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GRE Wordlist: Meanings - Complete Sentences

Subjects : english, vocabulary
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1. Weightless I can evaluate the data gathered in this study; the ________ items are not so easily analyzed.






2. Broad-bladed instrument used for spreading or mixing The manufacturers of this frying pan recommended the use of a rubber ________ to avoid scratching the specially treated surface.






3. Put into effect; carry out The choreographer wanted to see how well she could ________ a pirouette.






4. Ambush; lie in wait. They agreed to ________ their victim as he passed through the dark alley going home.






5. Premonition; foreboding Hamlet felt a ________ about his meeting with Laertes.






6. Not applicable; unrelated This statement is ________ and should be disregarded by the jury.






7. Something originally of little value or importance that in time becomes very valuable Unnoticed by the critics at its publication - the eventual Pulitzer Prize winner was a classic ________.






8. Repeat He ________d the warning to make sure everyone understood it.






9. Experienced Though pleased with her new batch of rookies - the basketball coach wished she had a few more ________ players on the team.






10. Easily deceived He preyed upon ________ people - who believed his stories of easy wealth.






11. State of being nameless; anonymousness The donor of the gift asked the college not to mention him by name; the dean readily agreed to respect his ________.






12. Forcible restraint - especially unlawfully The hostages were held under ________ until the prisoners' demands were met.






13. Differing in some characteristics; various There are ________ ways of approaching this problem.






14. Characteristic of earlier times; primitive - unspoiled This area has been preserved in all its ________ wildness.






15. Notoriously bad Jesse James was an ________ outlaw.






16. Caprice; whim She followed every ________ of fashion.






17. Portray He is weakest when he attempts to ________ character.






18. Great waterfall; eye abnormality - She gazed with awe at the mighty ________ known as Niagara Falls.






19. Cut to pieces with ax or sword The cavalry rushed into melee and ________ed the enemy with their swords.






20. Picture made of smell - colorful inlaid tiles The mayor compared the ciry to a beautiful ________ made up of people of every race and religion on earth.






21. Oddity; idiosyncrasy Some of his friends tried to account for his rudeness to strangers as the ________ of genius.






22. Denoting an unobstructed and comprehensive view On a clear day - from the top of the World Trade Center you can get a ________ view of New York City and neighboring stretches of New Jersey and Long Island.






23. Being everywhere; omnipresent That Christmas "The Little Drummer Boy" seemed ________: Justin heard the tune everywhere he went.






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






25. Changing its habitat; wandering These ________ birds return every spring.






26. Disheveled; with uncared-for appearance The beggar was dirty and ________.






27. Recently begun; rudimentary; elementary Before the Creation - the world was an ________ mass.






28. Coarse food for cattle - horses etc. One of Nancy's chores ar the ranch was to put fresh supplies of ________ in the horses' stalls.






29. Preceding in time - rank - etc. Our discussions - ________ to this event - certainly did not give you any reason to believe that we would adopt your proposal.






30. Having foresight; fortuneteller - Cassandra's ________ warning was not heeded by the Trojans.






31. Talkative She is very ________ and can speak on the telephone for hours.






32. Drive or hunt out of hiding She was ________ed out their secret.






33. Disrepute; ill fame To the starlet - any publicity was good publicity: if she couldn't have a good reputation - she'd settle for ________.






34. Outcome The ________ of the rematch was that the former champion proved that he still possessed all the skills of his youth.






35. Slavery; compulsory labor Born a slave - Douglass resented his wife of ________ and plotted to escape to the North.






36. Sleep producing I do not need a sedative when I listen to one of his ________ speeches.






37. Sealed by fusion so as to be airtight After these bandages are sterilized - they are placed in ________ containers.






38. Participation; involvement You cannot keep your ________ in this affair secret very long; you would be wise to admit your involvement immediately.






39. Stroke; loss of consciousness followed by paralysis He was crippled by an attack of ________.






40. External; not inherent; foreign Do not be fooled by ________ causes. We must look for the intrinsic reason.






41. Abnormal or deviant - Given the ________ nature of the data - we came to doubt the validity of the entire experiment.






42. Tyranny The people rebelled against the ________ of the king.






43. Weakness Her greatest ________ was lack of willpower.






44. Fluent He is a ________ and articulate speaker.






45. Taunt You are unpopular because you are too free with your ________s and sarcastic comments.






46. To make liquids murky by stirring up sediment; to disturb Be careful when you pour not to ________ the wine; if you stir up the sediment you'll destroy the flavor.






47. Bombastic; stiffly pompous His ________ rhetoric did not impress the college audience; they were immune to bombastic utterances.






48. Promise or pledge; certainty; self-confidence When Gutherie gave Guiness his ________ that rehearsals were going well - he spoke with such assurance that Guiness was convinced.






49. Face; appearance The stern ________ of the judge indicated that she had decided to impose a severe penalty.






50. Flimsy; unsubstantial This is a ________ fabric; it will not wear well.