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GRE Wordlist: Meanings - Complete Sentences
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1. Hothead; troublemaker The police triedto keep track of all the local ________s when the President came to town.
scuffle
rend
ethnology
firebrand
2. Murder of a king or queen The beheading of Mary Queen of Scots was an act of ________.
pessimism
dismember
regicide
paragon
3. Careful about money; economical A ________ shopper compares prices before making major purchases.
thrifty
abbreviate
skimp
headstrong
4. Animals of a period or region The scientist could visualize the ________ of the period by examining the skeletal remains and the fossils.
knotty
fauna
superimpose
grandeur
5. Inclination; natural tendency The cross old lady has a ________ to grumble.
rotundity
proclivity
replicate
lackadaisical
6. Soothe We tried to ________ the hysterical child by promising her many gifts.
deciduous
brittle
equity
mollify
7. Pertaining to a bishop or pope; pompous or pretentious From the very beginning of his ministry it was clear from his ________ pronouncements that John was destined for a high pontifical office.
submissive
misapprehension
pontifical
aberrant
8. Overcome He had to ________ many obstacles in order to succeed.
astigmatism
surmount
compact
exacerbate
9. Chief - If you want to increase your word power - the ________ rule of vocabulary-building is to read.
blithe
deadlock
pendulous
cardinal
10. Rustic; pastoral The meadow was the scene of ________ gaiety.
theocracy
inimitable
esoteric
bucolic
11. Distorted; crooked He held his head ________ - giving the impression that he had caught cold in his neck during the night.
awry
primogeniture
projectile
stalwart
12. Risk - particularly of being exposed to disease or to the elements; unmasking; act of laying something open ________ to sun and wind had dried out her hair and weathered her face.
exposure
shrewd
denounce
sinister
13. Grating; harsh The sergeant's ________ voice grated on the recruits' ears.
initiate
disburse
raspy
mediate
14. Determine or seek opinions - votes - etc. - After ________ing the sentiments of his constituents - the congressman was confident that he represented the majority opinion of his district.
retrospective
rigid
canvass
beatific
15. Looking within oneself We all have our ________ moments during which we examine our souls.
conceit
introspective
guile
rave
16. Expressing praise The critics' ________ comments helped to make her a star.
laudatory
congenital
virtue
perversion
17. Scholar Our faculty includes many worldfamous ________s.
filial
simper
apathetic
savant
18. Arouse to action The demogogue ________d the mob to take action into its own hands.
gargolye
defray
mellifluous
incite
19. Make known by official proclamation or publication As soon as the Civil Service Commission ________s the names of the successful candidates - we shall begin to hire members of our staff.
galaxy
chastise
anneal
promulgate
20. Mild; fragrant A ________ breeze refreshed us after the sultry blast.
balmy
intermittent
bigotry
philanthropist
21. Bloody The audience shuddered as they listened to the details of the ________ massacre.
gory
vehement
mausoleum
jubilation
22. Unjust; wicked I cannot approve of the ________ methods you used to gain your present position.
random
badger
scapegoat
iniquitous
23. Stop motion; curb or restrain - Thrusting out her arm - Grandma checked Bobby's lunge at his sister. "Young man -" she said - "you'd better ________ your temper."
reparation
check
expiate
obstreperous
24. Untidy; slipshod Such ________ work habits will never produce good products.
gainsay
thwart
grievance
slovenly
25. Basic; primary; essential The committee discussed all sorts of side issues without ever getting down to addressing the ________ problem.
fundamental
miasma
flotsam
canard
26. Foreshadow; portend The gloomy skies and the sulfurious odors from the mineral springs seemed to ________ evil to those who settled in the area.
smattering
munificent
recipient
bode
27. Disown; renounce claim to If I grant you this previlege - will you ________ all other rights?
elegy
stricture
disclaim
prevail
28. Inconspicuous; not blatant The secret service agents in charge of protecting the President tried to be as ________ as possible.
unobtrusive
mandate
grouse
incarcerate
29. Dock; landing place Because of the captain's carelessness - the ship crashed into the ________.
primogeniture
quay
expedite
pan
30. Loiter; waste time Inasmuch as we must meet a deadline - do not ________ over this work.
cadaver
bicker
dawdle
hoax
31. Mixed indiscriminately; haphazard; irregular - particularly sexually In the opera La Boheme - we get a picture of the ________ life led by the young artists of Paris.
lumen
berserk
promiscuous
conciliatory
32. Repetition of beginning sound in poetry "The furrow followed free" is an example of ________.
piety
alliteration
nostalgia
fledgling
33. Name; title He was amazed when the witches hailed him with his correct ________.
affable
painstaking
aggregate
appellation
34. Unwilling; reluctant; stingy We received only ________ support from the mayor despite his earlier promises of aid.
grudging
ablution
sheaf
prestige
35. Wrong name; incorrect designation His tyrannical conduct proved to all that his nickname - King Eric the Just - was a ________.
misnomer
pugilist
melee
document
36. Introductory statement In the ________ to the Constitution - the purpose of the document is set forth.
haggard
epicure
preamble
reimburse
37. Discharge; give forth The maple syrup is obtained from the sap that the trees ________ in early spring.
conducive
hirsute
exude
concave
38. Enigmatic; mysterious The Mona Lisa's ________ expression has puzzled art lovers for centuries.
pliant
annotate
pernicious
sphinx-like
39. Accustomed; hardened She became ________ to the Alaskan cold.
hermetic
debauch
inured
upbraid
40. Trivial; unimportant; very small She had no major complaints to make about his work - only a few ________ quibbles that were almost too minor to state.
petty
formality
blase
throng
41. Grain-eating Some ________ animals have two stomachs for digesting their food.
canard
forthright
strident
herbivorous
42. Sharpness (of temper) These remarks - spoken with ________ - stung the boys to whom they had been directed.
viscid
effervescence
asperity
pan
43. Trying to please; obliging The courtier obeyed the king's orders in a ________ manner.
complaisant
subliminal
eminent
discredit
44. Tear out In that fight - all the rules were forgotten; the adversaries bit - kicked - and tried to ________ each other's eyes out.
gouge
variegated
docket
statutory
45. Tasty; pleasing - attractive - or agreeable Julia Child's recipes enable amateur chefs to create ________ delicacies for their guests.
monastic
surmise
savory
synthetic
46. Effusively sentimental I do not like such ________ pictures. I call them tearjerkers.
maudlin
opportune
transient
misanthrope
47. Stubborn; persistent He is bound to succeed because his ________ nature will not permit him to quit.
pertinacious
hovel
patois
figurine
48. Playful Such a ________ attitude is surprising in a person as serious as you usually are.
sportive
prevalent
opportunist
irrelevant
49. Selective; composed of elements drawn from disparate sources His style of interior decoration was ________: bits and pieces of furnishings from widely divergent periods - strikingly juxtaposed to create a unique color.
compliant
eclectic
flinch
canto
50. Mildness; permissiveness Considering the gravity of the offense - we were surprised by the ________ of the sentence.
leniency
obituary
title
titanic