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GRE Wordlist: Meanings - Complete Sentences
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1. Confuse; puzzle No mystery could ________ Sherlock Holmes for long.
odorous
glutinous
confound
reverie
2. Meantime The company will not consider our proposal until next week; in the ________ - let us proceed as we have in the past.
interim
symmetry
decoy
careen
3. Apt; suitably expressed; well chosen He was famous for his ________ remarks and was called upon to serve as master-of-ceremonies at many banquet.
verisimilitude
felicitous
charlatan
pert
4. Female warrior Ever since the days of Greek mythology we refer to strong and aggressive women as ________s.
trigger
urbane
disabuse
amazon
5. Freedom from punishment The bully mistreated everyone in the class with ________ for he felt that no one would dare retaliate.
expurgate
waif
impunity
unassuaged
6. Queer and amusing He was a popular guest because his ________ anecdotes were always entertaining.
impinge
windfall
itinerant
droll
7. Frenzied Angered - he went ________ and began to wreck the room.
pliant
diverse
cloying
berserk
8. Logical formula consisting of a major premise - a minor premise and a conclusion; deceptive or specious argument There must be a fallacy in this ________; I cannot accept its conclusion.
syllogism
digression
catechism
appurtenances
9. Thin layer; cover Casual acquaintances were deceived by his ________ of sophistication and failed to recognize his fundamental shallowness.
rabid
repository
veneer
evenhanded
10. Condition in which blood lacks red corpuscles The doctor ascribes her tiredness to ________.
dais
beget
anemia
throng
11. Chatter idly The little girl ________d about her doll.
transition
abstain
homily
babble
12. Sham; not genuine; inferior You will never get the public to buy such ________ material.
shoddy
minatory
hubbub
unwarranted
13. Accident With a little care you could have avoided this ________.
besmirch
perpetrate
abusive
mishap
14. Upset; distracted by anxiety The ________ parents frantically searched the ravine for their lost child.
apprehend
distraught
glib
yokel
15. Going from one state of action to another During the period of ________ from oil heat to gas heat - the furnace will have to be shut off.
transition
champion
minute
tangential
16. Scorn; disdain Even if you feel superior to others - it is unwise to show your ________ for them.
dispirited
doddering
insolvent
contempt
17. Stubborn; persistent He is bound to succeed because his ________ nature will not permit him to quit.
rotundity
consistency
severity
pertinacious
18. Marked by changes in fortune - During his ________ career he had lived in palatial mansions and in dreary boardinghouses.
multiplicity
checkered
patina
fidelity
19. Plainly expressed Her ________ comments eliminated all posibility of misinterpretation.
factious
lassitude
perspicuous
quintessence
20. Teaching; art of education Though Maria Montessori gained fame for her innovations in ________ - it took years before her teaching techniques became common practice in American schools.
flay
incentive
pedagogy
enunciate
21. Features - especially of the face She quickly sketched the ________ of his face.
realm
heterodox
consign
lineaments
22. Introductory The chairman made a few ________ remarks before he called on the first speaker.
vagrant
prefactory
array
furor
23. Random; by chance His ________ reading left him unaquainted with the authors of the books.
resolution
deluge
haphazard
annihilate
24. Opposite The inevitable ________ of peace is not war but annihilation.
mollycoddle
barterer
assurance
converse
25. Withdrawal; retreat; time of low economic activity The slow ________ of the flood waters created problems for the crews working to restore power to the area.
indubitably
dissimulate
recession
invoke
26. Deceit; duplicity She achieved her high position by ________ and treachery.
guile
viand
lechery
blunder
27. Incompatible; not able to be resolved Because the separated couple were ________ - the marriage counselor recommended a divorce.
venerable
extirpate
irreconsilable
pyromaniac
28. Overwhelmingly favorable review Though critic John Simon seldom has a good word to say about contemporary plays - his review of All in the Timing was a total ________.
pathetic
fetter
rave
novelty
29. Suitable; to the point The lawyer wanted to know all the ________ details.
aristocracy
opportune
ultimatum
pertinent
30. Ceremonial staff; clublike medieval weapon The Grand Marshal of the parade raised his ________ to signal that it was time for the procession to begin.
automaton
mace
raucous
discretion
31. Cheerful; hopeful Let us not be too ________ about the outcome; something could go wrong.
quadruped
sanguine
beatitude
transgression
32. Thresh grain by hand; strike or slap; toss about In medieval times - warriors ________ed their foe with a metal ball attached to a handle.
contravene
flail
internecine
unwonted
33. Theme This simple ________ runs throughout the score.
meticulous
steep
puerile
motif
34. Pleasantly tart-tasting; stimulating The ________sauce added to our enjoyment of the meal.
salutary
flinch
piquant
abrasive
35. Pious phraseology; jargon of criminals - Angry that the president had slashed the education budget - we dismissed his speech on the importance of education as mere ________.
avuncular
cant
addendum
prelate
36. State of being parallel; similarity There is a striking ________ between the twins.
raiment
lineaments
parallelism
depose
37. Grow tiresome The study of word lists can eventually ________ and put one to sleep.
pall
archipelago
mountebank
compact
38. Old age; feeble mindedness of old age Most of the decisions are being made by the junior members of the company because of the ________ of the president.
infirmity
reactionary
petty
senility
39. Particular variety of art or literature Both a short story writer and a poet - Langston Hughes proved himself equally skilled in either ________.
genre
surreptitious
foreboding
whittle
40. Justify; authorize. Before the judge issues the injunction - you must convince her this action is ________ed.
torque
warrant
verisimilitude
largess
41. Varied; greatly diversified A career woman and mother - she was constantly busy with the ________ activities of her daily life.
purchase
mandatory
gruff
multifarious
42. Bantering; comical; humorously serious Will Rogers' ________ remarks endeared him to his audiences.
quizzical
kindred
exploit
prolific
43. Act of turning aside; pastime After studying for several hours - he needed a ________ from work.
respiration
succulent
fell
diversion
44. Drawback; debtsHer lack of an extensive vocabulary was a ________ that she was able to overcome.
askew
grandiose
indisputable
liability
45. Thriftless He was constantly being warned to mend his ________ ways and begin to "save for a rainy day."
foil
improvident
atrocity
replete
46. Of different colors; motled; spotted You should be able to identify Polka Dot in this race; he is the only ________ horse running.
piebald
upshot
penchant
ironic
47. Apart; reserved Shy by nature - she remained ________ while all the rest conversed.
slough
vagabond
deadpan
aloof
48. Loosely connected Though he tried to follow the plot of Gravity's Rainbow - John found the novel too ________.
episodic
procurement
obsession
rile
49. Deliverance from a charge His ________ by the jury surprised those who had thought him guilty.
tether
gargantuan
acquittal
titter
50. Positive assertion; confirmation; solemn pledge by one who refuses to take an oath Despite Tom's ________ of innocence - Aunt Polly still suspected he had eaten the pie.
affirmation
husbandry
mortician
condone
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