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GRE Wordlist: Meanings - Complete Sentences
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1. Advise against He could not ________ his friend from joining the conspirators.
niggle
excerpt
dissuade
alliteration
2. Liberated; freed from chains Chained to the wall for months on end - the hostage despaired that he would ever be ________.
unfettered
delta
consanguinity
bristling
3. Impulsiveness; absence of premeditation What I liked best about Dale's parties was their ________: a couple of friends would drop by - someone would pull out a fiddle or guitar - and before you knew it the party would be in full swing.
trite
venison
attest
spontaneity
4. Express; utter He ________ed his wrath on his class.
shimmer
vent
epitaph
quell
5. Cajole; coax; deceive by flattery. She knows she can ________ almost anything she wants from her father.
wheedle
convention
mote
pugnacious
6. Small - light sailboat or rowboat Tom dreamed of owning an ocean-going yacht but had to settle for a ________ he could sail in the bay.
skiff
bawdy
indeterminate
bilious
7. Calmness; peace After the commotion and excitement of the city - I appreciate the ________ of these fields and forests.
intervene
tranquillity
slander
circuitous
8. Broad-bladed instrument used for spreading or mixing The manufacturers of this frying pan recommended the use of a rubber ________ to avoid scratching the specially treated surface.
codify
spatula
sonorous
gazette
9. Chance; luck In his poem ________ - Thomas Hardy objects to the part chance plays in our lives.
beneficiary
sojourn
convert
hap
10. Acute pain; extreme suffering Visiting the site of explosion - Premier Gorbachev wept to see the ________ of the victims and their families.
gratuitous
reactionary
anguish
heinous
11. Scold strongly He feared she would ________ him for his forgetfulness.
dichotomy
berate
render
flux
12. Modest He is so ________ that some people fail to realize how great a man he really is.
retort
unassuming
environ
tureen
13. Limited quantity Although his story is based on a ________ of truth - most of the events he describes are fictitious.
filial
odyssey
modicum
distraught
14. Abnormal; irregular He was placed in the ________ position of seeming to approve procedures that he despised.
anomalous
recrimination
propound
marred
15. Rebellion; uprising Given the current state of affairs in South Africa - an ________ seems unavoidable.
fusilade
insurrection
vendor
skeptic
16. Driving away; unattractive Mosquitoes find the odor so ________ that they leave any spot where this liquid has been sprayed.
horticultural
penurious
inkling
repellent
17. Petty criticism; fault-finding - Welcoming constructive criticism - Lexy appreciated her editor's comments - finding them free of ________.
allude
carping
discombobulated
epaulet
18. Withholding belief; skeptical When Jack claimed he hadn't eaten the jelly doughnut - Jill took an ________ look at his smeared face and laughed.
paradigm
fractious
palatial
incredulous
19. Marrigeable Mrs. Bennet - in Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen - was worried about finding suitable husbands for her five ________ daughters.
nubile
hackles
harass
relegate
20. Reading I am certain that you have missed important details in your rapid ________ of this document.
confound
vent
unrequited
perusal
21. Pompous - inflated language Filled with ________ - the orator's speech left the audience more impressed with his pomposity than with his logic.
thrifty
misanthrope
bombast
recluse
22. Lack of self-confidence or courage If you are to succeed as a salesperson - you must first lose your ________ and fear of failure.
rancid
timidity
remnant
ethos
23. Indifferent; without concern or care Your ________ attitude at such a critical moment indicates that you do not understand the gravity of the situation.
insouciant
glossy
yield
assent
24. Many-colored Without her glasses - Gretchen saw the fields of tulips as a ________ blur.
variegated
languor
obstinate
coercion
25. Amuse; delude; cheat I ________d himself during the long hours by playing solitaire.
beguile
mace
tumult
incoherent
26. Profitable He turned his hobby into a ________ profession.
humus
vixen
lucrative
megalomania
27. Roundabout - Because of the traffic congestion on the main highways - she took a ________ route.
sage
circuitous
unintimidating
diverge
28. Contract into wrinkles Whenever David worries - his brow ________s in a frown.
commensurate
knit
iniquitous
dissolution
29. Squander The young man quickly ________d his inheritance and was soon broke.
plenitude
dissipate
accessible
alienate
30. Lustful They objected to his ________ behavior.
astute
libidinous
projectile
knead
31. Deceive; delude Having been ________ed once by the fast-talking salesman - he was extremely cautious when he went to purchase a used car.
glean
hoodwink
verbose
monolithic
32. Pollute; profane The hoodlums ________d the church with their scurrilous writing.
discordant
misgivings
defile
rotundity
33. Limited It is difficult for humanity with its ________ existence to grasp the infinite.
visage
subsistence
berserk
finite
34. Pertaining to a province; limited in outlook; unsophisticated As ________ governor - Sir Henry administered the Queen's law in his remote corner of Canada.
imbecility
titillate
pundit
provincial
35. Cancel; remove If you behave - I will ________ this notation from your record.
drab
retrospective
console
expunge
36. Instruct; correct morally Although his purpose was to ________ and not to entertain his audience - many of his listeners were amused and not enlightened.
topography
reciprocal
outrtip
edify
37. Case for arrows Robin Hood reached back and plucked one last arrow from his ________.
imperiousness
quiver
fanfare
disfigure
38. Grain-eating Some ________ animals have two stomachs for digesting their food.
herbivorous
evenhanded
penury
expedite
39. Unerring We must remember that none of us is ________; we all make mistakes.
defamation
reserve
forte
infallible
40. Boaster Modest by nature - she was no ________ - preferring to let her accomplishments speak for themselves.
hap
languor
braggart
anarchist
41. Expose as false - exaggerated - worthless - etc.; ridicule Pointing out that he conhsistently had voted afainst strenghtening antipollution legislation - reporters ________ed the candidate's claim that he was a fervent environmentalist.
sublimate
rankle
debunk
moodiness
42. Enclose; place in something Tales of actual historical figures like King Alfred have become ________ded in legends.
tempo
anecdote
viand
embed
43. Strong point or special talent I am not eager to play this rather seious role - for my ________ is comedy.
presumptous
placate
excoriate
forte
44. Oversimplified Though Jack's solution dealt adequately with one aspect of the problem - it was ________ in failing to consider various complicating factors that might arise.
progeny
retiring
limber
simplistic
45. Goal; aim A degree in medicine was her ultimate ________.
demeanor
affected
objective
thematic
46. Waste He could not apply himself to any task and ________ed away his time in idle conversation.
rent
cloister
gratuitous
fritter
47. Pedestal; raised platform The audience applauded as the conductor made his way to the ________.
inviolability
condign
podium
conceit
48. Express sympathetic sorrow His friends gathered to ________ with him over his loss.
levy
litany
condole
exude
49. Mutually agreed on; done together The girl scouts in the troop made a ________ effort to raise funds for their annual outing - and emitted a concerted sigh when their leader announced that they had reached their goal.
indignity
retrench
ballast
concerted
50. Imprison The warden will ________ the felon after conviction.
charlatan
incarcerate
checkered
denounce