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GRE Wordlist: Meanings - Complete Sentences

Subjects : english, vocabulary
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1. Fit of petulance; caprice ACtors are known for their ________s.






2. Natural inclination Convinced of his own talent - Sol has an unfortunate ________ to belittle the talents of others.






3. Stupid - awkward person He called the unfortunate waiter a clumsy ________.






4. Small speck The tiniest ________ in the eye is very painful.






5. Third He is so thorough that he analyzes ________ causes where other writers are content with primary and secondary reasons.






6. Darken; extinguish; surpass The new stock market high ________d the previous record set in 1985.






7. Those of gentle birth; refinement Her family was proud of its ________ and elegance.






8. Fearless For his ________ conduct in battle - he was promoted.






9. Adjust; endanger the interests or reputation of Your presence at the scene of the dispute ________s our claim to neutrality in this matter.






10. Scold; rant You may ________ at him all you want; you will never change him.






11. Arrest ( a criminal); dread; perceive The police will ________ the culprit and convict him before long.






12. Fight The captain tried to ascertain the cause of the ________ that had broken out among the crew members.






13. Facilitating evacuation of the bowels The effect of the constipation medicine is ________; it empties the bowels.






14. Head off; forestall by acting first; appropriate for oneself; supplant Hoping to ________ any attempts by the opposition to make educational reform a hot political issue - the candidate set out her own plan to revitalize the public schools.






15. Not able to be corrected or repaired Your apology cannot atone for the ________ damage you have done to her reputation.






16. Gay; joyous; careless Shelley called the skylark a "________ spirit" because of its happy song.






17. Gaudy She wore a ________ rhinestone necklace.






18. Crafty; double-dealing I do not think he will be a good embassador because he is not accustomed to the ________ maneuverings of foreign diplomats.






19. 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.






20. Dissenting; rebellious In the purge that followed the student demonstrations at Tianamen Square - the government hunted down the ________ students and their supporters.






21. Apparatus used to maintain balance - ascertain direction - etc. By using a rotating ________ - they were able to stabilize the vessel - counteracting the rolling movements of the sea.






22. Homeless wanderer Because he was a stranger in town with no visible means of support - Martin feared he would be jailed as a ________.






23. Spying In order to maintain its power - the government developed a system of ________ that penetrated every hosehold.






24. Twisted The ________ oak tree had been a landmark for years and was mentioned in several deeds.






25. Hard - inflexible He was ________ in his determination to punish the wrongdoer.






26. Operate with the hands; control or change by artful means How do you ________ these puppets?






27. Destruction One of the major aims of the air force was the complete ________ of all means of transportation by the bombing of rail lines and the terminals.






28. Striker (tongue) of a bell - Wishing to be undisturbed by the bell - Dale wound his scarf around the ________ to muffle its striking.






29. Device for stamping or impressing; mold In coining pennies - workers at the old mint squeezed sheets of softened copper between two ________s.






30. Gigantic The ________ corporations of the twentieth century are a mixed blessing






31. Ornate Modern architecture has discarded the ________ trimming on buildings and emphasizes simplicity of line.






32. Abundant; current In the face of the many rumors of scandal - which are ________ at the moment - it is best to remain silent.






33. Accidental; by chance There is no connection between these two events; their timing is entirely ________.






34. A small allowance or wage He could not live on the ________ he received as a pension and had to look for an additional source of revenue.






35. Scatter The police fired tear gas into crowd to ________ the protesters.






36. Difficult to please; squeamish The waitresses disliked serving him dinner because of his very ________taste.






37. Able to live both on land and in water Frogs are classified as ________.






38. Contrast; direct opposite of or to This tyranny was the ________ of all that he had hoped for - and he fought it with all his strength.






39. Put forth for analysis In you discussion - you have ________ed several questions; let us consider each one separately.






40. Practicing self-denial; austere The wealthy young man could not understand the ________ life led by the monks.






41. Small opening; outlet The wine did not flow because the air ________ in the barrel was clogged.






42. Negative in connotation; having a belittling effect Instead of criticizing Clinton's policies - the Republicans made ________ remarks about his character.






43. Teacher He could never be a stuffy ________; his classes were always lively and filled with humor.






44. Study of insects I found ________ the least interesting part of my course in biology; studying insects bored me.






45. Goal; aim A degree in medicine was her ultimate ________.






46. Pertaining to Pharisees - who paid scrupulous attention to tradition; self-righteous; hypocritical Walter Lippmann has pointed out that moralists who do not attempt to explain the moral code they advocate are often regarded as ________ and ignored.






47. Neigh like a horse. When he laughed through his nose - it sounded as if he ________(ied).






48. Shell or jewel carved in relief - Tourists are advised not to purchase ________s from the street peddlers of Rome who sell poor specimens of the carver's art.






49. Something attached to but holding an inferior position I will entertain this concept as an ________ to the main proposal.






50. Not planned; impromtu Because his ________ remarks were misinterpreted - he decided to write all his speeches in advance.