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GRE Wordlist: Meanings - Complete Sentences

Subjects : english, vocabulary
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1. Uncouple; separate; disconnect A standard movie routine involves the hero's desperate attempt to ________ a railroad car from a moving train.






2. Flat plain of mud or sand between branches of a river His dissertation discussed the effect of intermittent flooding on the fertility of the Nile ________.






3. Psychosis marked by delusions of grandeur or persecution Suffering from ________ - he claimed everyone was out to get him; ironically - his claim was accurate; even paranoids have enemies.






4. Place into a case As soon as he recognized the approaching men - he ________d his dagger and hailed them as friends.






5. Utensil with perforated bottom used for straining Before serving the spaghetti - place it in a ________ to drain it.






6. Sleeping; lethargic; torpid Sometimes ________ talents in our friends surprise those of us who never realize how gifted our acquaintances really are.






7. To make liquids murky by stirring up sediment; to disturb Be careful when you pour not to ________ the wine; if you stir up the sediment you'll destroy the flavor.






8. Fond word or act Your gifts and ________s cannot make me forget your earlier insolence.






9. Trunk of statue with head and limbs missing; human trunk This ________ - found in the ruins of Pompeii - is now on exhibition in the museum in Naples.






10. Irritable; easily angered Her ________ temper frightened me.






11. Seeker after position or status Although I am as ________ for public office - I am not willing to accept the dictates of the party bosses.






12. Inner excitement; exuberance Nothing depressed her for long; her natural ________ soon reasserted itself.






13. Imitation Her gift for ________ was so great that her friends said that she should be in the theater.






14. Supplicatory prayer On this solemn day - the congregation responded to the prayers of the priest during the ________ with fervor and intensity.






15. Pertaining to country people; uncouth The backwoodsman looked out place in his ________ attire.






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






17. Unchanging; lacking development Nothing had changed at home; things were ________ there






18. Smallest speck. There is not a ________ of intelligence or understanding in your observations.






19. Slow gallop - Because the racehorse had outdistanced its competition so easily - the reporter wrote that the race was won in a ________.






20. Wrongdoing The authorities did not discover the campaign manager's ________ until after he had spent most of the money he had embezzled.






21. Scrupulous; careful A ________ editor checked every definition for its accuracy.






22. Marked with parallel bands; grooved The glacier left many ________ rocks.






23. Pertaining to induction or preceeding from the specific to the general The discovery of the planet Pluto is an excellent example of the results that can be obtained from ________ reasoning.






24. Time of greatest success; prime In their ________- the San Francisco Forty-Niners won the Super Bowl two years running.






25. Well-paid position with little responsibility My job is no ________; I work long hours and have much responsibility.






26. Struggle confusedly; move off in a confused hurry. The twins briefly ________d - wrestling to see which of them would get the toy. When their big brother yelled - "Let go of my Gameboy!" they scuffled off down the hall.






27. Attract; hire; pledge oneself; confront "Your case has ________d my interest - my lord -" said Holmes - "You many engage my services."






28. Wiggle out; fake. She tried to ________ an invitation to the party.






29. Easily frightened; apprehensive He was ________ and cowardish; always backing up at daunting situations.






30. Fall back or sink again The economy ________d into a depression from the peak.






31. Exalted; noble; uplifting Mother Teresa has been honored for her ________ deeds.






32. Curved - hooked He can be recognized by his ________ nose - curved like the beak of the eagle.






33. Having a very fine bore - The changes in surface tension of liquids in ________ vessels is of special interest to physicists.






34. Head off; forestall by acting first; appropriate for oneself; supplant Hoping to ________ any attempts by the opposition to make educational reform a hot political issue - the candidate set out her own plan to revitalize the public schools.






35. Drink in The dry soil ________d the rain quickly.






36. Form of government of nation or state Our ________ should be devoted to the concept that the government should strive for the good of all citizens.






37. Done at night Mr. Jones obtained a watchdog to prevent the ________ raids on his chicken coops.






38. Characteristic of earlier times; primitive - unspoiled This area has been preserved in all its ________ wildness.






39. Not practical or applied; hypothetical Bob was better at applied engineering and computer programming than he was at ________ physics and math. While I can still think of some theoretical objections to your plan - you've convinced me of its basic sou






40. Stronghold; something seen as a source of protection The villagers fortified the town hall - hoping this improvised ________ could protect them from the guerrila raids.






41. Dig up; unearth They ________red the body and held an autopsy.






42. Spasmodic; intermittent After several ________ attempts - he decided to postpone the start of the project until he felt more energetic.






43. Lukewarm During the summer - I like to take a ________ bath - not a hot one.






44. Grow tiresome The study of word lists can eventually ________ and put one to sleep.






45. Overstock; fill to excess The many manufacturers ________ted the market and could not find purchasers for the many articles they had produced.






46. Offensive I find your behavior ________; please mend your ways.






47. Living language; natural style Cut out those old-fashioned "thee's" and "thou's" and write in the ________.






48. Trickery - Your deceitful tactics in this case are indications of ________.






49. Gift giver; patron Scrooge later became Tiny Tim's ________ and gave him a benediction.






50. Glance coquettishly at; make eyes at Sitting for hours at the sidewalk cafe - the old gentleman would ________ the young girls and recall his youthful romances.







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