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GRE Wordlist: Meanings - Complete Sentences
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1. Disgustingly excessive His ________ praise of the dictator annoyed his listeners.
renounce
fulsome
exotic
stem
2. Lavish expenditure; overabundant condition Seldom have I seen food and drink served in such ________ as at the wedding feast.
docile
profusion
mandatory
frolicsome
3. Charmingly carefree; simple Far from the city - she led an ________ existence in her rural retreat.
idyllic
provenance
misogynist
auroral
4. List; mention one by one Huck hung his head in shame as Miss Watson ________d his many flaws.
plutocracy
enumerate
imbalance
mordant
5. Steal another's ideas and pass them off as one's own The editor could tell that the writer had ________d parts of the article; he could recognize whole paragraphs from the original source.
propinquity
lax
rotunda
plagiarize
6. Notoriously bad Jesse James was an ________ outlaw.
infamous
insalubrious
arcade
ambidextrous
7. Resonant His ________ voice resounded through the hall.
peon
divest
sonorous
befuddle
8. Heap of combustible material - esp. for burning a corpse. The mortician put ________ on the corpse before burning a corpse.
fidelity
ravenous
agrarian
pyre
9. Scatter The molecules will ________ throughout the space according to the second law of thermodynamics.
intersperse
indemnify
frailty
fundamental
10. In a coma; extremely sleepy The long-winded orator soon had his audience in a ________ state.
comatose
aloft
vestige
grudging
11. Extremely dry; very thirsty The ________ desert landscape seemed hostile to life.
proponent
philistine
histrionic
parched
12. Feeble - ineffective; unthinking - irresponsible Einstein was noted for his extraordinary inspirations; on the other hand - he was noted for being ________ in his daily chores.
extol
ostensible
feckless
labile
13. Bantering; comical; humorously serious Will Rogers' ________ remarks endeared him to his audiences.
quizzical
spangle
foray
abortive
14. Counterfeit; not authentic The police quickly found the distributors of the ________ twenty-dollar bills.
fluency
bogus
sardonic
multiform
15. Advocate of voting rights (for women) In recognition of her efforts to win the vote for women - Congress authorized coining a silver dollar honoring the ________ Susan B. Anthony.
hew
suffragist
conventional
prosaic
16. Peak We could see the morning sunlight illuminate the ________ while the rest of the mountain lay in shadow.
fortuitous
incisive
centripetal
pinnacle
17. Strangle The criminal tried to ________ the old man with his bare hands.
throttle
irrepressible
disparity
dapper
18. Cut the top off The top of the cone that has been ________d in a plane parallel to its base is a circle.
tacit
pretentious
truncate
tremulous
19. Copy Are you going to hang this ________ of the Declaration of Independence in the classroom or in the auditorium?
replica
ornithologist
spoonerism
affidavit
20. Untidy Your ________ appearance will hurt your chances in this interview.
levy
plausible
ensconce
disheveled
21. Favorable; kindly I think it is advisable that we wait for a more ________ occasion to announce our plans; this is not a good time.
metaphor
propitious
swerve
appraise
22. Soothe We tried to ________ the hysterical child by promising her many gifts.
renegade
belabor
mollify
tyranny
23. Person or thing in excess of what is necessary; extra His first appearance on the stage was as a ________ in a Shakespearean tragedy.
fervent
supernumerary
divulge
quaff
24. Distasteful; morally offensive People with ________ reputations should not be allowed to work with young children.
overbearing
unsavory
inconsistency
kindred
25. Treacherous; stealthy; sly The fifth column is ________ because it works secretly within our territory for our defeat.
tenure
environ
insidious
untoward
26. Gather; store up She hoped to ________ the world's literature in one library.
sheathe
pedestrian
garner
tilter
27. Based on experience He distrusted hunches and intuitive flashes; he placed his reliance entirely on ________ data.
empirical
complacent
tirade
orifice
28. Fit for plowing The land was no longer ________; erosion had removed the valuable topsoil.
ferment
motility
arable
elicit
29. Disaster; misery - As news of the ________ spread - offers of relief poured in to the stricken community.
calamity
olfactory
rhapsodize
asunder
30. Make discontented The passengers were ________d by the numerous delays.
disgruntle
pedantic
languid
perennial
31. Pertaining to the improvement of race It is easier to apply ________ principles to the raising of racehorses or prize cattle than t the development of human beings.
rave
unique
eugenic
pedantic
32. Servile flatterer; yes man Never tell the boss anything he doesn't wish to hear: he doesn't want an independent adviser - he just wants a ________.
gainsay
epilogue
toady
longevity
33. Novel; unparalleled Margaret Mitchell's book Gone with the Wind was an ________ success.
import
unprecedented
determinate
tome
34. Heavy substance used to add stability or weight The ship was listing badly to one side; it was necessary to shift the ________ in the hold to get her back on an even keel.
ballast
canine
exemplary
sunder
35. Choosing at random; confused She disapproved of her son's ________ television viewing and decided to restrict him to educational programs.
spectrum
indiscriminate
supplant
giddy
36. Person entitled to benefits or proceeds of an insurance policy You may change your ________ as often as you wish.
traumatic
finicky
beneficiary
confound
37. Utensil with perforated bottom used for straining Before serving the spaghetti - place it in a ________ to drain it.
acme
serenity
colander
garbled
38. Rob of joy; lay waste to; forsake The bandits ________d the countryside - burning farms and carrying off the harvest.
ambidextrous
debonair
desolate
swathe
39. Loud - resounding noise - The blacksmith was accustomed to the ________ of hammers on steel.
cavil
vicarious
amalgamate
clangor
40. Eye defect that prevents proper focus As soon as his parents discovered that the boy suffered from ________ - they took him to the optometrist for corrective glasses.
propulsive
gastronomy
moratorium
astigmatism
41. Not naive; sophisticated Although he was young - his remarks indicated that he was ________.
extemporaneous
arcane
disinter
disingenuous
42. Compensating; rewarding I find my new work so ________ that I may not return to my previous employment.
remunerative
mellifluous
pachyderm
mirage
43. Enrage; infuriate Unkindness to children ________d her.
incense
ambivalence
unintimidating
cajole
44. Requiring sitting Because he had a ________ occupation - he decided to visit a gymnasium weekly.
sedentary
appellation
stem from
disinterested
45. Be thrifty; set limits "Spare no expense -" the bride's father said - refusing to ________ on the wedding arrangements.
converse
stint
annihilate
disingenuous
46. Destruction by fire Citizens of San Francisco remember that the destruction of the city was caused not by the earthquake but by the ________ that followed.
extant
parley
holocaust
minutiae
47. Pertaining to hell; devilish They could think of no way to hinder his ________ scheme.
assessment
embroil
garrulous
infernal
48. Behead They did not hang Lady Jane Grey; they ________d her.
vise
eclipse
decapitate
smattering
49. Shining Her large and ________ eyes gave a touch of beauty to an otherwise drab face.
disseminate
lode
lustrous
travesty
50. Obligatory These instructions are________; any violation will be severely punished.
reiterate
mandatory
limn
viper