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GRE Wordlist: Meanings - Complete Sentences

Subjects : english, vocabulary
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1. Courteous Although he held a position of responsibility - he was an ________ individual and could be reached by anyone with a complaint.






2. Make amends for; pay for He knew no way in which he could ________ for his brutal crime.






3. Appropriate; fitting He was always able to find the ________ phrase - the correct expression for every occasion.






4. Insipid; inane She delivered an uninspired and ________ address.






5. Unrepressed The congregation was shocked by her ________ laughter during the sermon.






6. Talkative boaster After all Sol's talk about his big show business connections led nowhere - Sally decided he was just another ________.






7. That which accompanies Culture is not always a ________ of wealth.






8. Most favorable If you wait for the ________ moment to act - you may never begin your project .






9. Hindrance; stumbling-block She had a speech ________ that prevented her from speaking clearly.






10. Correspondence of parts; harmonious relationship The student demonstrated the ________ of the two triangles by using the hypotenuse-arm theorem.






11. Quality of being deeply moving; keenness of emotion Watching the tearful reunion of the long-separated mother and child - the social worker was touched by the ________ of the scene.






12. Use of force They forced him to obey - but only by great ________.






13. Sleepwalker The most famous ________ in literature is Lady Macbeth; her monologue in the sleepwalking scene is one of the highlights of Shakespeare's play.






14. Summit Let us drop a perpendicular line from the ________ of the triangle to the base.






15. Extremely small The twins resembled one another closely; only ________ differences set them apart.






16. Long - evenful journey The refugee's journey from Cambodia was a terrifying ________.






17. Attribute; ascribe If I wished to ________ blame to the officers in charge of this program - I would state my feelings definitely and immediately.






18. Social outcast I am not a ________ to be shunned and ostracized.






19. Large group The movie actor was surrounded by a ________ of startlets.






20. Swollen; distended The ________ river threatened to overflow the levees and flood the contryside.






21. Merriment; laughter Sober Malvolio found Sir Toby's ________ improper.






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






23. Extreme poverty When his pension fund failed - George feared he would end his days in ________.






24. Environment; atmosphere She went to the restaurant not for the food but for the ________.






25. Scandinavian myth; any legend This is a ________ of the sea and the men who risk their lives on it.






26. Provisional; experimental Your ________ plans sound plausible; let me know when the final details are worked out.






27. Ungrateful person That ________ Bob sneered at the tie I gave him.






28. Uprightness He was renowned for his ________ and integrity.






29. Irresistable; not to be escaped He felt that his fate was ________ and refused to make any attempt to improve his lot.






30. Naive; young and unsophisticated Although she was over forty - the movie star still insisted that she be cast as an ________ sweet young thing.






31. Deceptive; raising vain hopes Do not raise your hopes on the basis of his ________ promises.






32. Wasting away Polio victims need physiotherapy to prevent the ________ of affected limbs.






33. Dealth notice I first learned of her death when I read the ________ in the newspaper.






34. Essence she was asked to give the ________ of the essay in two sentence.






35. Favoring or exercising total control; non-democratic The people had no control over their destiny; they were forced to obey the dictates of the ________ regime.






36. Renounce upon oath He ________d his allegiance to the king.






37. Hesitate; shrink He did not ________ in the face of danger but fought back bravely.






38. Repair or make whole by using a metal alloy The plumber fixed the leak in the pipes by ________ing a couple of joints from which water had been oozing.






39. Grant condescendingly; guarantee I can safely ________ you fair return on your investment.






40. Settle down; descend; grow quiet The doctor assured us that the fever would eventually ________.






41. Right granted by authority The city issued a ________ to the company to operate surface transit lines on the streets for ninety-nine years.






42. 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.






43. Ancient paper made from stem of papyrus plant The ancient Egyptians were among the first to write on ________.






44. Flexible Hours of ballet classes kept him ________.






45. Thousand-year period; period of happiness and prosperity I do not expect the ________ to come during my lifetime.






46. Endless Although his speech lasted for only twenty minutes - it seemed ________ to his bored audience.






47. Fret about; hesitate - for ethical reasons Fearing that her husband had become involved in an affair - she did not ________ to read his diary.






48. Motion; gesture Operatic performers are trained to make exaggerated ________s because of the large auditoriums in whic they appear.






49. Having minute hairs - The paramecium is a ________ - one-celled animal.






50. Case for a sword blade; sheath The drill master told the recruit to wipe the blood from his sword before slipping it back into the ________.