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GRE Wordlist: Meanings - Complete Sentences
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1. Questionable medicine No quack selling ________s is going to cheat me.
lewd
latitude
trenchant
nostrum
2. Keen; shrewd; having insight He is much too ________ to be fooled by a trick like that.
obstetrician
perversion
sagacious
deciduous
3. Enthusiasm; liveliness She approached her studies with such ________ that it was impossible for her to do poorly.
verve
terminate
gerontocracy
importune
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.
paranoia
civil
pragmatic
omnivorous
5. Sharp projection form fishhook - etc.; pointed comment The ________ from the fishhook caught in his finger as he grabbed the fish.
deprecate
abstract
barb
inveigh
6. Vary; go in different directionsfrom the same point The spokes of the wheel ________ from the hub.
subterfuge
diverge
piety
amnesia
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.
welter
aver
heterodox
dormer
8. Grow gradually smaller. From now until December 21 - the winter solstice - the hours of daylight will ________.
annuity
wane
exorcise
perusal
9. State of being numerous He was appalled by the ________ of details he had to complete before setting out on his mission.
ambidextrous
fledgling
multiplicity
flaunt
10. Rival; imitate As long as our political leaders ________ the virtues of the great leaders of this country - we shall flourish.
festive
velocity
emulate
toil
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 ________.
pert
codicil
apostate
orient
12. Extremely high (of prices etc.) The super computer's price was ________.
vent
veer
lectern
prohibitive
13. Presumptuous; arrogant His ________ pride in his accomplishments was not justified.
somnolent
seethe
subsidy
overweening
14. Entreating; beseeching He could not resist the dog's ________ whimpering - and he gave it some food.
assail
granary
quibble
suppliant
15. Prohibit; restrain The child was not ________ed in her responses.
inhibit
whet
facile
propound
16. Meager; insufficient Thinking his helping of food was ________ - Oliver Twist asked for more.
pedagogue
tirade
scanty
implication
17. Understood; not put into words We have a ________ agreement based on only a handshake.
pinion
machinations
tacit
monarchy
18. Complain; fuss Students traditionally ________ about the abysmal quality of "mystery meat" and similar dornitory food.
outspoken
skittish
grouse
hegemony
19. Self-governing This island is a colony; however - in most matters - it is ________ and receives no orders from the mother country.
dilate
cataclysm
autonomous
mesmerize
20. Frankness - The ________ and simplicity of his speech impressed all - it was all clear he held nothing back.
inveterate
decomposition
espionage
candor
21. Cause to rise or grow lighter; enliven As bread dough is ________ed - it puffs up - expanding in volume.
wispy
conclusive
leaven
prophetic
22. Repudiate; withdraw previous statement Unless you ________ your confession - you will be punished severely.
listless
parsimonious
retraction
recant
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.
prosperity
chronic
maelstrom
advent
24. Mythical figure - half man and half horse - I was particularly impressed by the statue of the ________ in the Roman Hall of the museum.
volatile
centaur
schematic
endemic
25. Bantering; comical; humorously serious Will Rogers' ________ remarks endeared him to his audiences.
bicker
sojourn
emetic
quizzical
26. Urging; demanding He tried to hide from his ________ creditors until his allowance arrived.
unfledged
satire
importunate
ramification
27. Excessively devoted to one's wife His friends laughed at him because he was so ________ and submissive to his wife's desires.
browbeat
purgatory
hegemony
uxorious
28. Uncertain; risky I think this stock is a ________ investment and advise against its purchase.
synchronous
precarious
fetid
vignette
29. Played in an abrupt manner; marked by abrupt - sharp sound His ________ speech reminded one of the sound of a machine gun.
longevity
multilingual
insinuate
staccato
30. Charm; talisman Around her neck she wore the ________ that the witch doctor had given her.
flinch
ghastly
problematic
amulet
31. Remorse The judge was especially severe in this sentencing because he felt that the criminal had shown no ________ for his heinous crime.
perpetrate
swill
guile
compunction
32. Near at hand; impending Rosa was such a last-minute worker that she could never start writing a paper till the deadline was ________.
imminent
mordant
supplant
blatant
33. Sweet sounding The ________ sounds of the birds at dawn were soon drowned out by the roar of traffic passing our motel.
hermetic
stanch
rotundity
dulcet
34. Drink (alcoholic beverages) frequently He found that his most enjoyable evenings occurred when he ________d with his friends at the local pub.
palpable
luxuriant
tipple
despicable
35. Ease; lessen(pain) Your messages of cheer should ________ her suffering.
assuage
anthropoid
premise
opprobrium
36. Clothing "How can I go to the ball?" asked Cinderella. "I have no ________ fit to wear."
devotee
temporal
raiment
prevaricate
37. Dry food; fodder I am afraid of a severe winter because I have stored a large quantity of ________ for the cattle.
beatitude
gentry
provender
lectern
38. Supporter; follower In the wake of the scandal - the senator's one-time ________ quietly deserted him.
wean
adherent
unrequited
unfeigned
39. Poorverse Although we find occasional snatches of genuine poetry in her work - most of her writing is mere ________.
doggerel
antiseptic
bifurcated
vindictive
40. Mouthlike opening; small opening The Howe Caverns were discovered when someone observed that a cold wind was issuing from an ________ in the hillside.
solder
orifice
tutelary
ordinance
41. Make use of - sometimes unjustly Caesar Chavez fought attempts to ________ migrant farmworkers in California.
exploit
optimum
beget
amnesia
42. Appropriate; fitting He was always able to find the ________ phrase - the correct expression for every occasion.
clangor
apposite
alchemy
ostracize
43. Attractive The man I am seeking to fill this position must be ________ since he will be representing us before the public.
personable
exposure
versatile
supererogatory
44. Agreement; contract The signers of the Mayflower ________ were establishing a form of government.
list
compact
entreat
suppliant
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.
embryonic
hardy
chary
ecclesiastic
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.
reprobate
itinerary
precipitous
rehabilitate
47. Deep dish for serving soup The waiters brought the soup to the tables in silver ________s.
ascribe
tureen
insubstantial
qualms
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.
outmoded
rout
advert
thrifty
49. Intellectuals; members of the educated elite She preferred discussions about sports and politics to the literary conversations of the ________.
tautological
intelligentsia
accost
rescind
50. Thought - Mathematics problems sometimes require much ________.
cerebration
repugnance
garbled
prudent
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