regarded as ________ and ignored.






15. Uneasiness; distress She felt a sudden vague ________ when she heard sounds at the door.






16. Hanging; suspended The ________ chandeliers swayed in the breeze as if they were about to fall from the ceiling.






17. Impulsiveness; absence of premeditation What I liked best about Dale's parties was their ________: a couple of friends would drop by - someone would pull out a fiddle or guitar - and before you knew it the party would be in full swing.






18. Courteous; faithful; brave - ________ behavior involves noble words and good deeds.






19. Rival; imitate As long as our political leaders ________ the virtues of the great leaders of this country - we shall flourish.






20. Conceited smile Wipe that ________ off your face!






21. Logically convincing; sound; legally acceptable You're going to have to come up with a better argument if you want to convince me that your reasoning is ________.






22. Unit of light energy (one candle's worth) In buying light bulbs - she checked not only their power - as measured in watts - but their brightness - as measured in ________s.






23. Accidental; by chance There is no connection between these two events; their timing is entirely ________.






24. Requiring sitting Because he had a ________ occupation - he decided to visit a gymnasium weekly.






25. Combative; bellicose Although at this time he was advocating a policy of neutrality - one could usually find him adopting a more ________ attitude.






26. Government ruled by old people Gulliver visited a ________ in which the young people acted as servants to their elders - all the while dreaming of the day they would be old enough to have servants of their own.






27. Caprice; whim She followed every ________ of fashion.






28. Restrain; handcuff The police immediately ________d the prisoner so he could not escape.






29. Reasoning; act of drawing conclusions from premises While Watson was a man of average intelligence - Holmes was a genius - whose gift for ________ made him a superb detective.






30. Person dissatisfied with existing state of affairs He was one of the few ________s in the Congress; he constantly voiced his objections to the Presidential program.






31. Complete; full The union leader was given ________ power to negotiate a new contract with the employers.






32. Uncouple; separate; disconnect A standard movie routine involves the hero's desperate attempt to ________ a railroad car from a moving train.






33. Female warrior Ever since the days of Greek mythology we refer to strong and aggressive women as ________s.






34. Eager enthusiasm. Wang's _________ was contagious; soon all his fellow students were busily making posters - inspired by his ardent enthusiasm for the cause.






35. Drive our evil spirits By incantation and prayer - the medicine man sought to ________ the evil spirits that had taken possession of the young warrior.






36. Petition humbly; pray to grant a favor We ________ Your Majesty to grant him amnesty.






37. Calm; placid Wellington remained ________ and in full command of the situation in spite of the hyteria and panic all around him.






38. Call upon; ask for She ________d her advisor's aid in filling out her financial aid forms.






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






40. Accidental; casual He found this ________ meeting with his friend extremely fortunate.






41. Suitable; to the point The lawyer wanted to know all the ________ details.






42. Recoiling from progress; retrograde His program was ________ since it sought to abolish many of the social reforms instituted by the previous administration.






43. Stout; corpulent The salesclerk tactfully referred to the overweight customer as ________ rather than fat.






44. Guarantee; assurance by seller. The purchaser of this automobile is protected by the manufacturer's ________ that he will replace any defective part for five years or 50 -000 miles.






45. Behead They did not hang Lady Jane Grey; they ________d her.






46. Testify; bear witness Having served as a member of a grand jury - I can ________ that our system of indicting individuals is in need of improvement.






47. Pertaining to hell; devilish They could think of no way to hinder his ________ scheme.






48. Cunning; artful. She is as ________ as a fox in avoiding trouble.






49. Division; partition; separation The ________ of church and state is a basic principle of our government.






50. Sweet sounding The ________ sounds of the birds at dawn were soon drowned out by the roar of traffic passing our motel.