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GRE Wordlist: Meanings - Complete Sentences
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1. Prohibit; restrain The child was not ________ed in her responses.
obsequy
tilter
inhibit
portend
2. Study of prehistoric life The professor of ________ had a superb collection of fossils.
scintillate
evanescent
noisome
paleontology
3. Mar the appearance of; spoil An ugly frown ________d his normally pleasant face.
seine
disfigure
antagonistic
ambiguous
4. Absurd; ridiculous When the candidate tried to downplay his youthful experiments with marijuana by saying he hadn't inhaled -we all thought - "What a ________ excuse!"
preposterous
preeminent
bombast
bifurcated
5. Open for the public to read; obvious It was ________ to everyone that the witness spoke the truth.
bluff
patent
kinetic
gall
6. Quarrelsome We heard loud and ________ noises in the next room.
calamity
contentious
vitriolic
argot
7. Irreverent The congregation was offended by her ________ remarks.
kudos
impious
concatenate
impregnable
8. Praising To everyone's surprise - the speech was ________ rather than critical in tone.
refectory
eulogistic
flagrant
dilate
9. Curved - hooked He can be recognized by his ________ nose - curved like the beak of the eagle.
aquiline
ethnic
incidence
pigment
10. Idealistic but impractical His head is in the clouds; he is constantly presenting these ________ schemes.
dote
quixotic
adherent
morbid
11. Blindly devoted patriot - A ________ cannot recognize any faults in his country - no matter how flagrant they may be.
frantic
philanthropist
agog
chauvinist
12. Excessively fat It is advisable that ________ people try to lose weight.
tutelage
meticulous
obese
insubstantial
13. Punishment; severe criticism - Sensitive even to mild criticism - Woolf could not bear ________ that she found in certain reviews.
propensity
castigation
goad
retrospective
14. Reveal I will not tell you this news because I am sure you will ________ it prematurely.
divulge
seamy
maxim
reprisal
15. Steal The boys ________d apples from the fruit stand.
despicable
festive
filch
platonic
16. Attract; hire; pledge oneself; confront "Your case has ________d my interest - my lord -" said Holmes - "You many engage my services."
dissent
virus
annul
engage
17. Outcome The ________ of the rematch was that the former champion proved that he still possessed all the skills of his youth.
verbatim
windfall
apiary
upshot
18. Looking back on the past It is only when we become ________ that we can appreciate the tremendous advances made during this century.
retrospective
kindred
fell
avow
19. Obsolete; outdated Accustomed to editing his papers on word processors - Philip thought typewriters were too ________ for him to use.
sylvan
convene
hazardous
antiquated
20. Delay; dawdle We can't ________ if we want to get to the airport on time.
irrepressible
inception
tarry
eclipse
21. Work of art put together from fragments Scraps of cloth - paper doilies - and old photographs all went into her ________.
collage
kudos
niggle
garbled
22. Convenient features; courtesies In addition to the customary ________ for the business traveler -- fax machines - modems - a health club -- the hotel offers the services of a butler versed in social amenities.
amenities
iniquitous
heckler
disaffected
23. Unruly; rebellious The captain had to use force to quiet his ________ crew.
maim
mutinous
guffaw
psychiatrist
24. Unfortunate This ________ creature had never known a moment's pleasure.
hindrance
hapless
articulate
conceit
25. Admit; hield Despite all the evidence Monica had assembled - Mark refused to ________ that she was right.
gruel
hieroglyphic
concede
parsimonious
26. Frustrate; perplex The new code ________d the enemy agents.
mite
chasm
bigotry
baffle
27. Erase; strike out If you ________ this paragraph - the composition will have more appeal.
supplicate
delete
castigation
amazon
28. Burn without flame; be liable to break out at any moment The rags ________ed for hours before they burst into flame.
ineffectual
smolder
acrid
protean
29. Like-size - three-dimensional scene from nature or history Because they dramatically pose actual stuffed animals against realistic painted landscapes - the ________s at the Museum of Natural History particularly impress high school biology students.
entity
diorama
vindictive
chaffing
30. Exaggeration; overstatement This salesman is guilty of ________ in describing his product; it is wise to discount his claims.
eclipse
superficial
hyperbole
tantamount
31. Providing a general overview; summary The professor turned to the latest issue of Dissertation Abstracts for a ________ account of what was new in the field.
oblivion
scurry
aggrandize
synoptic
32. Enthusiasm; liveliness She approached her studies with such ________ that it was impossible for her to do poorly.
virile
purge
distortion
verve
33. Turn to stone His sudden and unexpected appearance seemed to ________ her.
petrify
impunity
tenet
pellmell
34. Rebel; nonconformist To the masculine literary establishment - George Sand with her insistence on wearing trousers and smoking cigars was clearly a ________ who fought her proper womanly role.
compact
sojourn
maverick
aggrandize
35. Clearness of expression; freedom from ambiguity One of the outstanding features of this book is the ________ of its author; her meaning is always clear.
novice
perspicuity
destitute
libelous
36. Analysis; cutting apart in order to examine The ________ of frogs on the laboratory is particularly unpleasant to some students.
dissection
taut
vantage
anomaly
37. Small stream As the rains continued - the trickle of water running down the hillside grew into a ________ that threatened to wash away a portion of the slope.
fledgling
rivulet
toady
wither
38. Treat gently; pamper Don't ________ the children to much; they need a taste of discipline.
universal
discursive
coddle
memento
39. Straightforward; direct; frank I prefer Jill's ________ approach to Jack's tendency to beat around the bush.
rehabilitate
submissive
forthright
bland
40. Stretch out full on ground He ________d himself before the idol.
arroyo
agog
prostrate
pittance
41. Conceit; vanity She thought so much of herself that we found her ________ unwarranted and irritating.
sedative
impenetrable
tumid
egotism
42. Spotted When he blushed - his face took on a ________ hue.
mottled
desolate
errant
feint
43. Prevent by taking action in advance By setting up a prenuptial agreement - the prospective bride and groom hoped to ________ any potential arguments about money in the event of a divorce.
mortician
prude
geniality
forestall
44. Predict I ________ disaster unless we change our wasteful ways.
prognosticate
lectern
shrew
betroth
45. Declaration; statement of policy The Communist ________ by Marx and Engels proclaimed the principles of modern communism.
furor
manifesto
subliminal
ingratiate
46. Painting in plaste (usually fresh) The cathedral is visited by many tourists who wish to admire the ________es by Glotto.
abrogate
deft
rubric
fresco
47. Negligent He was accused of being ________ in his duty when the prisoner escaped.
remiss
dismiss
virus
ejaculation
48. Profane; impious The people in the room were shocked by his his ________ language.
blasphemous
zephyr
censure
vital
49. Rob; plunder The tricksters ________d him of his inheritance.
fleece
palpable
enthrall
neophyte
50. Into parts; apart Their points of view are poles ________.
influx
asunder
husbandry
pecuniary