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GRE Wordlist: Meanings - Complete Sentences
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1. Salty The slightly ________ taste of this mineral water is pleasant.
scrutinize
saline
comprehensive
condign
2. Servile flatterer; yes man Never tell the boss anything he doesn't wish to hear: he doesn't want an independent adviser - he just wants a ________.
encroachment
exacting
toady
panacea
3. Attacking; insulting; distasteful Getting into street brawls is no minor offense for professional boxers - who are required by law to restrict their ________ impulses to the ring.
asymmetric
duress
offensive
larder
4. Relating to the stars She was amazed at the number of ________ bodies the new telescope revealed.
astral
percussion
faction
wheedle
5. Self-control; formal but distant manner Although some girls were attracted by Mark's ________ - Judy was put off by it - for she felt his aloofness indicated a lack of openness.
penchant
surpass
trivia
reserve
6. Separate; part Northern and southern Ireland are politically and religiously ________ed.
enunciate
epicure
contrived
sunder
7. Violent anguish The ________ of despair can be as devastating as the spasms accompanying physical pain.
ambulatory
levee
misapprehension
throes
8. Good fortune; financial success; physical well-being Promising to stay together "for richer - for poorer -" the newlyweds vowed to be true to one another in ________ and hardship alike.
apothegm
saturnine
prosperity
vernacular
9. Annoy by repeated attacks When he could not pay his bills as quickly as he had promised - he was ________ed by his creditors.
allure
stoic
harass
proximity
10. Derived byreasoning If we accept your premise - your conclusions are easily ________.
eerie
usury
deducible
pterodactyl
11. One of the hereditary classes in Hindu society - social stratification; prestige - The differences created by ________ in India must be wiped out if true democracy is to prevail in that country.
caste
clamber
subsume
unwitting
12. Shade of difference in meaning or color The unskilled eye of the layperson has difficulty in dicerning the ________s of color in the paintings.
depredation
onerous
exacerbate
nuance
13. Not able to be corrected or repaired Your apology cannot atone for the ________ damage you have done to her reputation.
urbane
irreparable
verbalize
analogy
14. Convenient features; courtesies In addition to the customary ________ for the business traveler -- fax machines - modems - a health club -- the hotel offers the services of a butler versed in social amenities.
guileless
amenities
daunt
motility
15. Rude; cross Because of his ________ attitude - many people avoided his company.
ramble
surly
prudent
narcissist
16. Conquer; bring under control It is not our aim to ________ our foe; we are interested only in establishing peaceful relations.
machiavellian
nadir
germane
subjugate
17. Poisonous We must seek an antidote for whatever ________ substance he has eaten.
toxic
shoddy
prolong
diligence
18. To speak or write in an exaggeratedly enthusiastic manner She greatly enjoyed her Hawaiian vacation and ________d about it for weeks.
minuscule
rhapsodize
demean
fluster
19. Petty criticism; fault-finding - Welcoming constructive criticism - Lexy appreciated her editor's comments - finding them free of ________.
asinine
accessible
bedizen
carping
20. Work Although many critics hailed his Fifth Symphony - he did not regard it as his major ________.
scintillate
omniscient
opus
dwindle
21. Cunning; artful. She is as ________ as a fox in avoiding trouble.
apoplexy
prosody
environ
wily
22. Immature It is hard for an ________ writer to find a sympathetic publisher.
grill
guffaw
disport
unfledged
23. Back country They seldom had visitors - living as they did way out in the ________.
taut
vogue
sibylline
hinterlands
24. Indirect reference the ________s to mythological characters in Milton's poems bewilder the reader who has not studied Latin.
accord
proxy
allusion
subsistence
25. Praising; eulogistic Some critics believe that his ________ statements about Napoleon were inspired by his desire for material advancement rather than by an honest belief in the Emperor's genius.
encomiastic
flick
citadel
expedient
26. Regretful; sorrowful; dejected The artist has captured the sadness of childhood in his portrait of the boy with the ________ countenance.
rueful
flick
probe
jaded
27. Copy When you ________ your notes - please send a copy to Mr.Smith and keep the original for our files.
carafe
abnegation
transcribe
nomadic
28. To draft for military purposes; to take for public use The policeman ________ed the first car that approached and ordered the driver to go to the nearest hospital.
commandeer
tainted
dexterous
nicety
29. Exceed Her SAT scores ________ed out expectations.
surpass
canine
cadence
reminiscence
30. Noble ambition Youth's ________s should be as lofty as the stars.
repercussion
carcinogenic
aspiration
constituent
31. Relating to the back of an animal A shark may be identified by its ________ fin - which projects above the surface of the ocean.
dorsal
throes
instigate
striated
32. Pertaining to existence; pertaining to the philosophy of ________ism To the existential philosopher - human reason is inadequate to explain an irrational - meaningless universe.
existential
whittle
gastronomy
utopia
33. Absorbing; engrossing The reviewer described Byatt's novel Possession as a ________ tale: absorbed in the story - he had finished it in a single evening.
cloying
riveting
lull
impeccable
34. Capable of maintaining life; practicable; workable The infant - though prematurely born - is ________ and has a good chance to survive.
viable
gall
assurance
edify
35. Abolish He intended to ________ the decree issued by his predecessor.
disconcolate
impunity
girth
abrogate
36. Leave to someone by means of a will; hand down In his will - Father ________ed his watch to Phillip; the bequest meant a great deal to the boy.
degraded
glaze
glacial
bequeath
37. Worn out; exhausted; barren The literature of the age reflected the ________ condition of the writers; no new ideas were forthcoming.
disclaim
effete
solecism
liability
38. Winding; twisting The car swerved at every curve in the ________ road.
agog
stygian
rend
serpentine
39. Unutterable; cannot be expressed in speech Such ________ joy must be experienced; it cannot be described.
gusto
chalice
ineffable
hibernal
40. Central; critical De Klerk's decision to set Nelson Mandela free was ________; without Mandela's release - there was no possibility that the African National Cogress would entertain talks with the South African government.
hackles
egoism
pivotal
canto
41. Person unduly worried about his health; worrier without cause about illness The doctor prescribed chocolate pills for his patient who was a ________.
mores
undergird
adjutant
hypochondriac
42. False belief; hallucination This scheme is a snare and a ________.
denounce
spontaneity
lurk
delusion
43. Fond word or act Your gifts and ________s cannot make me forget your earlier insolence.
reverie
endearment
asunder
tertiary
44. Mercy killing Many people support ________ for terminally ill patients who wish to die.
penury
euthanasia
sedulous
ingratiate
45. Go backwards; degenerate Instead of advancing - our civilization seems to have ________d in ethics and culture.
retrograde
aegis
floe
amity
46. Prudent; cautious - Investigating before acting - she tried always to be ________.
circumspect
emolument
capricious
condole
47. Scatter (like seeds) The invention of the radio helped propagandists to ________ their favorite doctrines very easily.
bureaucracy
disseminate
halting
premonitory
48. Dull; not fresh; cheerless Refusing to be depressed by her ________ studio apartment - Bea spent the weekend polishing the floors and windows and hanging bright posters on the walls.
personable
veracity
dingy
animated
49. Char or burn; brand Accidentally brushing against the hot grill - she ________ed her hand badly.
occlude
sear
slight
interloper
50. Boisterous merrymaking New Year's Eve is a night of ________.
revelry
aviary
mediocre
commensurate