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GRE Wordlist: Meanings - Complete Sentences

Subjects : english, vocabulary
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1. Not wise I think it is ________ to raise this issue at the present time because the public is too angry.






2. Split - Erosion caused a ________ in the huge boulder.






3. Slope; inclined plane The house was built with ________s instead of stairs in order to enable the man in the wheelchair to move easily from room to room and floor to floor.






4. Suspended action - The deal was held in ________ until her arrival.






5. Agree Did you ________ with the decision of the court or did you find it unfair?






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






7. Confuse; upset; embarrass The lawyer was ________ed by the evidence produced by her adversary.






8. Equivocate; play on words Do not ________; I want a straightforward and definite answer.






9. Fix or manipulate The ward boss was able to ________ the election by bribing people to stuff the ballot boxes with ballots marked in his candidate's favor.






10. Unintentional; not knowing She was the ________ tool of the swindlers






11. Capable of being bribed The ________ policeman accepted the bribe offered him by the speeding motorist whom he had stopped.






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






13. Offensive I find your behavior ________; please mend your ways.






14. Excessively careful He was ________ in checking his accounts and never made mistakes.






15. Unsatisfied; not soothed Her anger is ________ by your apology.






16. Intellectuals; members of the educated elite She preferred discussions about sports and politics to the literary conversations of the ________.






17. Irresistable; not to be escaped He felt that his fate was ________ and refused to make any attempt to improve his lot.






18. The state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes Torn between loving her parents one minute and hating them the next - she was confused by the ________ of her feelings.






19. Prescribed diet and habits I doubt whether the results warrant our living under such a strict ________.






20. Fly; dart lightly; pass swiftly by Like a bee flitting from flower to flower - Rose ________ted from one boyfriend to the next.






21. Bury They are going to ________ the body tomorrow ar Broadlawn Cemetry.






22. Iridescent The Ancient Mariner admired the ________ sheen on the water.






23. Handle used to move the boat's rudder (to steer) Fearing the wind might shift suddenly and capsize the skiff - Tom kept one hand on the ________ at all times.






24. Raised platform for guests of honor When he approached the ________ - he was greeted by cheers from the people who had come to honor him.






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






26. Snub; beat back She ________ed his invitation so smoothly that he did not realize he had been snubbed.






27. Amount produced; crop; income on investment. An experienced farmer can estimate the annual _________ of his acres with surprising accuracy.






28. Seemingly plausible but fallacious reasoning Instead of advancing valid arguments - he tried to overwhelm his audience with a flood of ________(ies).






29. Unity of pitch; complete accord The choir sang in ________.






30. Arrival Most Americans were unaware of the ________ of the Nuclear Age until the news of Hiroshima reached them.






31. Warlike The sound of ________ music was always inspiring to the young poet.






32. Imaginary Although this book purports to be a biography of George Washington - many of the incidents are ________.






33. Concise; abrupt; pithy I admire his ________ style of writing; he comes directly to the point.






34. Offering or providing help; additional or sub-sidiary To prepare for the emergency - they built an ________ power station.






35. Cut off part of body; prune When the doctors had to ________ Ted Kennedy's leg to prevent the spread of cancer - he did not let the loss of his leg keep him from participating in sports.






36. Dissimilar In a ________ group - we have an unassorted assemblage - while in a homogeneous group we have people or things that have common traits.






37. Criticize harshly Hoping for a rave review of his new show - the playwright was miserable when the critics ________ned it unanimously.






38. Over explain away No matter how hard he tried to talk around the issue - President Bush could not ________ over the fact that he had raised the taxes after all.






39. Protest; objection The authorities were deaf to the pastor's ________s about the lack of police protection in the area.






40. Poem or song expressing lamentation On the death of Edward King - Milton composed the ________ "Lycidas."






41. Name; title He was amazed when the witches hailed him with his correct ________.






42. Luxuriate; take pleasure in warmth ________ing on the beach - she relaxed so completely that she fell asleep.






43. Denounce; utter censure or invective He ________ed against the demagoguery of the previous speaker and urged that the audience reject his philosophy as dangerous.






44. Pleasant; friendly My father loved to go out for a meal with ________ companions.






45. Study of word parts A knowledge of ________ can help you on many English tests.






46. Lukewarm During the summer - I like to take a ________ bath - not a hot one.






47. Prolong Seeking to delay the union members' vote - the management team tried to ________ the negotiations endlessly - but the union representatives saw through their strategy.






48. Free; disentangle He found that he could not ________ himself from the trap.






49. Drive our evil spirits By incantation and prayer - the medicine man sought to ________ the evil spirits that had taken possession of the young warrior.






50. Crown The king's ________ was on display at the museum.







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