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GRE Wordlist: Meanings - Complete Sentences
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1. Regret Although I ________ the vulgarity of your language - I defend your right to express yourself freely.
modulation
severance
spatial
deplore
2. Denial of traditional values; total skepticism ________ holds that existence has no meaning.
satellite
delirium
sextant
nihilism
3. Make impure by mixing with baser substances It is a crime to ________ foods without informing the buyer.
adulterate
beguile
blasphemous
disdain
4. Person unduly worried about his health; worrier without cause about illness The doctor prescribed chocolate pills for his patient who was a ________.
hypochondriac
glutinous
rampart
dissemble
5. Wandering Several ________ tribes of Indians would hunt in this area each year.
frivolous
scintilla
ravage
nomadic
6. Weightless I can evaluate the data gathered in this study; the ________ items are not so easily analyzed.
hierarchy
cleave
imponderable
belittle
7. Calmness of temperament In his later years - he could look upon the foolishness of the world with ________ and humor.
absolute
equanimity
discredit
extol
8. Portray He is weakest when he attempts to ________ character.
delineate
amiable
comity
rant
9. Pertinent; bearing upon the case at hand The lawyer objected that the testimony being offered was not ________ to the case at hand.
germane
fell
imbibe
caulk
10. Fearful; discerning His ________ glances at the people who were walking in the street revealed his nervousness.
truism
modulation
apprehensive
rift
11. Extremely small Tiny and delicate - the model was built on a ________ scale.
implacable
dapper
lilliputian
allusion
12. Blindly devoted patriot - A ________ cannot recognize any faults in his country - no matter how flagrant they may be.
chauvinist
acumen
litotes
vise
13. On or relating to the earth We have been able to explore the ________ regions much more thoroughly than the aquatic or celestial regions.
nefarious
unctous
milieu
terrestrial
14. Suspicious; cautious Don't eat sushi at this restaurant; I'm a bit leery about how fresh it is.
tirade
consistency
histrionic
leery
15. Quantity of motion of a moving body; impetus The car lost ________ as it tried to ascend the steep hill.
obnoxious
momentum
provenance
swill
16. Mar the appearance of; spoil An ugly frown ________d his normally pleasant face.
aggregate
harrow
disfigure
ingenuous
17. Raving mad His ________ laughter frightened us.
maniacal
irascible
abrogate
shard
18. Think over ________ on this problem; the solution will come.
cogitate
cantata
diversity
superfluous
19. Scholar Our faculty includes many worldfamous ________s.
mendicant
resolution
savant
ennui
20. Unspontaneous; deliberate; thoughtful Given Jill's previous slights - Jack felt that the omission of his name from the guest list was a ________ insult.
wangle
studied
peregrination
mauve
21. Place of spiritual expiation In this ________ - he could expect no help from his comrades.
retentive
gadfly
purgatory
reconnaissance
22. Blessed; consecrated She was laid to rest in ________ ground.
piscatorial
perceptive
hallowed
ungainly
23. Easily broken; difficult My employer's ________ personality made it difficult for me to get along with her.
brittle
delta
throes
atavism
24. Toning down; changing from one key to another When we she spoke - it was with quiet ________ of voice.
modulation
pathetic
wane
modicum
25. Excuse He looked for a good ________ to get out of paying a visit to his aunt.
breadth
manifestation
efficacy
pretext
26. Small world In the ________ of our rural village - we find illustrations of all the evils that beset the universe.
microcosm
cathartic
authoritarian
wangle
27. Take off A gentleman used to ________ his hat to a lady.
doff
heretic
dupe
horde
28. Harmless Let him drink it; it is ________ and will have no ill effect.
myopic
imposture
innocuous
barrage
29. Drawback; debtsHer lack of an extensive vocabulary was a ________ that she was able to overcome.
foreshadow
sap
mutinous
liability
30. Medieval chemistry The changing of baser metals into gold was the goal of the students of ________.
entree
decadence
exegesis
alchemy
31. Having a common center The target was made of ________ circles.
grill
adjuration
concentric
retain
32. Unwilingness Some mornings I feel a great ________ to get out of bed.
disinclination
sophist
despondent
plausible
33. Right granted by authority The city issued a ________ to the company to operate surface transit lines on the streets for ninety-nine years.
supposition
franchise
stint
lode
34. Agent that brings about a chemical change while it remains unaffected and unchanged - Many chemical reactions cannot take place without the presence of a ________.
console
charlatan
catalyst
olfactory
35. Dummy The mob showed its irritation by hanging the judge in ________.
symbiosis
arbiter
effigy
ciliated
36. Vigorous; strong The candidate for the football team had a ________ physique.
robust
communal
niggle
lackluster
37. Light-hearted; dizzy He felt his ________ youth was past.
mayhem
skiff
compact
giddy
38. Hesitate; shrink He did not ________ in the face of danger but fought back bravely.
hone
shyster
penumbra
flinch
39. Cut into small parts When the Austrian Empire was ________ed - several new countries were established.
debase
verbose
dismember
analogous
40. Flair; flamboyance Many performers imitate Noel Coward - but few have his ________ and sense of style.
reproach
incorrigible
panache
unsavory
41. Pitiless The escaped convict was a dangerous and ________ murderer.
verity
supercilious
dispirited
ruthless
42. Momentary; temporary; staying for a short time Lexy's joy at finding the perfect Christmas gift for Phil was ________; she still had to find presents for the cousins and Uncle Bob. Located near the airport - this hotel caters to the largely transient
citadel
transient
enrapture
fraught
43. Adjust to climate or environment One of the difficulties of our present air age is the need of travellers to ________ themselves to their new and often strange environments.
acclimate
ovation
coiffure
portent
44. Depressed; gloomy To the dismay of his parents - he became more and more ________ every day.
suavity
trivia
legacy
despondent
45. Sameness leading to boredom He took a clerical job - but soon grew to hate the ________ of his daily routine.
acclivity
accrue
foil
monotony
46. Trip - especially one taken for pleasure by an official at public expense Though she maintained she had gone abroad to collect firsthand data on the Common Market - the opposition claimed that her trip was merely a political ________.
junket
mortician
apothecary
begrudge
47. Catch sight of In the distance - we could barely ________ the enemy vessels.
descry
categorical
jeopardy
untoward
48. Border upon; adjoin Where our estates ________ - we must build a fence.
abut
synthetic
resilient
bellicose
49. Interjection; profane oath The sergeant's remarks were filled with ________s that offended the new recruits.
philatelist
expletive
knit
fanciful
50. Not native; strange Because of his ________ headdress - he was followed in the streets by small children who laughed at his strange appearance.
timorous
labile
exotic
obstetrician
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