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GRE Wordlist: Meanings - Complete Sentences

Subjects : english, vocabulary
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1. Engrossed in matters of this earth; not spiritual. You must leave your _________ goods behind you when you go to meet your Maker.






2. Slander She is a liar and is always trying to ________ my reputation.






3. Tear or rip; split The conflict over abortion threatens to split our nation - creating a ________ in the social fabric that will be difficult to mend.






4. Clear beef soup The cup of ________ served by the stewards was welcomed by those who had been chilled by the cold ocean breezes.






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






6. Confuse; mix up His thoughts were ________d and chaotic.






7. Correct a false impression; undeceive I will attempt to ________ you of your impression of my client's guilt; I know he is innocent.






8. White with age The man was ________ and wrinkled when he was 70.






9. Improve Many social workers have attempted to ________ the conditions of people living in the slums.






10. Disobedient; resisting authority The ________ mob shouted defiantly at the police.






11. Rude; cross Because of his ________ attitude - many people avoided his company.






12. Lifeless she was asked to identify the still and ________ body.






13. Reject; mock The headstrong youth ________ all authority; he refused to be curbed.






14. Animal or plant living on another; toady; sycophant The tapeworm is an example of the kind of ________ that may infest the human body.






15. Freedom from punishment The bully mistreated everyone in the class with ________ for he felt that no one would dare retaliate.






16. Science of preparing and serving good food One of the by-products of his trip to Europe was his interest in ________; he enjoyed preparing and serving foreign dishes to his friends.






17. Impervious; not permitting passage through its substance This new material is ________ to liquids.






18. Title; chapter heading; text under illustration - I find the ________s that accompany these cartoons very clever and humorous.






19. State of being inert or indisposed to move Our ________ in this matter may prove disastrous; we must move to aid our allies immediately.






20. Without previous preparation Her listeners were amazed that such a thorough presentation could be made in an ________ speech.






21. Make hostile; separate Her attempts to ________ the two friends failed because they had complete faith in each other.






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






23. Calmness; placidity The ________ of the sleepy town was shattered by a tremendous explosion.






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






25. Clumsy person The delivery boy is an awkward ________.






26. Drink (alcoholic beverages) frequently He found that his most enjoyable evenings occurred when he ________d with his friends at the local pub.






27. Like a fox; crafty She disliked his sly ways - but granted him a certain ________ intelligence.






28. Subordinate possessions He bought the estate and all its ________.






29. Loud - resounding noise - The blacksmith was accustomed to the ________ of hammers on steel.






30. Separated; alienated The ________ wife sought a divorce.






31. Saturate - fill His visits to the famous Gothic cathedrals ________d him with feelings of awe and reverence.






32. Prudence; ability to adjust actions to circumstances Use your ________ in this matter and do not discuss it with anyone.






33. Faithless lover; flirt Swearing he had never so much as looked at another woman - Jack assured Jill he was no ________.






34. Lower; degrade; humiliate - Anna expected to have to curtsy to the King of Siam; when told to cast herself down on the ground before him - however she refused to ________ herself.






35. Approve; ratify Nothing will convince me to ________ the engagement of my daughter to such a worthless young man.






36. Story in which characters are used as symbols; fable Pilgrim's Progress is an ________ of the temptations and victories of the human soul.






37. Food I am very happy to be able to provide you with these ________; I know you are hungry.






38. Small boat (often ship's boat) In the film Lifeboat - an ill-assorted group of passengers from a sunken ocean liner are marooned at sea in a ________.






39. Female fox; ill-tempered woman Aware that she was right once again - he lost his temper and called her a shrew and a ________.






40. Flowing together; crowd They built the city at the ________ of two rivers.






41. Pull; strain; twist. She _________ed free of her attacker and landed a powerful kick to his kneecap.






42. Waste The prodigal son ________ed the family estate.






43. Beat The severity with which he was ________ed was indicated by the bruises he displayed on his head and face.






44. Estimate the value of It is difficult to ________ old paintings; it is easier to call them priceless.






45. Board on which a painter mixes pigments At the present time - art supply stores are selling a paper ________ that may be discarded after use.






46. Dealth notice I first learned of her death when I read the ________ in the newspaper.






47. Quick - sharp reply Even when it was advisable for her to keep her mouth shut - she was always ready with a ________.






48. V. abstain from; resist n. chorus Whenever he heard a song with a lively chorus - Sol could never ________ from joining in on the refrain.






49. Specialist in classifying (animals - etc.) Dental patterns often enable the ________ to distinguish members of one rodent species from those of another.






50. Great influence (especially political or social) - Gatsby wondered whether he had enough ________ to be admitted to the exclusive club.