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GRE Wordlist: Meanings - Complete Sentences
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1. Explanation - especially of biblical passages I can follow your ________ of this passage to a limited degree; some of your reasoning eludes me.
quixotic
machiavellian
exegesis
vex
2. Lover of luxury Rich people are not always ________s; some of them have little taste for a life of luxury.
bate
sybarite
ambrosia
amorphous
3. Split into opposite extremes or camps The abortion issue has ________d the country into pro-choice and anti-abortion camps.
desperado
affidavit
polarize
sepulcher
4. Dismay; shock We were ________led by the horrifying conditions in the city's jails.
myopic
appal
timbre
misogynist
5. Period of time The glacial ________ lasted for thousands of years.
epoch
volatile
instigate
franchise
6. Genuine; real She turned so pale that I am sure her surprise was ________.
dispirited
unsavory
facilitate
unfeigned
7. Queer and amusing He was a popular guest because his ________ anecdotes were always entertaining.
indite
preposterous
encroachment
droll
8. Annoy; distress Please try not to ________ your mother; she is doing the best she can.
vex
grapple
diadem
hoodwink
9. Causing cancer - Many supposedly harmless substances have been revealed to be ________.
carcinogenic
default
effigy
paragon
10. Combine; constitute; pay interest; increase The makers of the popular cold remedy ________ed a nasal decongestant with an antihistamine.
implicit
gargantuan
compound
lumen
11. Union; coalition The opponents of the political party in power organized a ________ of disgruntled groups and became an important element in the election.
fusion
ambiguous
debacle
drudgery
12. Said or done in jest Do not take my ________ remarks seriously.
seemly
luscious
jocular
exemplify
13. Embarrass - He was not at all ________ed by her open admiration.
sallow
germane
euphony
abash
14. Scorn I ________ your attempts at a reconciliation at this time and refuse to meet you.
despise
incarnation
execrate
virus
15. Reparable Let us be grateful that the damage is ________.
remediable
pristine
runic
concurrent
16. Sudden violent change of feeling; negative reaction Many people in this country who admired dictatorships underwent a ________ when they realized what Hitler and Mussolini were trying to do.
millenium
recondite
revulsion
diatribe
17. Wanderer; tramp In summer - college students wander the roads of Europe like carefree ________s.
dupe
manifestation
bereft
vagabond
18. Generosity Noted for his ________ - philanthropist Eugene Lang donated millions to charity.
cleft
fluster
magnanimity
brusque
19. Demanding much work or care; tedious In putting together his dictionary of the English language - Doctor Johnson undertook a ________ task.
jaunt
laborious
gibberish
append
20. Act of finding oneself in soiety Freshman ________ provides the incoming students with an opportunity to learn about their new environment and their place in it.
orientation
subsidy
enhance
ingenuous
21. Steal The boys ________d apples from the fruit stand.
doggerel
confidant
grandiose
filch
22. Buddihist teachings - the ideal state in which the individual loses himself in the attainment of an impersonal beatitude Despite his desire to achieve ________ - the young Buddhist found that even the buzzing of a fly could distract him from his medi
paucity
propitious
intersperse
nirvana
23. Excessively careful He was ________ in checking his accounts and never made mistakes.
unrequited
grotesque
meticulous
erratic
24. Logical formula consisting of a major premise - a minor premise and a conclusion; deceptive or specious argument There must be a fallacy in this ________; I cannot accept its conclusion.
purchase
syllogism
amplify
agnostic
25. Brief - comprehensive summary This text can serve as a ________ of the tremendous amount of new material being developed in this field.
willful
compendium
simile
solicitous
26. Provide ofr the payment of Her employer offered to ________ the costs of her postgraduate education.
withdrawn
vassal
defray
grievance
27. Person who supports or proposes (an idea) After the bill had been amended and re-amended in committee - even its original ________s didn't want to vote in its favor.
proponent
deplicity
fester
scintilla
28. Menacing; deadly Casting a ________ eye at his successful rival - the rejected suitor stole off - vowing to have his revenge.
baleful
hovel
indulgent
stellar
29. Huge creature; something of monstrous size or power Sportcasters nicknamed the linebacker "The ________."
endemic
behemoth
legerdemain
charisma
30. Unconquerable The founders of our country had ________ willpower.
aphasia
indomitable
construe
ingratiate
31. Keep away from Cherishing his solitude - the recluse ________ned the company of other human beings.
shun
codicil
unprecedented
somatic
32. Reserved or aloof; cold in manner His ________ greeting made me feel unwelcome from the start.
distant
tendentious
elucidate
preamble
33. Numerous; varied I cannot begin to tell you how much I appreciate your ________ kindnesses.
manifold
titter
benign
misapprehension
34. Fitful; periodic The ________ coughing in the auditorium annoyed the performers.
quarry
trek
retrieve
spasmodic
35. Like a lion He was ________ in his rage.
leonine
cognitive
steep
sleazy
36. Death Upon the ________ of the dictator - a bitter dispute about succession to power developed.
predatory
palpable
judicious
demise
37. Act as judge She was called upon to ________ the dispute between the union and the management.
stalwart
arbitrate
prattle
requisite
38. Adhesive; gluey The trunk of the maple tree was ________ with sap.
malign
viscid
parameter
heinous
39. Entangle; stick in swampy ground Their rear wheels became ________d in mud.
noisome
ostentatious
mire
prevail
40. One who commits sabotage; destroyer of property Members of the Resistance acted as ________s - blowing up train lines to prevent supplies from reaching the Nazi army.
cauterize
saboteur
raiment
misgivings
41. Nonentity; worthless person or thing - She claimed her ex-husband was a total ________ and wondered why she had ever married him.
cipher
guise
pique
filigree
42. Roundness; sonorousness of speech Washington Irving emphasized the ________ of the governor by describing his height and circumference.
rotundity
apropos
bigotry
fancied
43. Seemingly reasonable but incorrect Let us not be misled by such ________ arguments.
imponderable
grievance
yield
specious
44. Urge on He was ________ed by his friends until he yielded to their wishes.
odorous
attrition
goad
clientele
45. Superfluous; excessively wordy; repetitious Your composition is ________; you can easily reduce its length.
redundant
waggish
jurisprudence
approbation
46. Forerunners; advance forces We are the ________ of a tremendous army that is following us.
appreciate
pragmatic
legend
vanguard
47. Loud and harsh She scolded him in a ________ voice
ignite
catholic
spatula
strident
48. Express disapproval of; protest against; belittle A firm believer in old-fashioned courtesy - Miss Post ________d the modern tendency to address new acquaintances by their first names.
conscientious
proliferate
precedent
deprecate
49. Talent She has an uncanny ________ for discovering new artists before the public has become aware of their existence.
steep
flair
facade
balmy
50. Attribute; ascribe If I wished to ________ blame to the officers in charge of this program - I would state my feelings definitely and immediately.
welter
connotation
parable
impute