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GRE Wordlist: Meanings - Complete Sentences

Subjects : english, vocabulary
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1. Questionable medicine No quack selling ________s is going to cheat me.






2. Keen; shrewd; having insight He is much too ________ to be fooled by a trick like that.






3. Enthusiasm; liveliness She approached her studies with such ________ that it was impossible for her to do poorly.






4. 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.






5. Sharp projection form fishhook - etc.; pointed comment The ________ from the fishhook caught in his finger as he grabbed the fish.






6. Vary; go in different directionsfrom the same point The spokes of the wheel ________ from the hub.






7. Window projecting from roof In remodeling the attic into a bedroom - we decided that we needed to put in ________s to provide sufficient ventilation for the new room.






8. Grow gradually smaller. From now until December 21 - the winter solstice - the hours of daylight will ________.






9. State of being numerous He was appalled by the ________ of details he had to complete before setting out on his mission.






10. Rival; imitate As long as our political leaders ________ the virtues of the great leaders of this country - we shall flourish.






11. One who abandons his religious faith or political beliefs Because he switched from one party to another - his former friends shunned him as an ________.






12. Extremely high (of prices etc.) The super computer's price was ________.






13. Presumptuous; arrogant His ________ pride in his accomplishments was not justified.






14. Entreating; beseeching He could not resist the dog's ________ whimpering - and he gave it some food.






15. Prohibit; restrain The child was not ________ed in her responses.






16. Meager; insufficient Thinking his helping of food was ________ - Oliver Twist asked for more.






17. Understood; not put into words We have a ________ agreement based on only a handshake.






18. Complain; fuss Students traditionally ________ about the abysmal quality of "mystery meat" and similar dornitory food.






19. Self-governing This island is a colony; however - in most matters - it is ________ and receives no orders from the mother country.






20. Frankness - The ________ and simplicity of his speech impressed all - it was all clear he held nothing back.






21. Cause to rise or grow lighter; enliven As bread dough is ________ed - it puffs up - expanding in volume.






22. Repudiate; withdraw previous statement Unless you ________ your confession - you will be punished severely.






23. Long established - as a disease - The doctors were finally able to attribute his ________ headaches and nausea to traces of formaldehyde gas in his apartment.






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






25. Bantering; comical; humorously serious Will Rogers' ________ remarks endeared him to his audiences.






26. Urging; demanding He tried to hide from his ________ creditors until his allowance arrived.






27. Excessively devoted to one's wife His friends laughed at him because he was so ________ and submissive to his wife's desires.






28. Uncertain; risky I think this stock is a ________ investment and advise against its purchase.






29. Played in an abrupt manner; marked by abrupt - sharp sound His ________ speech reminded one of the sound of a machine gun.






30. Charm; talisman Around her neck she wore the ________ that the witch doctor had given her.






31. Remorse The judge was especially severe in this sentencing because he felt that the criminal had shown no ________ for his heinous crime.






32. Near at hand; impending Rosa was such a last-minute worker that she could never start writing a paper till the deadline was ________.






33. Sweet sounding The ________ sounds of the birds at dawn were soon drowned out by the roar of traffic passing our motel.






34. Drink (alcoholic beverages) frequently He found that his most enjoyable evenings occurred when he ________d with his friends at the local pub.






35. Ease; lessen(pain) Your messages of cheer should ________ her suffering.






36. Clothing "How can I go to the ball?" asked Cinderella. "I have no ________ fit to wear."






37. Dry food; fodder I am afraid of a severe winter because I have stored a large quantity of ________ for the cattle.






38. Supporter; follower In the wake of the scandal - the senator's one-time ________ quietly deserted him.






39. Poorverse Although we find occasional snatches of genuine poetry in her work - most of her writing is mere ________.






40. Mouthlike opening; small opening The Howe Caverns were discovered when someone observed that a cold wind was issuing from an ________ in the hillside.






41. Make use of - sometimes unjustly Caesar Chavez fought attempts to ________ migrant farmworkers in California.






42. Appropriate; fitting He was always able to find the ________ phrase - the correct expression for every occasion.






43. Attractive The man I am seeking to fill this position must be ________ since he will be representing us before the public.






44. Agreement; contract The signers of the Mayflower ________ were establishing a form of government.






45. Undeveloped; rudimentary The evil of class and race hatred must be eliminated while it is still in an ________ state; otherwise - it may grow to dangerous proportions.






46. Person hardened in sin - devoid of a sense of decency I cannot understand why he has so many admirers if he is the ________ you say he is.






47. Deep dish for serving soup The waiters brought the soup to the tables in silver ________s.






48. No longer stylish; old-fahioned Unconcerned about keeping in style - Lenore was perfectly happy to wear ________ clothes as long as they were clean and unfrayed.






49. Intellectuals; members of the educated elite She preferred discussions about sports and politics to the literary conversations of the ________.






50. Thought - Mathematics problems sometimes require much ________.






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