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GRE Wordlist: Meanings - Complete Sentences
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1. Insightful; aware; wise Although Maud was a generally ________ critic - she had her blind sports: she could never see flaws in the work of her friends.
waylay
equivocal
apathetic
perceptive
2. Irregularity A bird that cannot fly is an ________.
spatial
anomaly
recondite
flail
3. Small - poor bed The weary traveler went to sleep on his straw ________.
vendor
haggle
frenzied
pallet
4. Plainly expressed Her ________ comments eliminated all posibility of misinterpretation.
rendition
agenda
perspicuous
seep
5. Practical person No ________ enjoys becoming involved in a game that he can never win
pragmatist
conscientious
amenable
voluptuous
6. Narrow valley with steep sides Steeper than a gully - less precipitous than a canyon - a ________ is - like them - the product of years of erosion.
ravine
beatitude
mischance
palatable
7. An act of yielding Before they could reach an agreement - both sides had to make certain ________s.
concession
anonymity
finite
steadfast
8. Limited; restricted Unable to give the candidate full support - the mayor gave him only a ________ endorsement.
hazardous
frond
turbid
qualified
9. Like a lion He was ________ in his rage.
wheedle
leonine
actuarial
temperament
10. Distorted; crooked He held his head ________ - giving the impression that he had caught cold in his neck during the night.
aversion
authenticate
awry
awe
11. Not spacious; inconvenient In their ________ quarters - they had to improvise for closet space.
resilient
supposititious
incommodious
masochist
12. Unlikely occurrence; stroke of fortune When Douglass defeated Tyson for the heavyweight championship - some sportscasters dismissed his victory as a ________.
haggle
flamboyant
fluke
admonish
13. Tiresome dwelling on a subject After he had reminded me several times about what he had done for me I told him to stop his ________ on my indebtedness to him.
introvert
sultry
mesmerize
harping
14. Stealing The bank teller confessed his ________ of the funds.
aloof
embezzlement
languish
indigence
15. Small boat (often ship's boat) In the film Lifeboat - an ill-assorted group of passengers from a sunken ocean liner are marooned at sea in a ________.
instigate
grill
dinghy
fledgling
16. Yield; give in; die I ________ to temptation whenever it comes my way.
ossify
nomenclature
succumb
cog
17. Laziness Such ________ in a young person is deplorable; go to work!
dwindle
sloth
singular
vampire
18. Utter impulsively Before she could stop him - he ________ed out the news.
truncate
blurt
palette
animated
19. Extremely high (of prices etc.) The super computer's price was ________.
ductility
appraise
prohibitive
eddy
20. Plants of a region or era Because she was a botanist - she spent most of her time studying the ________ of the desert.
flora
inordinate
pinnacle
raspy
21. Make numb; stun; amaze Disapproving of drugs in general - Laura refused to take sleeping pills or any other medicine that might ________ her.
stupefy
thematic
skiff
interloper
22. Period of equal days and nights; the beginning of spring and autumn The vernal ________ is usually marked by heavy rainstorms.
redoubtable
carillon
equinox
congenial
23. Admit; hield Despite all the evidence Monica had assembled - Mark refused to ________ that she was right.
illusive
concede
lustrous
arable
24. Bantering; joking - Sometimes his flippant and ________ remarks annoy us.
chaffing
odyssey
caulk
monochromatic
25. Keep away from Cherishing his solitude - the recluse ________ned the company of other human beings.
actuarial
libidinous
shun
lewd
26. Dormant; hidden Her ________ talent was discovered by accident.
titanic
latent
rigid
reprehensible
27. Pedestal; raised platform The audience applauded as the conductor made his way to the ________.
deducible
amoral
incipient
podium
28. Be oppressed by heat I am going to buy an air conditioning unit for my apartment as I do not intend to ________ through another hot and humid summer.
rudimentary
swelter
meander
precedent
29. Denial; disclaiming His ________ of his part in the conspiracy was not believed by the jury.
impregnable
uniformity
disavowal
pessimism
30. Stretch out full on ground He ________d himself before the idol.
prostrate
scruple
colossal
impinge
31. Go through or across When you ________ this field - be careful of the bull.
brackish
militate
lugubrious
traverse
32. Make impure by mixing with baser substances It is a crime to ________ foods without informing the buyer.
garrulity
debunk
divergent
adulterate
33. Uprightness He was renowned for his ________ and integrity.
impasse
tender
clamber
rectitude
34. Slanderous remark Do not cast ________s on her character.
perjury
extol
muse
aspersion
35. Curved - hooked He can be recognized by his ________ nose - curved like the beak of the eagle.
lunar
aquiline
ignite
spectral
36. Person who maintains opinions contrary to the doctrines of the church She was punished by the Spanish Inquisition because she was a ________.
heretic
meddlesome
dupe
fluted
37. Praising To everyone's surprise - the speech was ________ rather than critical in tone.
eulogistic
antecede
outlandish
genteel
38. Revengeful She was very ________ and never forgave an injury.
vindictive
mordant
dross
burlesque
39. Practical This is an entirely ________ proposal. I suggest we adopt it.
harping
zeal
feasible
ostracize
40. Imperceptible; intangible The ash is so fine that it is ________ to the touch but it can be seen as a fine layer covering the window ledge.
obnoxious
tightwad
impalpable
gruesome
41. Flavored dessert ice I prefer raspberry ________ to ice cream since it is less fattening.
fauna
sherbet
gamut
quintessence
42. Destroy The enemy in its revenge tried to ________ the entire population.
manifestation
infraction
regatta
annihilate
43. 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.
hindmost
canvass
pedantic
brackish
44. Obligated; indebted Since I do not wish to be ________ to anyone - I cannot accept this favor.
beholden
dirge
enhance
effectual
45. Limited It is difficult for humanity with its ________ existence to grasp the infinite.
incantation
procurement
tumid
finite
46. Wintry Bears prepare for their long ________ sleep by overeating.
foreboding
hibernal
occult
mammal
47. Enormous; marvelous He marveled at her ________ appetite when he saw all the food she ate.
fraudulent
gall
prodigious
interdict
48. Tunnels in which rabbits live; crowded conditions in which people live. The tenement was a veritable ________ - packed with people too poor to live elsewhere.
warren
orifice
pittance
satiate
49. Painting in plaste (usually fresh) The cathedral is visited by many tourists who wish to admire the ________es by Glotto.
submissive
fresco
asylum
insubordinate
50. Withdrawal The ________ of the Southern states provided Lincoln with his first major problem after his inauguration.
secession
expedient
contravene
acidulous