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GRE Wordlist: Meanings - Complete Sentences

Subjects : english, vocabulary
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1. Sleep producer; deadener of pain By such ________s - she made the people forget their difficulties and accept their unpleasant circumstances.






2. Unit of weight for precious stones; measure of fineness of gold - He gave her a diamond that weighed three ________s and was mounted in an eighteen-carat gold band.






3. Like a fox; crafty She disliked his sly ways - but granted him a certain ________ intelligence.






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






5. Harmless substance prescribed as a dummy pill In a controlled experiment - fifty volunteers were given erythromycin tablets; the control group received only ________s.






6. Affected; not natural Attempting to copy the style of his wealthy neighbors - Gatsby adopted a ________ - artificial way of speech.






7. Foul; rotten; decayed The gangrenous condition of the wound was indicated by the ________ smell when the bandages were removed.






8. Lower; degrade; humiliate - Anna expected to have to curtsy to the King of Siam; when told to cast herself down on the ground before him - however she refused to ________ herself.






9. Not planned; impromtu Because his ________ remarks were misinterpreted - he decided to write all his speeches in advance.






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






11. Nonsense; babbling Did you hear that foolish boy spouting ________ about monsters from outer space?






12. Include; consist of If the District of Columbia were to be granted a statehood - the United States of America would ________ fifty-onestates - not just fifty.






13. Crawl or creep on ground; remain prostrate Even though we have been defeated - we do not have to ________ before our conquerors.






14. Moderate; tone down or restrain; toughen (steel) Not even her supervisor's grumpiness could ________ Nancy's enthusiasm for her new job.






15. Deadlock Negotiations between the union and the employers have reached a ________; neither side is willing to budge from previously stated positions.






16. Produced by imagination; fanciful; mystical She was given to ________ schemes that never materialized.






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






18. Rub out The coin had been handled so many times that its data had been ________d.






19. Tentative The appointment is ________; only on the approval of the board of directors will it be made permanent.






20. 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.






21. Long - passionate - and vehement speech In her lengthy ________ - the principal berated the offenders.






22. Swollen or puffed as with water or air Her ________ stomach came from drinking so much water.






23. Revoke; annul What would the effect on our society be if we decriminalized drug use by ________ing the laws against the possession and sale of narcotics?






24. Prominent One of the ________ features of that newspaper is its excellent editorial page.






25. Profane; impious The people in the room were shocked by his his ________ language.






26. Gap; pause Except for a brief two-year ________ - during which she enrolled in the Peace Corps - Ms. Clements has devoted herself to her medical career.






27. A formal systematic inquiry; an explanation of the results of a formal inquiry In his ________ - he outlined the steps he had taken in reaching his conclusions.






28. Ability to move spontaneously Certain organisms exhibit remarkable ________; motile spores - for example - may travel for miles before coming to rest.






29. Lean and angular; barren His once-round face looked surprisingly ________ after he had lost weight.






30. Trusted friend He had no ________s with whom he could discuss his problems at home.






31. Faultless He was proud of his ________ manners.






32. Compose on the spur of the moment She would sit at the piano and ________ for hours on themes from Bach and Handel.






33. Imprison The warden will ________ the felon after conviction.






34. Underlying character of a culture - group - etc. Seeing how tenderly Spaniards treated her small daughter made author Barbara Kingsolver aware of how greatly children were valued in the Spanish ________.






35. Unreal; grotesque; whimsical Your fears are ________ because no such animal as you have described exists.






36. Monkeylike Lemurs are nocturnal mammals and have many ________ characteristics - although they are less intelligent than monkeys.






37. To draft for military purposes; to take for public use The policeman ________ed the first car that approached and ordered the driver to go to the nearest hospital.






38. Settle a dispute through the services of an outsider Let us ________ out differences rather than engage in a costly strike.






39. Inclination; natural tendency The cross old lady has a ________ to grumble.






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






41. Great waterfall; eye abnormality - She gazed with awe at the mighty ________ known as Niagara Falls.






42. Cut the top off The top of the cone that has been ________d in a plane parallel to its base is a circle.






43. Obstinately stubborn Donkeys are reputed to be the most ________ of animals.






44. Insignificant; petty This is a ________ sum to pay for such a masterpiece.






45. Attach I shall ________ this chart to my report.






46. Harass - annoy - torment; raid The guerrilla band ________(ied) the enemy nightly.






47. Sift; separate good parts from bad. This test will _________ out the students who study from those who don't bother.






48. Fearless For his ________ conduct in battle - he was promoted.






49. Carelessness ________ can prove costly near complicated machinery.






50. Put into words I know you don't like to talk about these things - but please try to ________ your feelings.