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GRE Wordlist: Meanings - Complete Sentences

Subjects : english, vocabulary
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1. Platform for speech-making; pulpit The crowd murmured angrily and indicated that they did not care to listen to the speaker who was approaching the ________.






2. Projection; conjecture Based on their ________ from the results of the primaries on Super Tuesday - the networks predicted that George Bush would be the Republican candidate for the presidency.






3. Tickle I am here not to ________ my audience but to enlighten it.






4. Complete; totally unlimited; certain Although the King of Siam was an ________ monarch - he did not want to behead his unfaithful wife without absolute evidence of her infidelity.






5. Color; aspect The aviary contained birds of every possible ________.






6. Destruction One of the major aims of the air force was the complete ________ of all means of transportation by the bombing of rail lines and the terminals.






7. 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.






8. Defeat; frustrate In the end - Skywalker is able to ________ Vader's diabolical schemes.






9. Curse The high priest ________ the heretic.






10. 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 ________.






11. Distorted; crooked He held his head ________ - giving the impression that he had caught cold in his neck during the night.






12. Brother or sister We may not enjoy being ________s - but we cannot forget that we still belong to the same family.






13. Form into grains Sugar that has been ________d dissolves more readily than lump sugar.






14. Divided into classes; arranged into strata As the economic gap between the rich and the poor increased - Roman society grew increasingly ________.






15. Artificial; resulting from synthesis During the twentieth century - many ________ products have replaced the natural products.






16. Artificial; sham Hollywood actresses often create ________ tears by using glycerine.






17. Deceive; delude Having been ________ed once by the fast-talking salesman - he was extremely cautious when he went to purchase a used car.






18. Quantity of motion of a moving body; impetus The car lost ________ as it tried to ascend the steep hill.






19. Amends; compensation At the peace conference - the defeated country promised to pay ________s to the victors.






20. Treacherous; disloyal When Caesar realized that Brutus had betrayed him - he reproached his ________ friend.






21. Disaster; misery - As news of the ________ spread - offers of relief poured in to the stricken community.






22. Stoop short - as if faced with an obstacle - and refuse to continue The chief of police ________ed at sending his officers into the riot-torn area.






23. Not earthly; weird There is an ________ atmosphere in her work that amazes the casual observer.






24. Agree If I ________ to this demand for blackmail - I am afraid that I will be the victim of future demands.






25. Affecting the sense of taste The Thai restaurant offered an unusual ________ experience for those used in a bland cuisine.






26. Sermon; serious warning His speeches were always ________(ies) - advising his listeners to repent and reform.






27. Slip or slide During the recent ice storm - many people ________ed down this hill as they walked to the station.






28. Behaving like a slave; servile; obsequious He was proud and dignified; he refused to be ________ to anyone.






29. Words formed in imitation of natural sounds Words like "rustle" and "gargle" are illustrations of ________.






30. Drive or hunt out of hiding She was ________ed out their secret.






31. Power to produce desired effect The ________ of this drug depends on the regularity of the dosage.






32. Elastic; having the power of springing back Highly ________ - steel makes excellent bedsprings.






33. Surpass; outdo Jesse Owens easily ________ped his competitors to win the gold metal at the Olympic Games.






34. Outward appearance; guise Although this book has a ________ of wisdom and scholarship - a careful examination will reveal many errors and omissions.






35. Agreement She was in complete ________ with the verdict.






36. Pertaining to marriage Their dreams of ________ bliss were shattered as soon as their temperaments clashed.






37. Flexible; yielding; adaptable In remodeling the bathroom - we replaced all the old - rigid lead pipes with new - ________ copper tubing.






38. Delusion I think you were frightened by a ________ that you created in you own mind.






39. Vigorously active; nimble She was eighty years old - yet still ________ and alert.






40. Picture made of smell - colorful inlaid tiles The mayor compared the ciry to a beautiful ________ made up of people of every race and religion on earth.






41. Please Her parents were ________(ied) by her success.






42. Doubt; challenge; gainsay I cannot ________ your honesty without evidence.






43. Rosy; optimistic I am afraid you will have to alter your ________ views in the light of the distressing news that has just arrived.






44. Angry When John's mother found out that he had overthrown his checking account for the third month in a row - she was so ________ that she could scarcely speak to him.






45. Variegated; multicolored The ________ piper of Hamelin got his name from the multicolored clothing he wore.






46. 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.






47. Become worse; deteriorate As the fight dragged on - the champion's style________ until he could barely keep on his feet.






48. Laziness He outgrew his youthful ________ to become a model of industry and alertness on the job.






49. Minor fight Custer's troops expected they might run into a ________ or two on maneuvers; they did not expect to face a major battle.






50. Not naive; sophisticated Although he was young - his remarks indicated that he was ________.