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GRE Wordlist: Meanings - Complete Sentences
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1. Inlaid; mosaic I recall seeing a table with a ________ top of bits of stone and glass in a very interesting pattern.
impenetrable
breadth
solecism
tesselated
2. 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.
pittance
serendipity
negation
pliant
3. Gift giver; patron Scrooge later became Tiny Tim's ________ and gave him a benediction.
bureaucracy
benefactor
menial
protocol
4. Oversimplified; lacking individuality; seen as a type My chief objection to the book is that the characters are ________; they come across as ethnic caricatures - not as real people with individual quirks - fears - and dreams.
fiasco
misanthrope
streotyped
impenitent
5. Written command issued by a court.The hero of Leonard's novel is a process server who invents unorthodox ways of serving _________s on reluctant parties.
writ
tome
complacent
coagulate
6. Small ornamental statuette In the Maltese Falcon - Sam Spade was hired to trace the missing ________ of a black bird.
figurine
satyr
confiscate
bivouac
7. Half-stifled laugh The boy could not suppress a ________ when the teacher sat on the tack.
snicker
effrontery
symbiosis
gnome
8. Tranquil; steady; uniform After the hot summers and cold winters of New England - he found the climate of the West Indies ________ and pleasant.
equable
fervent
pittance
converse
9. Ancestors Reverence for one's ________ (sometimes referred to as ancestor worship) plays an important part in many Oriental cultures.
amicable
disseminate
effete
forebears
10. Seeker after position or status Although I am as ________ for public office - I am not willing to accept the dictates of the party bosses.
palatable
stem from
warble
aspirant
11. Swimming The Red Cross emphasizes the need for courses in ________.
fray
natation
explicit
gamut
12. Plain; obvious My answer to your proposal is an ________ and absolute "No."
precipice
ventral
verdigris
unequivocal
13. Severe disapproval The students showed their ________ of his act by refusing to talk with him.
cleave
spate
reprobation
outrtip
14. Check flow of blood It is imperative that we ________ the gushing wound before we attend to the other injuries.
stanch
ineffable
integral
gambol
15. Reading I am certain that you have missed important details in your rapid ________ of this document.
promontory
scrutinize
perusal
dilapidated
16. Seniority by birth By virtue of ________ - in some cultures the first-born child has many privileges denied his brothers and sisters.
cadence
itinerary
instigate
primogeniture
17. Limited; restricted Unable to give the candidate full support - the mayor gave him only a ________ endorsement.
painstaking
qualified
ablution
ludicrous
18. Divide into branches or subdivisions When the plant begins to ________ - it is advisable to nip off most of the new branches.
thrifty
naivete
ramify
fleece
19. Give up temporarily; yield. I will ________ my rights in this matter in order to expedite our reaching a proper decision.
indigence
precise
waive
incentive
20. Exceed; surpass This accomplishment ________s all our previous efforts.
transcend
schism
sublime
gaffe
21. Pertaining to the improvement of race It is easier to apply ________ principles to the raising of racehorses or prize cattle than t the development of human beings.
eugenic
pest
sidereal
parry
22. Stupid person I thought I was talking to a mature audience; instead - I find myself addressing a pack of ________s.
affable
choleric
paleontology
dolt
23. Argue about prices I prefer to shop in a store that has a one-price policy because - whenever I ________ with a shopkeeper - I am never certain that I paid a fair price for the articles I purchased.
haggle
incognito
resplendent
paramount
24. Minor fight Custer's troops expected they might run into a ________ or two on maneuvers; they did not expect to face a major battle.
skirmish
abject
interloper
balmy
25. Flowing smoothly; smooth Italian is a ________ language.
discourse
mellifluous
wizened
irreparable
26. Ostentatious; ambitious I do not feel that your limited resources will permit you to carry out such a ________ program.
martial
affinity
pretentious
merger
27. The act of anointing with oil The anointing with oil of a person near death is called extreme ________.
sanguinary
antecede
unction
stupor
28. Sealed by fusion so as to be airtight After these bandages are sterilized - they are placed in ________ containers.
meticulous
malevolent
hermetic
disjointed
29. Clear from blame He was ________d of the crime when the real criminal confessed.
nomadic
spat
exculpate
antediluvian
30. Informal discussion I enjoy our ________(ies) but I sometimes wish that they could be made more formal and more searching.
brochure
colloquy
stint
clangor
31. Line They stood patiently in the ________ outside the movie theatre.
magnate
animosity
arcade
queue
32. Subordinate; secondary This information may be used as ________ evidence but is not sufficient by itself to prove your argument.
subsidiary
turgid
mannered
rectitude
33. Obstruct The minority party agreed not to ________ the efforts of the leaders to secure a lasting peace.
hamper
circumscribe
fauna
implore
34. Questionable medicine No quack selling ________s is going to cheat me.
inter
bemused
recalcitrant
nostrum
35. Theme This simple ________ runs throughout the score.
requite
motif
inquisitor
obligatory
36. Lizard that changes color in different situations - Like the ________ - he assumed the political coloration of every group he met.
pedagogy
chameleon
legerdemain
devious
37. Without feeling; not affected by pain The Native American has been incorrectly depicted as an ________ individual - undemonstrative and stoical.
purveyor
impassive
derelict
deft
38. Repay in kind (usually for bad treatment) Fear that we will ________ immediately deters our foe from attacking us.
apprehensive
retaliate
eon
insidious
39. Compiler of a dictionary The new dictionary is the work of many ________s who spent years compiling and editing the work.
doldrums
vixen
lexicographer
physiognomy
40. Imaginary Although this book purports to be a biography of George Washington - many of the incidents are ________.
haughtiness
erratic
lustrous
fictitious
41. Undistinctive; ordinary The private detective was a short - ________ fellow with no ourstanding features - the sort of person one would never notice in a crowd.
granulate
nondescript
supple
wither
42. Debauched person - roue Although she was aware of his reputation as a ________ - she felt she could reform him and help him break his dissolute way of life.
libertine
pest
obviate
beset
43. Curative Now better known for its racetrack - Saratoga Springs first gained attention for the ________ qualities of its famous "healing waters."
parochial
petulant
therapeutic
martial
44. Scoff at The people ________d his grandiose schemes.
deride
bountiful
nascent
maculated
45. Artificiality; unnaturalness; act of employing sophistry in reasoning ________ is an acquired characteristic - found more frequently among city dwellers than among residents of rural areas.
sophistication
intrinsically
capillary
deluge
46. Pour off gently Be sure to ________ this wine before serving it.
decant
inalienable
deference
terrestrial
47. Bugbear; object of baseless terror If we become frightened by such ________s - we are no wiser than the birds who fear scarecrows.
bugaboo
unearthly
imbalance
rudimentary
48. Having the weight of authority; dictatorial We accepted her analysis of the situation as ________.
stipend
authoritative
progeny
spatula
49. Doubtful He has the ________ distinction of being the lowest man in his class.
melee
benediction
refurbish
dubious
50. Not repentant We could see by his brazen attitude that he was ________.
ethnic
automaton
fester
impenitent
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