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GRE Wordlist: Meanings - Complete Sentences

Subjects : english, vocabulary
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1. Sum; total The ________ wealth of this country is staggering to the imagination.






2. Questioner (specially harsh); investigator Fearing being grilled ruthlessly by the secret police - Marsha faced her ________s with trepidation.






3. Vengeance; compensation; punishment for offenses The evangelist maintained that an angry deity would exact ________ from the sinners.






4. Insolent Her ________ contempt for authority angered the officials.






5. Serving as a model; outstanding Her exemplary behavior was praised at commencement.






6. Double-dealing; hypocrisy People were shocked and dismayed when they learned of his ________ in this affair - as he had always seemed honest and straightforward.






7. Hollow The back-packers found partial shelter from the storm by huddling against the ________ wall of the cliff.






8. Vibrant and lively; critical; living - breathing The ________ - highly energetic first aid instructor stressed that it was vital in examining accident victims to note their vital signs.






9. Goal; aim A degree in medicine was her ultimate ________.






10. Sharpen; stimulate. The odors from the kitchen are ________ting my appetite; I will be ravenous by the time the meal is served.






11. Dull We were disappointed by the ________ performance.






12. Weaken; mitigate It is easier for us to ________ our own shortcomings than those of others.






13. Significance I feel that you have not grasped the full ________ of the message sent tous by the enemy.






14. Disable During the winter - many people were ________d by respiratory ailments.






15. Restlessly impatient; obstinately resisting control Waiting impatiently in the line to see Santa Claus - even the best-behaved children grow ________ and start to fidget.






16. Related to population balance In conducting a survey - one should take into account ________ trends in the region.






17. Cause; produce To receive praise for real accomplishments ________s self-confidence in a child.






18. Indirect speech; hypocritical; evasive Rather than tell Jill directly what he disliked - Jack made a few ________ comments and tried to change the subject.






19. Washing His daily ________s were accompanied by loud noises that he humorously labeled "Opera in the Bath."






20. Slanting; deviating from the perpendicular or from a straight line The sergeant ordered the men to march "________ right."






21. Fragments Ten years after World War II - some of the ________ left by enemy bombings could still be seen.






22. Drug that relieves pain; opiate His pain was so great that no ________ could relieve it.






23. Stikingly bright; shining with intense heat If you leave on an ________light bulb - it quickly grows too hot to touch.






24. Stronghold; something seen as a source of protection The villagers fortified the town hall - hoping this improvised ________ could protect them from the guerrila raids.






25. Refer to Since you ________ to this matter so frequently - you must regard it as important.






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






27. Ceremonial staff; clublike medieval weapon The Grand Marshal of the parade raised his ________ to signal that it was time for the procession to begin.






28. Arrange (laws - rules) as a code; classify We need to take the varying rules and regulations of the different health agencies and ________ them into a national health code.






29. Profane; violate the sanctity of The soldiers ________d the temple.






30. Beyond that which is normal in nature John's mother's total ability to tell when he was lying struck him as almost ________.






31. Clearness of expression; freedom from ambiguity One of the outstanding features of this book is the ________ of its author; her meaning is always clear.






32. Noble; aristocratic We greatly admired her well-bred - ________ elegance






33. Attribute; ascribe If I wished to ________ blame to the officers in charge of this program - I would state my feelings definitely and immediately.






34. Mild; fragrant A ________ breeze refreshed us after the sultry blast.






35. Picture writing The discovery of the Rosetta Stone enabled scholars to read the ancient Egyptian ________.






36. Induce; triumph over He tried to ________ on her to type his essays for him.






37. Introduce something into a larger whole; combine; unite Breaking with precedent - President Truman ordered the military to ________ blacks into every branch of the armed services.






38. Prevailing style She was not used to their lavish ________ of living.






39. Trip - especially one taken for pleasure by an official at public expense Though she maintained she had gone abroad to collect firsthand data on the Common Market - the opposition claimed that her trip was merely a political ________.






40. Stitches sewn to hold the cut edges of a wound or incision; material used in sewing We will remove the ________s as soon as the wound heals.






41. Dissenting; rebellious In the purge that followed the student demonstrations at Tianamen Square - the government hunted down the ________ students and their supporters.






42. Assume an affected pose; act artificially No matter how much Arnold boasted or ________d - I could not believe he was as important as he pretended to be.






43. Combine; constitute; pay interest; increase The makers of the popular cold remedy ________ed a nasal decongestant with an antihistamine.






44. Wealthy leader John D. Rockefeller was a prominent ________.






45. Expel; drive out The world wondered if Aquino would be able to ________ Marcos from office.






46. Bizzare; peculiar; unconventional The eccentric professor who engages in markedly ________ behavior is a stock figure in novels with an academic setting.






47. Accidental; by chance There is no connection between these two events; their timing is entirely ________.






48. Net for catching fish When the shad run during the spring - you may see fishermen with ________s along the banks of our coastal rivers.






49. Dangerous Your occupation is too ________ for insurance companies to consider your application.






50. State of reacting readily to appeals - order - etc. The audience cheered and applauded - delighting the performers by its ________.