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GRE Wordlist: Meanings - Complete Sentences
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1. Brother or sister We may not enjoy being ________s - but we cannot forget that we still belong to the same family.
earthy
deducible
waif
sibling
2. Comparable She called our attention to the things that had been done in an ________ situation and recommended that we do the same.
inclement
analogous
impute
uncouth
3. Murmur or grumble The child ________ed at the doll.
deft
unwieldy
adroit
mutter
4. Loyal; unswerving Penelope was ________ in her affections - faithfully waiting for Ulysses to return from his wanderings.
steadfast
pliable
uninhibited
hypochondriac
5. Entertain John ________d us with tales of his adventures in Africa.
suppliant
embargo
regale
hoary
6. Lifeless she was asked to identify the still and ________ body.
hedonism
incoherent
robust
inanimate
7. Idealistic but impractical His head is in the clouds; he is constantly presenting these ________ schemes.
transport
comely
dissipate
quixotic
8. Very poor person Though Widow Brown was living on a reduced income - she was by no means a ________.
pensive
pauper
ethnology
prognosis
9. Outward demonstration; indication Mozart's early attraction to the harsichord was the first ________ of his pronounced musical bent.
potable
invincible
manifestation
steep
10. Father; produce; give rise to One good turn may deserve another; it does not necessarily ________ another.
stamina
initiate
beget
constituent
11. Rebel; nonconformist To the masculine literary establishment - George Sand with her insistence on wearing trousers and smoking cigars was clearly a ________ who fought her proper womanly role.
maverick
luster
ventral
eugenic
12. Grain-eating Some ________ animals have two stomachs for digesting their food.
herbivorous
herpetologist
pittance
ingrate
13. Indirect reference the ________s to mythological characters in Milton's poems bewilder the reader who has not studied Latin.
allusion
shambles
grouse
contest
14. Enigmatic; mysterious The Mona Lisa's ________ expression has puzzled art lovers for centuries.
conspiracy
bemused
revelry
sphinx-like
15. Stamp-collector When she heard the value of the Penny Black stamp - Phyllis was inspired to become a ________.
upshot
ruse
mammoth
philatelist
16. Still in existence Although the authorities suppressed the book - many copies are ________ and may be purchased at exorbitant prices.
extant
impetuous
levitate
actuate
17. Ring of leaves around stem; ring. Identification by fingerprints is based on the difference in shape and number of ________s on the fingers.
exhort
whorl
vagrant
contumacious
18. Width; extent We were impressed by the ________ of her knowledge.
serpentine
obviate
exhume
breadth
19. Contradict; oppose: infringe on or transgress Mr. Barrett did not expect his frail daughter Elizabeth to ________ his will by eloping with Robert Browning.
pharisaical
contravene
genteel
restraint
20. Mental disorder marked by confusion The drunkard in his ________ saw strange animals.
hypochondriac
efface
delirium
concur
21. Preventing infection; having a cleansing effect Hospitals succeeded in lowering the mortality rate as soon as they introduced ________ conditions.
quandary
amphitheater
vivisection
asceptic
22. Exceed Her SAT scores ________ed out expectations.
surpass
tureen
consanguinity
finale
23. Goblet; consecrated cup - In a small room adjoining the cathedral - many ornately decorated ________s made by the most famous European goldsmiths were on display.
inequity
recourse
chalice
rejoinder
24. Antiquated; ancient The ________ customs had apparently not changed for thousands of years.
antediluvian
slur
calorific
conversant
25. Manlike The gorilla is the strongest of the ________ animals.
phobia
tundra
anthropoid
diligence
26. Unattractive During adolescence many attractive young people somehow acquire the false notion that their appearance is ________.
disputatious
unprepossessing
entree
wrest
27. Spacious and After sleeping in a small roadside cabins - they found their hotel suite ________.
pastoral
prosaic
gratuity
commodious
28. Punishment; severe criticism - Sensitive even to mild criticism - Woolf could not bear ________ that she found in certain reviews.
gambit
castigation
ordain
bouillon
29. Agree If I ________ to this demand for blackmail - I am afraid that I will be the victim of future demands.
renown
thrifty
sunder
accede
30. Plunder The enemy pillaged the quiet ________ and left it in ruins.
poseur
quotidian
pillage
foray
31. Charmingly carefree; simple Far from the city - she led an ________ existence in her rural retreat.
temper
acidulous
idyllic
resonant
32. Intruder The merchant thought of his competitors as ________s who were stealing away his trade.
interloper
concede
venturesome
prognosis
33. Mental or bodily powers; teaching staff As he grew old - he feared he might lose his ________(ies) and become useless to his employer.
comestible
pedant
bask
faculty
34. Animal-biting fly; an irritating person Like a ________ - he irritated all the guests at the hotel; within forty eight hours - everyone regarded him as an annoying busybody.
resilient
rout
gadfly
eloquence
35. Gigantic The ________ corporations of the twentieth century are a mixed blessing
compound
mammoth
arcane
unprepossessing
36. Survey of enemy by soldiers; reconnoitering If you encounter any enemy soldiers during your ________- capture them for questioning.
renegade
odium
existential
reconnaissance
37. Means of support - food - nourishment In the tropics - the natives find ________ easy to obtain because of all the fruit trees.
canine
virus
writ
sustenance
38. Hereditary nobility; privileged class Americans have mixed feelings about hereditary ________.
incoherent
mammoth
imbecility
aristocracy
39. Replace; usurp Corazon Aquino ________ed Ferdinand Marcos as president of the Philippines.
astringent
supplant
luscious
condiments
40. Give up; do without Determined to lose weight for the summer - Ida decided to ________ dessert until she could fit into a size eight again.
streotyped
reconnaissance
forgo
rousing
41. Bitter scolding; invective During the lengthy ________ delivered by his opponent he remained calm and self-controlled.
forgo
piety
diatribe
disgorge
42. Repay Let me know what you have spent and I will ________ you.
misgivings
entrance
don
reimburse
43. Immaterial; without a material body We must devote time to the needs of our ________ mind as well as our corporeal body.
rail
ligneous
incorporeal
disparage
44. Sameness leading to boredom He took a clerical job - but soon grew to hate the ________ of his daily routine.
diadem
consort
monotony
travail
45. Amuse; delude; cheat I ________d himself during the long hours by playing solitaire.
canker
welter
beguile
transparent
46. Fits of depression or gloom We could not discover the cause of her recurrent ________.
moodiness
annotate
disenfranchise
indubitably
47. Abundant; effusive; lavish His speeches were famous for his ________ language and vivid imagery.
vendor
exuberant
garner
pallid
48. Devout The ________ parents gave their children a religious upbringing.
knead
defile
caricature
pious
49. Recently begun; rudimentary; elementary Before the Creation - the world was an ________ mass.
inchoate
toga
abut
aplomb
50. Penitent Her ________ tears did not influence the judge when he imposed sentence.
contrite
outspoken
truncate
linguistic
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