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GRE Wordlist: Meanings - Complete Sentences

Subjects : english, vocabulary
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1. Call forth He ________d much criticism by his hostile manner.






2. Pen name Samuel Clemens' ________ was Mark Twain.






3. Pride; arrogance I resent his ________ because he is no better than we are.






4. Untidy; slipshod Such ________ work habits will never produce good products.






5. Seeker after position or status Although I am as ________ for public office - I am not willing to accept the dictates of the party bosses.






6. Firm dislike Their mutual ________ was so great that they refused to speak to one another.






7. Abuse He had expected criticism but not the ________ that greeted his proposal.






8. Predicament from which there is no escape In this ________ - all turned to prayer as their last hope.






9. Slow; lazy; lethargic After two nights without sleep - she felt ________ and incapable of exertion.






10. Small - poor bed The weary traveler went to sleep on his straw ________.






11. Lavish; rich I cannot recall when I have had such a ________ Thanksgiving feast.






12. Destruction One of the major aims of the air force was the complete ________ of all means of transportation by the bombing of rail lines and the terminals.






13. Entangle; stick in swampy ground Their rear wheels became ________d in mud.






14. Critical - ________ people delight in casting blame.






15. Vaguely longing; sadly pensive. With a last _________ glance at the happy couples dancing in the hall - Sue headed back to her room to study for her exam.






16. Controlling force She dreamt of living an independent life - free of all ________s.






17. Conciseness ________ is essential when you send a telegram or cablegram; you are charged for every word.






18. Drunken Emperor Nero attended the ________ orgy.






19. Increase The new contract calls for a 10 percent ________in salary for each employee for the next two years.






20. Products of primitive culture Archaeologists debated the significance of the ________ discovered in the ruins of Asia Minor and came to no conclusion.






21. Very carefully To separate egg whites - first crack the egg ________.






22. Made less dense [of a gas] The mountain climbers had difficulty breathing in the ________ atmosphere.






23. Sentry; lookout Though camped in enemy territory - Bledsoe ignored the elementary precaution of posting ________s around the encampment.






24. Courage; spirit When challenged by the other horses in the race - the thoroughbred proved its ________ by its determination to hold the lead.






25. Limit; confine Although I do not wish to ________ your activities - I must insist that you complete this assignment before you start anything else.






26. Terse; concise; aphoristic After reading so many redundant speeches - I find his ________ style particulary pleasing.






27. Ancestors Reverence for one's ________ (sometimes referred to as ancestor worship) plays an important part in many Oriental cultures.






28. Bearing of fruit; fulfillment; realization This building marks the ________ of all our aspirations and years of hard work.






29. Wealthy leader John D. Rockefeller was a prominent ________.






30. Putrid; producing putrefaction The hospital was in such a filthy state that we were afraid that many of the patients would suffer from ________ poisoning.






31. Joining; associating with His ________ with the political party was of short duration for he soon disagreed with his colleagues.






32. Hater of women She accused him of being a ________ because he had been a bachelor all his life.






33. Pertaining to the aurora borealis The ________ display was particularly spectacular that evening.






34. Female sheep The flock of sheep was made up of dozens of ________s - together with only a handful of rams.






35. 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






36. Apparatus used to maintain balance - ascertain direction - etc. By using a rotating ________ - they were able to stabilize the vessel - counteracting the rolling movements of the sea.






37. Easily understood; clear; intelligible Her explanation was ________ enought for a child to grasp.






38. Art of dancing - Martha Graham introduced a form of ________ that seemed awkward and alien to those who had been brought up on classic ballet.






39. Floor made of wood strips inlaid in a mosic-like pattern. In laying the floor - the carpenters combined redwood and oak in an elegant ________.






40. Weak; ineffective Although he wished to break the nicotine habit - he found himself ________ in resisisting the craving for a cigarette.






41. Agent; messenger The secretary of State was sent as the President's special ________ to the conference on disarmament.






42. Act of turning aside; pastime After studying for several hours - he needed a ________ from work.






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






44. Young wolf - dog - tiger - etc. This collie ________ won't do for breeding - but he'd make a fine pet.






45. Not reciprocated Suffering the pangs of ________ love - Olivia rebukes Cesario for his hard-heartedness.






46. Ooze; trickle During the rainstorm - water ________ed through the crack in the basement wall and damaged the floor boards.






47. Squabble; minor dispute What had started out as a mere ________ escalated into a full-blown argument.






48. Tear out In that fight - all the rules were forgotten; the adversaries bit - kicked - and tried to ________ each other's eyes out.






49. Melted The city of Pompeii was destroyed by volcanic ash rather than by ________ lava flowing from Mount Vesuvius.






50. Form into grains Sugar that has been ________d dissolves more readily than lump sugar.







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