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GRE Wordlist: Meanings - Complete Sentences
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1. Highest point When the moon in its orbit is furthest away from the earth - it is at its ________.
overwrought
bereavement
hone
apogee
2. One who studies the skin and its diseases I advise you to consult a ________ about your acne.
dermatologist
aver
panoramic
perigee
3. Minor fight Custer's troops expected they might run into a ________ or two on maneuvers; they did not expect to face a major battle.
skirmish
apotheosis
foray
jollity
4. Resistance to authority; insubordination His words - though not treasonous in themselves - were calculated to arouse thoughts of ________.
defeatist
throng
sedition
intrepid
5. Outstanding; superior The king traveled to Boston because he wanted the ________ surgeon in the field to perform the operation.
claustrophobia
euphony
preeminent
accede
6. Calamity - The Johnstown flood was a ________.
marital
catastrophe
versatile
spruce
7. Give up; do without Determined to lose weight for the summer - Ida decided to ________ dessert until she could fit into a size eight again.
precipitate
forgo
panache
quisling
8. Unfrightening Though Phil had expected to feel overawed when he met Joe Montana - he found the experience ________ and relaxing.
unintimidating
obliterate
scintillate
immure
9. Pertaining to hell; devilish They could think of no way to hinder his ________ scheme.
abut
imprudent
infernal
absolve
10. Supposed; reputed Although there are some doubts - the ________ author of this work is Massinger.
putative
engage
expatriate
annotate
11. Vigorous; strong The candidate for the football team had a ________ physique.
robust
veracity
fret
celestial
12. Clever He came up with a use for Styrofoam packing balls that was so ________ that his business school professors declared it was marketable.
taxonomist
ingenious
periphery
blowhard
13. Oversimplified; lacking individuality; seen as a type My chief objection to the book is that the characters are ________; they come across as ethnic caricatures - not as real people with individual quirks - fears - and dreams.
doddering
streotyped
demean
paradox
14. Forewarning We ignored these ________s of disaster because they appeared to be based on childish fears.
premonition
valedictory
ethereal
carafe
15. Light stroke as with a whip The horse needed no encouragement; only one ________of the whip was all the jockey had to apply to get the animal to run at top speed.
centaur
warble
flick
wistful
16. Nervous laugh Her aunt's constant ________ nearly drove her mad.
resolve
surpass
titter
grandeur
17. Small; minute Grass grew there - an ________ outcropping among the rocks.
quay
haughtiness
insolence
exiguous
18. Boaster Modest by nature - she was no ________ - preferring to let her accomplishments speak for themselves.
osseus
inter
tenure
braggart
19. Huge Radio City Music Hall has a ________ stage.
colossal
dislodge
fluctuation
incendiary
20. Reject; mock The headstrong youth ________ all authority; he refused to be curbed.
quarry
saga
impassive
flout
21. Turn into a god; idolize Admire the rock star all you want; just don't ________ him.
equinox
deify
assent
abeyance
22. Lean and angular; barren His once-round face looked surprisingly ________ after he had lost weight.
gaunt
queue
diabolical
prodigy
23. Mixture as of metals ________ of gold are used more frequently than the pure metal.
parable
alloy
affinity
assuage
24. Too particular; fussy The old lady was ________ about her food and ate very little.
rehabilitate
finicky
derelict
nomenclature
25. Thoroughly examine the condition of and repair if necessary It is necessary for the engineers of NASA to ________ the rocket everyday; otherwise - an incident similar to that of Challenger accident might happen.
dutiful
overhaul
frugality
sherbet
26. Foretell The vultures flying overhead ________d the discovery of the corpse in the desert.
consort
presage
ingenious
intellect
27. Stubbornly wrongheaded; wicked and unacceptable When Hannibal Lecter was in a ________ mood - he ate the flesh of his victims.
lofty
accretion
resilient
perverse
28. Divided into two branches; forked With a ________ branch and a piece of elastic rubber - he made a crude but effective slingshot.
controvert
prosaic
bifurcated
discombobulated
29. Plowed but sowed; uncultivated Farmers have learned that it is advisable to permit land to let ________ every few years.
laggard
fallow
carat
putative
30. Secret code - Lacking his code book - the spy was unable to decode the message sent to him in ________.
reputed
cipher
orthodox
flippancy
31. Blessed; consecrated She was laid to rest in ________ ground.
unsavory
voyeur
hallowed
astringent
32. Move faster In our science class - we learn how falling bodies ________.
arrogance
dawdle
accelerate
subjective
33. Puzzle in which pictures stand for words A coven of witches beside a tree is a possible ________ for the town Coventry.
rebus
fraudulent
secular
dote
34. The smallest particle (one or more atoms) of a substance that has all the properties of that substance In chemistry - we study how atoms and ________s react to form new substances.
molecule
renege
armada
incandescent
35. Rankle - produce irritation or resentment Joe's insult ________ed in Anne's mind for days - and made her too angry to speak to him.
proxy
seamy
mincing
fester
36. Stale; spoiled by age The attic was dark and ________.
mealymouthed
musty
brindled
rococo
37. Riddle; difficult problem During the long car ride - she invented ________s to entertain the children.
conception
acquittal
conundrum
equanimity
38. Crevice The mountain climbers secured footholds in tiny ________s in the rock.
liquidate
gambol
fissure
eon
39. Stamp-collector When she heard the value of the Penny Black stamp - Phyllis was inspired to become a ________.
humane
superannuated
philatelist
complicity
40. Absorbing; engrossing The reviewer described Byatt's novel Possession as a ________ tale: absorbed in the story - he had finished it in a single evening.
dulcet
ashen
allude
riveting
41. Odd; old-fashioned; picturesque Her ________ clothes and old-fashioned language marked her as an eccentric.
skittish
redolent
mutable
quaint
42. Avoid committing oneself; gain time I cannot permit you to ________ any longer; I must have a definite answer today.
collation
secrete
temporize
marital
43. Unselfishly generous; concerned for others In providing tutorial assistance and college scholarships to hundreds of economically disadvantaged youths - Eugene Lang performed a truly ________ deed.
prattle
primogeniture
altruistic
ineluctable
44. Moo From the hilltop - they could see the herd like ants in the distance; they could barely hear the cattle ________.
emaciated
wastrel
affinity
low
45. Drive our evil spirits By incantation and prayer - the medicine man sought to ________ the evil spirits that had taken possession of the young warrior.
dirge
nihilism
itinerary
exorcise
46. Large group The movie actor was surrounded by a ________ of startlets.
appurtenances
bevy
illusory
disparity
47. Extreme poverty When his pension fund failed - George feared he would end his days in ________.
penury
brusque
intersperse
microcosm
48. Lose animation; lose strength In stories - lovelorn damsels used to ________ and pine away.
languish
spry
pluck
acrid
49. Scandinavian myth; any legend This is a ________ of the sea and the men who risk their lives on it.
rhapsodize
heckler
saga
analgesic
50. Pretense (of strength); deception; high cliff Claire thought Lord Byron's boast that he would swim the Hellespont was just a ________ - she was astounded when he dove from the high bluff into the waters below.
bluff
atrocity
incorrigible
hazardous