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GRE Wordlist: Meanings - Complete Sentences
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1. Rich - figured fabric The sofa was covered with expensive ________.
repertoire
impediment
refrain
brocade
2. Revere In China - the people ________ their ancestors.
trough
quorum
trinket
venerate
3. Plain; obvious My answer to your proposal is an ________ and absolute "No."
flair
mettle
unequivocal
seminal
4. Fill up again Before she could take another backpacking trip - Carla had to ________ her stock of freeze-dried foods.
mote
replenish
zany
insouciant
5. Twisted The ________ oak tree had been a landmark for years and was mentioned in several deeds.
solemnity
natation
gnarled
arraign
6. Navigation tool used to determine a ship's latitude and longitude Given a clear night - with the aid of his ________ and compass - he could keep the ship safely on course.
doggerel
insularity
sextant
decorum
7. Falling off - as of leaves The oak is a ________ tree.
deciduous
civil
militate
fracas
8. Seeker after position or status Although I am as ________ for public office - I am not willing to accept the dictates of the party bosses.
avid
rend
liquidate
aspirant
9. Sleep throughout the winter Bears are one of the many species of animals that ________.
hibernate
progenitor
serpentine
unfrock
10. Partiality; preference Although the artist used various media from time to time - she had a ________ for watercolors.
ramshackle
pummel
predilection
insolence
11. Seemingly plausible but fallacious reasoning Instead of advancing valid arguments - he tried to overwhelm his audience with a flood of ________(ies).
pendant
die
sophistry
natation
12. Punishment; severe criticism - Sensitive even to mild criticism - Woolf could not bear ________ that she found in certain reviews.
pied
castigation
tether
figment
13. Fringes; outer borders Living ________ of Boston - Sarah sometimes felt as if she were cut off from the cultural heart of the city.
indemnify
barb
outskirts
unwarranted
14. Combative; bellicose Although at this time he was advocating a policy of neutrality - one could usually find him adopting a more ________ attitude.
reserve
sojourn
trappings
militant
15. Estimate the value of It is difficult to ________ old paintings; it is easier to call them priceless.
appraise
testator
theoretical
exacerbate
16. Rearing up on hind legs; unrestrained The ________ weeds in the garden killed all the flowers that had been planted in the spring.
narrative
rampant
integral
millinery
17. Denial I must accept his argument since you have been unable to present any ________ of his evidence.
stem
negation
saline
acuity
18. Spacious - In the ________ areas of the railroad terminal - thousands of travelers lingered while waiting for their train.
capacious
repudiate
avow
founder
19. Terms used in a science or art The special ________ developed by some authorities in the field has done more to confuse laypersons than to enlighten them.
facilitate
terminology
claustrophobia
puerile
20. Poke; stir up; urge If you ________ him hard enough - he'll eventually clean his room.
potion
olfactory
palimpsest
prod
21. Contaminated; corrupt Health authorities are always trying to prevent the sale and use of ________ food.
flinch
mettle
tainted
jubilation
22. Clak volcanic rock The deposits of ________ on the mountain slopes were an indiacation that volcano had erupted in ancient times.
imponderable
delude
pittance
obsidian
23. Song of praise or joy ________s celebrating the victory filled the air.
belligerent
forthright
paean
sap
24. Demanding and leaving no choice From Jack's ________ knock on the door - Jill could tell he would not give up until she let him in.
impetuous
peremptory
assert
imbibe
25. Wrong name; incorrect designation His tyrannical conduct proved to all that his nickname - King Eric the Just - was a ________.
bate
misnomer
renovate
audacious
26. Fret; complain There is no sense ________(ing) over the work you have left undone.
vagary
repine
environ
gape
27. Calamity - The Johnstown flood was a ________.
gerrymander
redundant
temper
catastrophe
28. Fragments Ten years after World War II - some of the ________ left by enemy bombings could still be seen.
rubble
uncanny
adjutant
malefactor
29. Disturb greatly I am afraid this news will ________ him and cause him grief.
proviso
piebald
perturb
filigree
30. Eat away The limestone was ________d by the dripping water
wanton
random
erode
cogitate
31. One who has adopted a different religion or opinion On his trip to Japan - though the President spoke at length about the merits of American automobiles - he made few ________s to his beliefs.
carnage
convert
tribulation
centaur
32. Unfrightening Though Phil had expected to feel overawed when he met Joe Montana - he found the experience ________ and relaxing.
guile
unwitting
unintimidating
blanch
33. Non-moral The ________ individual lacks a code of ethics; he should not be classified as immoral.
bombast
amoral
hubbub
dappled
34. Positive; arbitrary Do not be so ________ about that statement; it can be easily refuted.
paraphernalia
timidity
ostracize
dogmatic
35. Impose (a fine); collect (a payment) Crying "No taxation withouth representation -" the colonists demonstrated against England's power to ________ taxes.
levy
mendacious
flag
libelous
36. Ability to move spontaneously Certain organisms exhibit remarkable ________; motile spores - for example - may travel for miles before coming to rest.
deify
piquant
forthright
motility
37. Confer He wished to ________ great honors upon the hero.
bestow
relish
dormant
peon
38. Learned; scholarly His ________ writing was difficult to read because of the many allusions which were unfamiliar to most readers.
antiquated
erudite
puny
harping
39. Smooth and shining I want this photograph printed on ________ paper - not matte.
choreography
hue
glossy
propagate
40. Supporter; follower In the wake of the scandal - the senator's one-time ________ quietly deserted him.
checkered
cache
adherent
ironic
41. Beginner; novice For a mere ________ - you have produced some marvelous results.
rubble
tyro
proliferate
vacuous
42. Put on When Clark Kent had to ________ his Superman outfit - he changed clothes in a convenient phone booth.
rostrum
don
philanderer
conformity
43. Belief that pleasure is the sole aim in life ________ and asceticism are opposing philosophies of human behavior.
rend
reprimand
hedonism
peon
44. Unutterable; cannot be expressed in speech Such ________ joy must be experienced; it cannot be described.
punctilious
inclement
forthright
ineffable
45. Clear beef soup The cup of ________ served by the stewards was welcomed by those who had been chilled by the cold ocean breezes.
sibling
espouse
volition
bouillon
46. Cause; produce To receive praise for real accomplishments ________s self-confidence in a child.
denouement
ablution
perdition
engender
47. Gentle breeze; west wind. When these _________s blow - it is good to be in an open boat under a full sail.
franchise
pristine
analogous
zephyr
48. Framework and working parts of an automobile - Examining the car after the accident - the owner discovered that the body had been ruined but that the ________ was unharmed.
definitive
chassis
elated
contaminate
49. Worldly; not pertaining to church matters; temporal The church leaders decided not interfere in ________ matters.
incredulity
tantamount
scintilla
secular
50. Trying to please; obliging The courtier obeyed the king's orders in a ________ manner.
complaisant
obsequious
import
convert