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GRE Wordlist: Meanings - Complete Sentences

Subjects : english, vocabulary
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1. Powerful; strong; potent We must keep his friendship for he will make a ________ ally.






2. Pertaining to the physical senses; operating through the senses He was stimulated by the sights - sounds and smells about him; he was enjoying his ________ experience.






3. Whimsical idea; extravagant metaphor He was an entertaining companion - always expressing himself in amusing ________s and witty turns of phrase.






4. A servile dependent He was always accompanied by several of his ________s because he enjoyed their subservience and flattery.






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






6. Praise; glorify The astronauts were ________led as the pioneers of the Space Age.






7. Condemn; critcize The reform candidate ________d the corrupt city officers for having betrayed the public's trust.






8. Warm by rubbing - The collar ________d his neck.






9. Violent; rough; noisy The unruly crowd became even more ________ when he tried to quiet them.






10. Reduce; exhaust We must wait until we ________ our present inventory before we order replacements.






11. Harmonious; in harmony with They were ________ neighbors - never quarreling over unimportant matters.






12. Grant condescendingly; guarantee I can safely ________ you fair return on your investment.






13. Praiseworthy; commendable His ________ deeds will be remarked by all whom he aided.






14. Victim; object of a hunt The police closed in on their ________.






15. Menacing; threatening Jabbing a ________ forefinger at Dorothy - the Wicked Witch cried - "I'll get you - and your little dog - too!"






16. Profitable He turned his hobby into a ________ profession.






17. Meaning; distinguishing by name A dictionary will always give us the ________ of a word; frequently - it will always give us its connotation.






18. Clean; remove offensive parts of a book The editors felt that certain passages in the book had to be ________d before it could be used in the classroom.






19. Swagger; assumed air of defiance The ________ of the young criminal disappeared when he was confronted by the victims of his brutal attack.






20. Intimidate Your threats cannot ________ me.






21. Renovate; make bright by polishing The flood left a deposit of mud on everything; it was necessary to ________ our belongings.






22. Aimless; haphazard; digressing at random In prison Malcolm X set himself the task of reading straight through the dictionary; to him reading was purposeful - not ________.






23. Generous gift Lady Bountiful distributed ________ to the poor.






24. Scarcity The ________ of skilled labor compelled the employers to open trade schools.






25. Slow; sluggish The sailor had been taught not to be ________ in carrying out orders.






26. Disprove The defense called several respectable witnesses who were able to ________ the false testimony of the prosecution's only witness.






27. In love Narcissus became ________ of his own beauty.






28. Perfect example or embodiment Singing "I am the very model of a modern Major-General" in The Pirates of Penzance - Major-General Stanley proclaimed himself the ________ of an officer and a gentleman.






29. Stir up anger; cause retaliation In order to prevent a sudden outbreak of hostilities - we must not ________ our foe.






30. Settle comfortably The parents thought that their children were ________d safely in the private school and decided to leave for Europe.






31. Noisy quarrel Throughout the ________ - not one sensible word was uttered.






32. Combination (of two business corporations) When the firm's president married the director of financial planning - the office joke was that it wasn't a marriage - it was a ________.






33. Not penetrable; not permitting passage through You cannot change their habits for their minds are ________ to reasoning.






34. Irregularity A bird that cannot fly is an ________.






35. Person who makes or sells women's hats The ________ displayed fashionable hats in the street where many women passed by.






36. Legal claim on a property There was a delay before Ralph could take possession of his late uncle's home; apparently - another claimant had a ________ upon the estate.






37. Handyman; person who does all kinds of work Although we had hired him as a messenger - we soon began to use him as a general ________ around the office.






38. One-sided; prejudiced; committed to a party On certain issues of conscience - she refused to take a ________ stand.






39. Injury to the body The riot was marked not only by ________ - with its attendant loss of life and limb - but also by arson and pillage.






40. Pride; arrogance I resent his ________ because he is no better than we are.






41. Begin formally; install in office The candidate promised that he would inaugurate a new nationwide health care plan as soon as he was ________d as president.






42. Urge; plead for The abolitionists ________d freedom for the slaves.






43. Lawsuit Try to settle this amicably; I do not want to start ________.






44. Thorough; inclusive This book provides a ________ review of verbal and math skills for the SAT.






45. Stubborn intolerance Brought up in a democratic atmosphere - student was shocked by the ________ and narrowness expressed by several of his classmates.






46. Manly I do not accept the premise that a man is ________ only when he is belligerent.






47. Efficiency or conciseness in using somethingnnnReading the epigrams of Pope - I admire the ________ of his verse: in few words he conveys worlds of meaning.






48. Self-restraint; sexual chastity She vowed to lead a life of ________.






49. Stimulate by shock; stir up The entire nation was ________d into strong military activity by the news of the attack on Pearl Harbor.






50. Obscure and mysterious; occult It is strange to consider that modern chemistry originated in the ________ teachings of the ancient alchemists.