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GRE Wordlist: Meanings - Complete Sentences

Subjects : english, vocabulary
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1. Lacking in spirit or energy We had expected him to be full of enthusiasm and were surprised by his ________ attitude.






2. Brighten; clear up or make understandable; enlighten Just as a lamp can ________ a dark room - a perceptive comment can illuminate a knotty problem.






3. Cowlike; placid and dull Nothing excites Esther; even when she won the state lottery - she still preserved her air of ________ calm.






4. Tool for holding work in place Before filling its edges - the keysmith took the blank key and fixed it firmly between the jaws of a ________.






5. 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.






6. Person of no importance; nonexistence Don't dismiss John as a ________; in his quiet way - he's very important to the firm.






7. Turn to stone His sudden and unexpected appearance seemed to ________ her.






8. Understood but not stated Jack never told Jill he adored her; he believed his love was ________ in his deeds.






9. Substance that removes sensation with or without loss of consciousness His monotonous voice acted like an ________; his audience was soon asleep.






10. Hostile; opposed Despite his lawyers' best efforts to stop him - the angry prisoner continued to make ________ remarks to the judge.






11. List They print the ________ of players in the season's program.






12. Tall column tapering and ending in a pyramid Cleopatra's Needle is an ________ in New York City's Central Park.






13. Fitness; talent The counselor evaluated his ________s before advising him about the career he should follow.






14. Acute pain; extreme suffering Visiting the site of explosion - Premier Gorbachev wept to see the ________ of the victims and their families.






15. Motionless; stale; dull The ________ water was a breeding ground for disease






16. Humoring; yielding; lenient ________ parents spoil their children by giving in to their every whim.






17. Taking effect before its enactment (as a law) or imposition (as a tax) Because the new pension law was ________ to the first of the year - even though Martha had retired in February she was eligible for the pension.






18. Ruined because of neglect We felt that the ________ building needed several coats of paint.






19. Science of preparing and serving good food One of the by-products of his trip to Europe was his interest in ________; he enjoyed preparing and serving foreign dishes to his friends.






20. Thin and wasted His long period of starvation had left him ________.






21. Outward decorations; ornaments He loved the ________ of success: the limousines - the stock options - the company jet.






22. Contract into wrinkles Whenever David worries - his brow ________s in a frown.






23. Drug that relieves pain; opiate His pain was so great that no ________ could relieve it.






24. Small plane surface (of a gem); a side The stonecutter decided to improve the rough diamond by providing it with several ________s.






25. Humorous imitation; travesty We enjoyed the clever ________(ies) of popular songs that the chorus sang.






26. Abandon I will ________ my claims to this property if you promise to retain my employees.






27. Derived byreasoning If we accept your premise - your conclusions are easily ________.






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






29. Pamper; indulge excessively Don't ________ the boy - Maud! You'll spoil him.






30. Act of driving back; distaste The ________ of the enemy forces was not accomplished bloodlessly; many of the defenders were wounded in driving the enemy back.






31. Move troops so that the battle line is extended at the expense of depth The general ordered the battalion to ________ in order to meet the offensive of the enemy.






32. Recover; find and bring in The dog was intelligent and quickly learned to ________ the game killed by the hunter.






33. One who hates mankind We thought the hermit was a ________ because he shunned our society.






34. Filled to capacity; abundantly supplied The book is ________ with humorous situations.






35. Good natured; merry A frown seemed out of place on his invariably ________ face.






36. Provide ofr the payment of Her employer offered to ________ the costs of her postgraduate education.






37. Stipulation I am ready to accept your proposal with the two ________ that you meet your obligations within the next two weeks.






38. Profitable He turned his hobby into a ________ profession.






39. Sharp-cornered; stiff in manner His features - though ________ - were curiously attractive.






40. Flay; abrade These shoes are so ill-fitting that they will ________ the feet and create blisters.






41. Perfectionist; person who insists things be exactly right The Internal Revenue Service agent was a ________ for accuracy; no approximations or rough estimates would satisfy him.






42. Pertaining to the stars He was the ________ attraction of the entire performance.






43. Flowing smoothly; smooth Italian is a ________ language.






44. Loiter; waste time Inasmuch as we must meet a deadline - do not ________ over this work.






45. 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.






46. Individual who sacrifices principles for expediency by taking advantage of circumstances Forget about ethics! He's such an ________ that he'll vote in favor of any deal that will give him a break.






47. Brief and to the point Many of the characters portrayed by Clint Eastwood are ________ types: strong men of few words.






48. Inhabitant of Ghosts are ________s of the land of the dead who return to earth.






49. Invigorate; make forceful and active Rather than exhausting Maggie - dancing ________d her.






50. Oily; bland; insincerely suave Uriah Heep disguised his nefarious actions by ________ protestations of his "'umility."