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GRE Wordlist: Meanings - Complete Sentences

Subjects : english, vocabulary
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1. Joyous; celebratory Their wedding in the park was a ________ occasion.






2. Self-important behavior; acting like a stuffed shirt Although the commencement speaker had some good things to say - we had to laugh at his ________ and general air of parading his own dignity.






3. Poverty Neither the economists nor the political scientists have found a way to wipe out the inequities of wealth and eliminate ________ from our society.






4. Blacken All attempts to ________ the character of our late President have failed; the people still love him and cherish his memory.






5. Food of the gods ________ was supposed to give immortality to any human who ate it.






6. Laziness Such ________ in a young person is deplorable; go to work!






7. Stop motion; curb or restrain - Thrusting out her arm - Grandma checked Bobby's lunge at his sister. "Young man -" she said - "you'd better ________ your temper."






8. Boredom The monotonous routine of hopital life induced a feeling of ________ which made him moody and irritable.






9. Teaching; art of education Though Maria Montessori gained fame for her innovations in ________ - it took years before her teaching techniques became common practice in American schools.






10. Theme This simple ________ runs throughout the score.






11. Everlasting Ponce de Leon hoped to find ________ youth.






12. Being in debt He was in ________ with his payments on the car.






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






14. Make unnecessary; get rid of I hope this contribution will ________ any need for further collections of funds.






15. Not able to be pierced or entered How could the murderer have gotten into the locked room? To Watson - the mystery - like the room - was ________e.






16. Heat-producing - Coal is much more ________ than green wood.






17. Speak foolishly; boast idly Let us not ________ about our qualities; rather - let our virtues speak for themselves.






18. Accidental transposition of sounds in sucessive words When the radio announcer introduced the President as Hoobert Herver - he was guilty of ________.






19. Impetuous; with marked vigor He spoke with ________ eloquence in defense of his client.






20. Gather; assemble Washington mustered his forces at Trenton.






21. Spotted When he blushed - his face took on a ________ hue.






22. Comparable She called our attention to the things that had been done in an ________ situation and recommended that we do the same.






23. Serious or fatal accident - The number of automotive ________(ies) on this holiday weekend was high.






24. Deprive of a civil right The imposition if the poll tax effectively ________d poor Southern blacks - who lost their right to vote.






25. Refer to Since you ________ to this matter so frequently - you must regard it as important.






26. Denial I must accept his argument since you have been unable to present any ________ of his evidence.






27. Liberal; wasteful The actor's ________ gifts pleased her.






28. Appearance of truth; likelihood Critics praised her for the ________ of her performance as Lady Macbeth. She was completely believable.






29. Lounge about They ________ed around in their chairs watching television.






30. Outwit; baffle - In order to ________ the enemy - we will make two preliminary attacks in other sections before starting our major campaign.






31. Position giving an advantage They fired upon the enemy from behind trees - walls and any other point of ________ they could find.






32. Deadly It is unwise to leave ________ weapons where children may find them.






33. Strong inclination; liking He had a strong ________ for sculpture and owned many statues.






34. Affectedly languid He was ________ and indifferent about his part in the affair.






35. Able to pay all debts By dint of very frugal living - he was finally able to become ________ and avoid bankruptcy proceedings.






36. Dangerous Your occupation is too ________ for insurance companies to consider your application.






37. Lowest point Although few people realized it - the Dow-Jones averages had reached their ________ and would soon begin an upward surge.






38. Private meeting of members of a party to select officers or determine policy - At the opening of Congress the members of the Democratic Party held a ________ to elect the majority leader of the House and the party whip.






39. Expressing a low opinion I resent your ________ remarks.






40. Hesitate; shrink He did not ________ in the face of danger but fought back bravely.






41. Justify; authorize. Before the judge issues the injunction - you must convince her this action is ________ed.






42. Agreeable; lovable His ________ disposition pleased all who had dealings with him.






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






44. Repay in kind If they attack us - we shall be compelled to ________ and bomb their territory.






45. Hairy He was a ________ individual with a heavy black beard.






46. Striking one object against another sharply The drum is a ________ instrument.






47. Tie with a Before we went to sleep - we ________ed the horses to prevent their wandering off during the night.






48. Mar; disfigure If you ________ a library book - you will have to pay a hefty fine.






49. Tender to sorrow; pity; quality in art or literature that produces these feelings. The quiet tone of ________ that ran through the novel never degenerated into the maudlin or the overly sentimental.






50. Assemble Because much is needed legislation had to be enacted - the governor ordered the legislature to ________ in special session by January 15.