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GRE Wordlist: Meanings - Complete Sentences

Subjects : english, vocabulary
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1. Fearful; discerning His ________ glances at the people who were walking in the street revealed his nervousness.






2. Crookedly; slanted; at an angle When he placed his hat ________ upon his head - his observers laughed.






3. Enclose; place in something Tales of actual historical figures like King Alfred have become ________ded in legends.






4. Imaginary Although this book purports to be a biography of George Washington - many of the incidents are ________.






5. Renounce upon oath He ________d his allegiance to the king.






6. Still in existence Although the authorities suppressed the book - many copies are ________ and may be purchased at exorbitant prices.






7. Turmoil; bewildering jumble. The existing ________ of overlapping federal and state proclaims cries out for immediate reform.






8. Court of justice The decision of the ________ was final and the prisoner was sentenced to death.






9. Abnormal or deviant - Given the ________ nature of the data - we came to doubt the validity of the entire experiment.






10. Narrow in outlook; provincial; related to parishes Although Jane Austen writes novels set in small rural communities - her concerns are universal - not ________.






11. Prudence; ability to adjust actions to circumstances Use your ________ in this matter and do not discuss it with anyone.






12. Mass of material sticking together In such a ________ of miscellaneous statistics - it was impossible to find a single area of analysis.






13. Form of government of nation or state Our ________ should be devoted to the concept that the government should strive for the good of all citizens.






14. Throw headlong; hasten The removal of American political support appeared to have ________d the downfall of the Marcos regime.






15. Verify; support I intend to ________ my statement by producing witnesses.






16. Servile flatterer; yes man Never tell the boss anything he doesn't wish to hear: he doesn't want an independent adviser - he just wants a ________.






17. Uprightness; wholeness Lincoln - whose personal ________ has inspired millions - fought a civil war to maintain the integrity of the republic - that these United States might remain undivided for all time.






18. Adjust; endanger the interests or reputation of Your presence at the scene of the dispute ________s our claim to neutrality in this matter.






19. Likely to change; unstable Because the hormonal changes they undergo affect their spirits - adolescents may become emotionally ________ and experience sudden shifts of mood.






20. Boasted; bragged; highly publicized This much ________ project proved a disappointment when it collapsed.






21. Commotion; riot; noise She could not make herself heard over the ________ of the mob.






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






23. Offer as a sacrifice The tribal kind offered to ________ his daughter to quiet the angry gods.






24. Sky blue ________ skies are indicative of good weather.






25. Dull and unimaginative; matter-of-fact; factual Though the ad writers had come up with a highly creative campaign to publicize the company's newest product - the head office rejected it for a more ________ - down-to-earth approach.






26. 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.






27. Damp She could not stand the ________ climate and moved to a drier area.






28. Avoid (responsibility - work - etc.); malinger Brian has a strong sense of duty; he would never ________ any responsibility.






29. Cause; provoke; provide a cue for an actor Whatever ________ed you to ask for such a big piece of cake when you're on a diet?






30. Fragment - generally of pottery The archaeologist assigned several students the task of reassembling earthenware vessels from the ________s he had brought back from the expedition.






31. Informal discussion I enjoy our ________(ies) but I sometimes wish that they could be made more formal and more searching.






32. Small planet ________s have become commonplace to the readers of interstellar travel stories in science fiction magazines.






33. Foolish; inane He is far too intelligent to utter such ________ remarks.






34. Extremely hungry The ________ dog upset several garbage pails in its search for food.






35. Pertaining to marriage After the publication of his book on ________ affairs - he was often consulted by married people on the verge of divorce.






36. Ridicule This article ________s the pretensions of some movie moguls.






37. Evil We must defeat the ________ forces that seek our downfall.






38. Premonition of evil Caeser ridiculed his wife's ________ about the Ides of March.






39. Light; heavenly; fine Visitors were impressed by her ________ beauty - her delicate charm.






40. Very small quantity She hadn't an ________ of common sense.






41. Predicament from which there is no escape In this ________ - all turned to prayer as their last hope.






42. Bear fruit This peach tree should ________ in three years.






43. Pare; cut off bits. As a present for Aunt Polly - Tom ________d some clothespins out of a chunk of wood.






44. Taunt You are unpopular because you are too free with your ________s and sarcastic comments.






45. Delay; dawdle We can't ________ if we want to get to the airport on time.






46. State of being inappropriate Because of the ________ of his costume - he was denied entrance into the dining room.






47. Study of fish Jacques Cousteau's rpograms about sea life have advanced the cause of ________.






48. Provide written evidence She kept all the receipts from her business trip in order to ________ her expenses for the firm.






49. Curving outward He polished the ________ lens of his telescope.






50. Entreating; beseeching He could not resist the dog's ________ whimpering - and he gave it some food.