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GRE Wordlist: Meanings - Complete Sentences

Subjects : english, vocabulary
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1. Tranquillity He was impressed by the air of ________ and peace that pervaded the valley.






2. Appease Nothing he did could ________ her wrath; she was unforgiving.






3. Reflection; thought She reached her decision only after much ________.






4. Bind as servant or apprentice to master Many immigrants could come to America only after they had________ themselves for several years.






5. Loss of speech due to injury or illness After the automobile accident - the victim had periods of ________ when he could not speak at all or could only mumble incoherently.






6. Induce someone to convert to religion or belief In these interfaith meetings - there must be no attempt to ________; we must respect all points of view.






7. High praise; eulogy Uneasy with the ________s expressed by his supporters - Tolkien felt unworthy of such high praise.






8. Cause to be set aside; replace This regulation will ________ all previous rules.






9. Superfluous; more than needed or demanded We have more than enough witnesses to corroborate your statement; to present any more would be ________.






10. Be suited to; be incumbent upon In this time of crisis - it ________s all of us to remain calm and await the instructions of our superiors.






11. Emotional urges behind human activity The psychiatrist maintained that suppression of the ________ often resulted in maladjustment and neuroses.






12. Slingshot; hurling machine - Airplanes are sometimes launched from battleships by ________s.






13. Coloring matter Van Gogh mixed various ________s with linseed oil to create his paints.






14. Sound in judgment; wise At a key moment in his life - he made a ________ investment that was the foundation of his later wealth.






15. Silly; senseless Such comments are ________ because they do not help us solve our program.






16. Disobedient The ________ private was confined to the barracks.






17. Most reliable or complee Carl Sandburg's Abraham Lincoln may be regarded as the ________ work on the life of the Emancipator.






18. Refer; attribute; assign I can ________ no motive for her acts.






19. Hatch; scheme Inasmuch as our supply of electricity is cut off - we shall have to rely on the hens to ________ these eggs.






20. Meeting place The two fleets met at the ________ at the appointed time.






21. Plunge into water; drench; extinguish They ________d each other with hoses and balloons.






22. Freeze; coagulate His blood ________ed in his veins as he saw the dread monster rush toward him.






23. Irresistible crushin force Nothing could survive in the path of the ________.






24. Without exceptions; unqualified; absolute - Though the captain claimed he was never - never sick at sea - he finally qualified his ________ denial; he was hardly ever sick at sea.






25. Foul-smelling The component heap was most ________ in summer.






26. Odd; whimsical; irregular The comet passed close by the earth in its ________ orbit.






27. Color; aspect The aviary contained birds of every possible ________.






28. Mythical figure - half man and half horse - I was particularly impressed by the statue of the ________ in the Roman Hall of the museum.






29. Carelessness ________ can prove costly near complicated machinery.






30. Glowing ardor Their kiss was full of the ________ of first love.






31. Weaken; sap The recent corruption scandals have ________d many people's faith in the city government.






32. Curving outward He polished the ________ lens of his telescope.






33. Knowledge During the election campaign - the two candidates were kept in full ________ of the international situation.






34. False testimony while under oath When several witnesses appeared to challenge his story - he was indicted for ________.






35. Surpass; outdo Jesse Owens easily ________ped his competitors to win the gold metal at the Olympic Games.






36. Intimidate Your threats cannot ________ me.






37. Ordinary; typical His ________ upbringing left him wholly unprepared for his wife's eccentric family.






38. Hardship; want In his youth - he knew hunger and ________.






39. Device for stamping or impressing; mold In coining pennies - workers at the old mint squeezed sheets of softened copper between two ________s.






40. Advocate of voting rights (for women) In recognition of her efforts to win the vote for women - Congress authorized coining a silver dollar honoring the ________ Susan B. Anthony.






41. Manlike The gorilla is the strongest of the ________ animals.






42. Officer who acts as go-between for two armies; intermediary As the ________ - he had to avoid offending the leaders of the two armies.






43. Bitterness; hatred Let us forget out ________ and cooperate in this new endeavor.






44. Word or phrase characteristically used to describe a person or thing So many kings of France were named Charles that modern students need epithets to tell them apart: Charles the Wise - for example - was someone far different from Charles the Fat.






45. Unchanging; lacking development Nothing had changed at home; things were ________ there






46. Accustom a baby not to nurse; give up a cherished activity. He decided he would ________ himself away from eating junk food and stick to fruits and vegetables.






47. Having the odor of musk She left a trace of ________ perfume behind her.






48. Overstock; fill to excess The many manufacturers ________ted the market and could not find purchasers for the many articles they had produced.






49. Beginning; forming of a idea At the first ________ of the work - he was consulted.






50. Opening; break The plane was lost in the stormy sky until the pilot saw the city through a ________ in the clouds.