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GRE Wordlist: Meanings - Complete Sentences

Subjects : english, vocabulary
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1. Widespread; affecting the majority of people They feared the AIDS epidemic would soon reach ________ proportions.






2. Hang about; wait nearby The police helicopter ________ed above the accident.






3. Extinct flying reptile The remains of ________s indicate that these flying reptiles had a wingspan of as much as twenty feet.






4. Put into effect; supply with tools The mayor was unwilling to ________ the plan until she was sure it had the governor's backing.






5. Dig out of the ground; remove from a grave Because of the rumor that he had been poisoned - his body was ________d in order that an autopsy might be performed.






6. Items of business at a meeting We had so much difficulty agreeing upon an ________ that there was very little time for the meeting.






7. Neutral; unpledged; undecided We were annoyed by his ________ reply for we had been led to expect definite assurances of his approval.






8. Stubborn; unmanageable The ________ horse was eliminated from the race when he refused to obey the jockey.






9. Seeker after position or status Although I am as ________ for public office - I am not willing to accept the dictates of the party bosses.






10. Interjection; profane oath The sergeant's remarks were filled with ________s that offended the new recruits.






11. Prank; flighty conduct The headmaster could not regard this latest ________ as a boyish joke and expelled the young man.






12. Title or heading (in red print); directions for religious ceremony; protocol In ordaining the new priests - the bishop carefully observed all the ________s for the ordination service.






13. Reparable Let us be grateful that the damage is ________.






14. Harmony Watching Tweediedum and Tweedledee battle - Alice wondered why the two brothers could not manage to life in ________.






15. Dig up When they ________ed the city - the archeologists found many relics of an ancient civilization.






16. Resemblance to remote ancestors rather than to parents; reversion to an earlier type; throwback Martin seemed an ________ to his Tuscan ancestors who lavished great care on their small plots of soil.






17. Sad; solemn I fail to understand why there is such a ________ atmosphere; we have lost a battle - not a war.






18. Highly skilled artist The child prodigy Yehudi Menuhin grew into a ________ whose virtuosity on the violin thrilled millions.






19. Pride - haughtiness The ________ of the nobility was resented by the middle class.






20. Doubter; person who suspends judgment until he has examined the evidence supporting a point of view. In this matter - I am a ________; I want proof.






21. Spend too much time on minor points; carp Let's not ________ over details.






22. Beautiful writing; excellent penmanship - As we examine ancient manuscripts - we became impressed with the ________ of the scribes.






23. Cancel; retract Repeat offenders who continue to drive under the influence of alcohol face having their driver's licensespermanently ________d.






24. Abundantly fruitful She was a ________ writer who produced as many as three books a year.






25. Druggist In Holland - ________(ies) still sell spices as well as ointments and pills.






26. Impressionable; easily influenced; having little resistance - as to a disease He was a very ________ young man - and so his parents worried that he might fall into bad company.






27. Pale; wan Because his occupation required that he work at night and sleep during the day - he had an exceptionally ________ complexion.






28. Cold; cheerless The Aleutian Islands are ________ military outposts.






29. Agreement; contract The signers of the Mayflower ________ were establishing a form of government.






30. Similary timed; simultaneous with We have many examples of scientists in different parts of the world who have made ________ discoveries.






31. 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.






32. Appearance; costume In the ________ of a plumber - the detective investigated the murder case.






33. Person who enjoys his own pain The ________ begs - "Hit me." The sadist smiles and says - "I won't."






34. Foil When the warden learned that several inmates were planning to escape - he took steps to ________ their attempt.






35. Fragments Ten years after World War II - some of the ________ left by enemy bombings could still be seen.






36. State of being inappropriate Because of the ________ of his costume - he was denied entrance into the dining room.






37. Diligent It took Rembrandt weeks of ________ labor before he was satisfied with his portrait of his son.






38. Body divided into ranks It was difficult to step out of one's place in this ________.






39. Capable of grasping or holding Monkeys use not only their arms and legs but also their ________e tails in traveling through the trees.






40. Wretch; villain His kindness to the ________ amazed all of us who had expected to hear severe punishment pronounced.






41. Word for word He repeated the message ________.






42. Large group The movie actor was surrounded by a ________ of startlets.






43. Outsmart; trick By disguising himself as an old woman - Holmes was able to ________ his pursuers and escape capture.






44. Not lasting forever; limited by time; secular At one time in our history - ________ rulers assumed that they had been given their thrones by divine right.






45. 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.






46. Contaminated; corrupt Health authorities are always trying to prevent the sale and use of ________ food.






47. Capable of being shaped by pounding Gold is a ________ metal.






48. Watchfulness Eternal ________ is the price of liberty.






49. Censure; rebuke The principal ________d the students when they became unruly in the auditorium.






50. Thin - liquid porridge Our daily allotment of ________ made the meal not only monotonous but also unpalatable.







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