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GRE Wordlist: Meanings - Complete Sentences
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1. To strip a priest or minister of church authority To disbar a lawyer - to ________ a priest - to suspend a doctor's license to practice--these are extreme steps that the authorities should take only after careful consideration.
miserly
lurid
unfrock
seethe
2. Pertaining to a bishop or pope; pompous or pretentious From the very beginning of his ministry it was clear from his ________ pronouncements that John was destined for a high pontifical office.
relinquish
pontifical
wrath
connivance
3. Slander; disgrace; infamy I resent the ________ that you are casting upon my reputation.
muted
wreak
sinewy
obloquy
4. Combative; disposed to fight As a child he was ________ and fought with everyone.
amok
sallow
gape
pugnacious
5. Universal; wide-ranging liberal - He was extremely ________ in his taste and read everything he could find in the library.
catholic
browbeat
exorcise
throng
6. Malleability; flexibility; ability to be drawn out Copper wire has many industrial uses because of its extreme ________.
ductility
inimitable
pertinacious
inequity
7. Wooden; impassive We wanted to see how long he could maintain his ________ expression.
hummock
deadpan
facetious
ludicrous
8. Peaceful; calm After his vacation in this ________ section - he felt soothed and rested.
frantic
placid
bloated
merger
9. Inclination; natural tendency The cross old lady has a ________ to grumble.
proclivity
savant
proponent
appease
10. Easy to approach; obtainable We asked our guide whether the ruins were ________ on foot.
recondite
acrid
passive
accessible
11. Brief explanation of words used in the text I have found the ________ in this book very useful; it has eliminated many trips to the dictionary.
glossary
granulate
zephyr
inanimate
12. Someone who wastes money Easy access to credit encourages people to turn into ________s who shop till they drop.
spendthrift
vapid
irreparable
caliber
13. Dig up When they ________ed the city - the archeologists found many relics of an ancient civilization.
indict
surfeit
unearth
wistful
14. Combination (of two business corporations) When the firm's president married the director of financial planning - the office joke was that it wasn't a marriage - it was a ________.
plummet
unfaltering
simulate
merger
15. Highly conspicuous; harshly bright ________ spelling or grammatical errors in your resume will unfavorably impress potential employers.
slither
minuscule
glaring
dotage
16. Stroke; loss of consciousness followed by paralysis He was crippled by an attack of ________.
internecine
apoplexy
catharsis
embellish
17. Bundle of stalks of grain; any bundle of things tied together The lawyer picked up a ________ of papers as he rose to question the witness.
offensive
rebuttal
sheaf
dapper
18. Respectful His ________ attitude was appropriate in a house of worship.
rectify
hypothetical
primogeniture
reverent
19. Reprove severely I am afraid that my parents will ________ me when I show them my report card.
attest
reprimand
coiffure
unfledged
20. Beat The severity with which he was ________ed was indicated by the bruises he displayed on his head and face.
pedantic
integral
pummel
plethora
21. Phrase culled in meaning by repetition - High school compositions are often marred by such ________s as "strong as an ox."
monotony
unfledged
dermatologist
cliche
22. Minor quarrel; bickering Children invariably get involved in petty ________s; wise parents know when to interfere and when to let the children work things out on their own.
squabble
memorialize
dowdy
gainsay
23. Point at which the sun is farthest from the equator The winter ________ usually occurs on December 21.
solstice
accost
scad
hew
24. Fragments Ten years after World War II - some of the ________ left by enemy bombings could still be seen.
ordination
autocrat
rubble
revulsion
25. Deep-rooted; habitual She is an ________ smoker and cannot break the habit.
boorish
inveterate
gratis
canard
26. New or newly coined word or phrase As we invent new techniques and professions - we must also invent ________ such as "microcomputer" and "astronaut" to describe them.
neologism
evasive
puissant
tautological
27. Clear from blame He was ________d of the crime when the real criminal confessed.
insolvent
glower
voluble
exculpate
28. Perceive intuitively; foresee the future Nothing infuriated Tom more than Aunt Polly's ability to ________ when he was not telling the truth.
hortatory
divine
denigrate
ratify
29. Theme This simple ________ runs throughout the score.
founder
motif
ostracize
cognizance
30. Generous gift Lady Bountiful distributed ________ to the poor.
largess
pendant
giddy
jocund
31. Blessing The appearance of the sun after the many rainy days was like a ________.
demean
benediction
writhe
sophist
32. Overflow; flood The tremendous waves ________d the town.
inundate
ambivalence
aversion
thermal
33. Impressiveness; stateliness; majesty No matter how often he hiked through the mountains - David never failed to be struck by the ________ of the Sierra Nevada range.
cerebration
grandeur
satyr
furor
34. Indirect speech; hypocritical; evasive Rather than tell Jill directly what he disliked - Jack made a few ________ comments and tried to change the subject.
viand
mealymouthed
wrench
ungainly
35. Throb We could see the blood vessels in his temple ________ as he became more angry.
haughtiness
abase
comeuppance
pulsate
36. State of violent agitation We were frightened by the ________ of the ocean during the storm.
feckless
turbulence
intersperse
narcissist
37. Fall back or sink again The economy ________d into a depression from the peak.
meteoric
blithe
ubiquitous
relapse
38. Rebellion; uprising Given the current state of affairs in South Africa - an ________ seems unavoidable.
gloss
elliptical
obtuse
insurrection
39. Mournful The ________ howling of the dogs added to our sadness.
loathe
lugubrious
faculty
canto
40. Plainly expressed Her ________ comments eliminated all posibility of misinterpretation.
perspicuous
figurative
provoke
inveterate
41. Stitches sewn to hold the cut edges of a wound or incision; material used in sewing We will remove the ________s as soon as the wound heals.
suture
arrogance
ignite
gruff
42. Disregard Be prepared to ________ what he has to say about his ex-wife.
coagulate
forswear
splice
discount
43. Unity of pitch; complete accord The choir sang in ________.
disjointed
centigrade
unison
travail
44. Repudiate; withdraw previous statement Unless you ________ your confession - you will be punished severely.
alias
recant
furor
cascade
45. Shrewd; thrifty - The ________ Scotsman was more than a match for the swindlers.
tanner
conjecture
elicit
canny
46. Tangible; easily perceptible I cannot understand how you could overlook such a ________ blunder.
palpable
mitigate
debonair
burgeon
47. Condemn; critcize The reform candidate ________d the corrupt city officers for having betrayed the public's trust.
reprimand
patois
denounce
lurid
48. Slight knowledge I don't know whether it is better to be ignorant of a subject or to have a mere ________ of information about it.
serpentine
prosaic
primp
smattering
49. Psychosis marked by delusions of grandeur or persecution Suffering from ________ - he claimed everyone was out to get him; ironically - his claim was accurate; even paranoids have enemies.
paranoia
collage
salacious
harbor
50. Sift; separate good parts from bad. This test will _________ out the students who study from those who don't bother.
grapple
whit
transient
winnow