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GRE Wordlist: Meanings - Complete Sentences
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1. Nearness The deer sensed the hunter's ________ and bounded away.
proximity
asymmetric
epic
taxonomist
2. Untidy; slipshod Such ________ work habits will never produce good products.
bowdlerize
pander
mulct
slovenly
3. Attribute; ascribe If I wished to ________ blame to the officers in charge of this program - I would state my feelings definitely and immediately.
impute
amorphous
disclaim
plenitude
4. Tight; ready The captain maintained that he ran a ________ ship.
furtive
slither
taut
eccentricity
5. Warm and damp August in New York City is often ________.
muggy
hue
eminent
sleazy
6. Flattery Despite the salesperson's ________s - the customer did not buy the outfit.
mores
codify
usury
blandishment
7. Revenging agent Captain Bligh vowed to be Christian's ________.
nemesis
winsome
osseus
venue
8. Relating to paradise; blissful An afternoon sail on the bay was for her an ________ journey.
elysian
exploit
velocity
osseus
9. Monarch with supreme power He ran his office like an ________ - giving no one else any authority.
autocrat
sinecure
humane
jovial
10. Divided into two branches; forked With a ________ branch and a piece of elastic rubber - he made a crude but effective slingshot.
bifurcated
arid
debutante
blatant
11. Cut into small parts When the Austrian Empire was ________ed - several new countries were established.
aver
bristling
mercurial
dismember
12. Approach and speak first to a person When the two young men ________ed me - I was frightened because I thought they were going to attack me.
languor
accost
ineffectual
striated
13. Damaged; disfigured She had to refinish the ________surface of the table.
marred
incorporeal
articulate
faction
14. Odd; old-fashioned; picturesque Her ________ clothes and old-fashioned language marked her as an eccentric.
quaint
doggerel
blurt
mode
15. Whirlwind; whirlpool; center of turbulence; predicament into which one is inexorably plunged Sucked into the ________ of the tornado - Dorothy and Toto were carried from Kansas to Oz.
vortex
encomium
bogus
labyrinth
16. Supplement to the body of a will This ________ was drawn up five years after the writing of the original will.
codicil
troth
trident
venue
17. Urge The evangelist will ________ all sinners in his audience to reform.
incendiary
exhort
ramble
diorama
18. Showing excitement; overflowing with enthusiasm His ________ nature could not be repressed.
lurk
traduce
stringent
ebullient
19. Awkward He is an ________ young man; he trips over everything.
promulgate
ungainly
disgorge
fauna
20. Prudent; cautious - Investigating before acting - she tried always to be ________.
aphorism
disjointed
obdurate
circumspect
21. Deceptive; not real Unfortunately - the costs of running the lemonade stand were so high that Tom's profits proved ________.
propriety
traverse
insouciant
illusory
22. Wordiness; spreading in all directions like a gas Your composition suffers from a ________ of ideas; try to be more compact.
gall
hoary
diffusion
salient
23. Lack of harmony; absurdity The ________ of his wearing sneakers with formal attire amused the observers.
insipid
diffidence
infiltrate
incongruity
24. Tooth projecting from a wheel A bicycle chain moves through a series of ________s in order to propel the bike.
potent
parasite
ignominious
cog
25. Broad-bladed instrument used for spreading or mixing The manufacturers of this frying pan recommended the use of a rubber ________ to avoid scratching the specially treated surface.
wry
elaboration
turgid
spatula
26. Sharpen To make shaving easier - he ________d his razor with great care.
hone
obeisance
bluff
levity
27. Worldly as opposed to spiritual He was concerned only with ________ matters - especially the daily stock market quotations.
mundane
sear
renounce
stigma
28. Ridicule They greeted his proposal with ________ and refused to consider it seriously.
derision
sidereal
uproarious
augment
29. Blame; criticize - He was ________d for his inappropriate behavior.
inept
censure
muddle
philanthropist
30. Difficult to please; squeamish The waitresses disliked serving him dinner because of his very ________taste.
fastidious
taut
kinetic
hypothetical
31. 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.
introspective
chronicle
pomposity
acclimate
32. Shield; defense Under the ________ of the Bill of Rights - we enjoy our most treasured freedoms.
unsullied
clamber
aegis
condiments
33. At the point of death The doctors called the family to the bedside of the ________ patient.
vital
moribund
hybrid
truculence
34. Deluge; upheaval - A ________ such as the French Revolution affects all countries.
cataclysm
tipple
entrance
behoove
35. Person who turns animal hides into leather Using a solution of tanbark - the ________ treated the cowhide - transforming it into supple leather.
harbinger
consummate
rudimentary
tanner
36. Surround Although we were ________ed by enemy forces - we were cheerful for we were well stocked and could withstand a siege until our allies joined us.
intrude
capacious
encompass
scrupulous
37. Translation; artistic interpretation of a song - etc. The audience cheered enthusiastically as she completed her ________ of the aria.
levitate
retribution
rendition
terminate
38. Attractive; agreeable I would rather have a poor and ________ wife than a rich and homely one.
economy
comely
supposititious
impropriety
39. Harmless Let him drink it; it is ________ and will have no ill effect.
innocuous
quail
cleave
subterfuge
40. Treat with scorn or contempt You make enemies of all you ________.
disdain
intelligentsia
homily
agnostic
41. Used to prevent disease Despite all ________ measures introduced by the authorities - the epidemic raged until cool weather set in.
plaintive
swathe
prophylactic
gusto
42. Letdown in thought or emotion After the fine performance in the first act - the rest of the play was an ________.
pusillanimous
imply
abstract
anticlimax
43. Dirty; neglected; poor It is easy to see how crime can breed in such a ________ neighborhood.
disgruntle
implication
squalid
papyrus
44. Cutting; keen I am afraid of his ________ wit for it is so often sarcastic.
synoptic
fray
trenchant
arrears
45. Lead-coloredl; black and blue; ashen; enraged His face was so ________ with rage that we were afraid that he might have an attack of apoplexy.
livid
complacent
pacifist
wily
46. Widespread; generally accepted A radical committed to social change - Reed had no patience with the conservative views ________ in the America of his day.
travesty
arbitrary
momentum
prevalent
47. Holding of an office; time during which such an office is held He was permanent ________ in this position and cannot be fired.
coincident
claustrophobia
juxtapose
tenure
48. Negative in connotation; having a belittling effect Instead of criticizing Clinton's policies - the Republicans made ________ remarks about his character.
substantiate
responsiveness
provisional
pejorative
49. Split asunder - The lightening ________s the tree in two.
lacerate
discrepancy
calamity
cleave
50. Flay; abrade These shoes are so ill-fitting that they will ________ the feet and create blisters.
excoriate
ursine
poignancy
bleak