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GRE Wordlist: Meanings - Complete Sentences
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1. Defame; destroy confidence in; disbelieve The campaign was highly negative in tone; each candidate tried to ________ the other.
mirage
discredit
obtuse
incisive
2. Ghostly being that sucks the blood of the living Children were afraid to go to sleep at night because of the many legends of ________s.
ordeal
discrete
interim
vampire
3. Stockpile; accumulate for future use Whenever there are rumors of a food shortage - people are tempted to ________ food.
odious
hoard
rostrum
anodyne
4. Former occupant of a post I hope I can live up to the fine example set by my late ________in this office.
resumption
predecessor
pachyderm
embellish
5. Destroy completely The owners intend to ________ the hotel and erect an office building on the site.
disport
sage
solicit
raze
6. Dictionary I cannot find this word in any ________in the library.
dissonance
reverent
lexicon
interrogate
7. Total failure Our ambitious venture ended in a ________ and we were forced to flee.
stipulate
fiasco
muted
existential
8. Run at the nose; snuffle; whine Don't you come ________ing to me complaining about your big brother.
stanch
snivel
degenerate
aegis
9. Amends; compensation At the peace conference - the defeated country promised to pay ________s to the victors.
amplify
reparation
archaic
attribute
10. Deep dish for serving soup The waiters brought the soup to the tables in silver ________s.
tyranny
tantamount
protract
tureen
11. Pertaining to the art of delineating; vividly described I was particularly impressed by the ________ presentation of the storm.
flux
graphic
deviate
acme
12. Prototype; primitive pattern The Brooklyn Bridge was the ________ of the many spans that now connect Manhattan with Long Island and New Jersey.
insatiable
vagrant
archetype
scanty
13. Headlong; rash Do not be ________ in this matter; investigate further.
charlatan
vindicate
qualified
precipitate
14. Stamp-collector When she heard the value of the Penny Black stamp - Phyllis was inspired to become a ________.
resolution
philatelist
choleric
psychosis
15. Needlessly repetitious In the sentence "It was visible to the eye -" the phrase "to the eye" is ________.
prolix
tautological
pristine
interrogate
16. Person of prominence or influence The steel ________ decided to devote more time to city politics.
magnate
reprisal
avert
unequivocal
17. Deliverance from a charge His ________ by the jury surprised those who had thought him guilty.
practical
equivocal
acquittal
wary
18. Powerful; strong; potent We must keep his friendship for he will make a ________ ally.
puissant
gratify
allude
vitriolic
19. Beyond a doubt Because her argument was ________ valid - the judge accepted it.
indubitably
turncoat
insuperable
strident
20. Speaking several languages New York City is a ________ community because of the thousands of immigrants who settle there.
meddlesome
polyglot
mutilate
engender
21. Foul smelling; unwholesome I never could stand the ________ atmosphere surrounding the slaughter houses.
apocalyptic
noisome
surmise
febrile
22. Roundabout - Because of the traffic congestion on the main highways - she took a ________ route.
circuitous
inquisitive
fanciful
leeway
23. Having womanly traits His voice was high-pitched and ________.
recapitulate
effeminate
pellmell
citadel
24. Having insight; penetrating; astute The brillant lawyer was known for his ________ deductions.
stymie
perspicacious
dispel
insinuate
25. Fear or hatred of foreigners.When the refugee arrived in America - he was unprepared for the _________ he found there.
wither
proscenium
xenophobia
sanguine
26. Pay for services There is a nominal ________ for this position.
boorish
render
stipend
grovel
27. Criticize harshly Hoping for a rave review of his new show - the playwright was miserable when the critics ________ned it unanimously.
paragon
munificent
aquiline
pan
28. Discourage His failure to pass the bar exam ________ed him.
dishearten
addle
doff
acclimate
29. Dress or groom oneself with care She ________s for hours before a dance.
prohibitive
primp
tumid
rabid
30. Dissenting; rebellious In the purge that followed the student demonstrations at Tianamen Square - the government hunted down the ________ students and their supporters.
dislodge
dissident
timbre
sanguinary
31. Worldly as opposed to spiritual He was concerned only with ________ matters - especially the daily stock market quotations.
adroit
mundane
primordial
inclement
32. Monkeylike Lemurs are nocturnal mammals and have many ________ characteristics - although they are less intelligent than monkeys.
mosaic
delineate
simian
analogy
33. Oppression; cruel government Frederick Douglass fought against the ________ of slavery throughout his entire life.
limber
propriety
apprehend
tyranny
34. Infringe; touch; collide with How could they be married without ________ing on one another's freedom?
scourge
ineffable
assurance
impinge
35. Slow; sluggish The sailor had been taught not to be ________ in carrying out orders.
laggard
satyr
dappled
brocade
36. Manly I do not accept the premise that a man is ________ only when he is belligerent.
poseur
facile
opalescent
virile
37. Lure; attract; tempt She always tried to ________ her baby brother into mischief.
abate
barrister
entice
quizzical
38. Sad The death of his wife left him ________.
preen
askance
obsidian
disconcolate
39. Short-lived; fleeting The mayfly is an ________ creature.
repartee
obtuse
ephemeral
droll
40. Cheating; deceitful The government seeks to prevent ________ and misleading advertising.
libretto
cabal
fraudulent
subterfuge
41. Something that discourages; hindrance Does the threat of capital punishment serve as a ________ to potential killers?
indigenous
deterrent
excerpt
spartan
42. Secret News of their ________ meeting gradually leaked out.
surreptitious
compress
archaic
recapitulate
43. Nearness The deer sensed the hunter's ________ and bounded away.
proximity
angular
apiary
blurt
44. Extremely demanding The colonies rebelled against the ________ financial claims of the mother country.
chase
mobile
exacting
invulnerable
45. Unbecoming; indecent Your levity is ________ at this time of mourning.
dowdy
unseemly
exacerbate
mishap
46. Tireless He was ________ in his constant efforts to raise funds for the Red Cross.
ornate
felicitous
spendthrift
indefatigable
47. Transfer; yield title to - I intend to ________ this property to the city.
cede
stricture
primp
zany
48. Condescend He felt that he would debase himself if he ________ed to answer his critics.
holster
cavalcade
visionary
deign
49. Excessive; overabundant - unnecessary Please try not to include so many ________ details in your report; just give me the bare facts.
superfluous
momentous
inept
carnivorous
50. Exceed Her SAT scores ________ed out expectations.
retrograde
moribund
surpass
knavery