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GRE Wordlist: Meanings - Complete Sentences

Subjects : english, vocabulary
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1. Go ashore; unload cargo from a ship Before the passengers could ________ - they had to pick up their passports from the ship's purser.






2. Stale; spoiled by age The attic was dark and ________.






3. Excuse He looked for a good ________ to get out of paying a visit to his aunt.






4. Multiply; spread Since bacteria ________ more quickly in unsanitary environments - it is important to keep hospital rooms clean.






5. Noble ambition Youth's ________s should be as lofty as the stars.






6. Handle roughly The rock star was ________ed by his overexcited fans.






7. Ring of leaves around stem; ring. Identification by fingerprints is based on the difference in shape and number of ________s on the fingers.






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






9. Fit or attack of pain - laughter - rage When he heared of his son's misdeeds - he was seized by a ________ of rage.






10. Gigantic statue The legendary ________ of Rhodes - bronze statue of the sun god that dominated the harbor of the Greek seaport - was one of the Seven Wonders of the World.






11. Diplomatic etiquette We must run this state dinner according to ________ if we are to avoid offending any of our guests.






12. Theoretical; not concrete; non-representational To him - hunger was an ________ concept; he had never missed a meal.






13. Pale purple The ________ tint in the lilac bush was another indication that spring had finally arrived.






14. Fits of depression or gloom We could not discover the cause of her recurrent ________.






15. Strong point or special talent I am not eager to play this rather seious role - for my ________ is comedy.






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






17. Excessive interest in one's self; belief that one should be interested in one's self rather than in others His ________ prevented him from seeing the needs of his colleagues.






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






19. Of lowly origin; unworthy This plan is inspired by ________ motives and I must - therefore - oppose it.






20. Long life When he reached ninety - the old man was proud of his ________.






21. Defraud a person of something The lawyer was accused of trying to ________ the boy of his legacy.






22. One who studies the skin and its diseases I advise you to consult a ________ about your acne.






23. Peeping Jill called Jack a ________ when she caught him aiming his binoculars at a bedroom window of the house next door.






24. Self-evident truth requiring no proof Before a student can begin to think along the lines of Euclidean geometry - he must accept certain principles or ________s.






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






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






27. School of the fine arts (especiallymusic or drama) A gifted violinist - Marya was selected to study at the ________.






28. Heavenly - She spoke of the ________ joys that awaited virtuous souls in the hereafter.






29. Substitute For a fatherless child - a male teacher may become a father ________.






30. 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.






31. Conditional The continuation of this contract is ________ on the quality of your first output.






32. Behavior; bearing His sober ________ quieted the noisy revelers.






33. Pierce He was ________d by the spear hurled by his adversary.






34. Lover of mankind; doer of good As he grew older - he became famous as a ________ and benefactor of the needy.






35. Start a fire; inspire Her teacher's praise ________d a spark a hope inside her.






36. Solemn curse; someone or something that is despised He heaped ________ upon his foe.






37. Person with an insane desire to set things on fire The detectives searched the area for the ________ who had set these costly fires.






38. Seniority by birth By virtue of ________ - in some cultures the first-born child has many privileges denied his brothers and sisters.






39. Hard; strenuous Her ________ efforts had sapped her energy.






40. Acquire; take possession of for one's own use The ranch owners ________d the lands that had originally been set aside for the Indians' use.






41. Contradict; give a false impression His coarse - hard-bitten exterior be________d his innate sensitivity.






42. Noble; aristocratic We greatly admired her well-bred - ________ elegance






43. Short-lived; fleeting The mayfly is an ________ creature.






44. Excessively devoted to one's wife His friends laughed at him because he was so ________ and submissive to his wife's desires.






45. Driving away; unattractive Mosquitoes find the odor so ________ that they leave any spot where this liquid has been sprayed.






46. Double-dealing; hypocrisy People were shocked and dismayed when they learned of his ________ in this affair - as he had always seemed honest and straightforward.






47. Ability; capacity - A man of such ________ should not be assigned such menial tasks.






48. Wanderer; tramp In summer - college students wander the roads of Europe like carefree ________s.






49. Rate of occurrence; particular occurrence Health professionals expressed great concern over the high ________ of infant mortality in major urban areas.






50. Unsuccessful; fruitless We had to abandon our ________ attempts.







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