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GRE Wordlist: Meanings - Complete Sentences

Subjects : english, vocabulary
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1. Genuine; real She turned so pale that I am sure her surprise was ________.






2. Plunder If you do not yield - I am afraid the enemy will ________ the countryside.






3. Transparent; limpid; easy to understand After reading these stodgy philosophers - I find his ________ style very enjoyable.






4. Massive Writing a dictionary is a ________ task.






5. Addition; appendix to book Jane's editor approved her new comparative literature text but thought it would be even better with an ________ on recent developments in literary criticism.






6. Fertile; abundant; ornate Farming was easy in this ________ soil.






7. Recently begun; rudimentary; elementary Before the Creation - the world was an ________ mass.






8. Approach and speak first to a person When the two young men ________ed me - I was frightened because I thought they were going to attack me.






9. Adorn My mother-in-law's stories about her journey from Russia made us laugh because she ________ed the bare facts of her travels with humourous acecdotes.






10. Given to unwholesome thought; gloomy These ________ speculations are dangerous; we must lighten our spirits by emphasizing more pleasant matters.






11. Room to move; margin When you set a deadline - allow a little ________.






12. Officer who acts as go-between for two armies; intermediary As the ________ - he had to avoid offending the leaders of the two armies.






13. Exceed Her SAT scores ________ed out expectations.






14. Madly excited As soon as they smelled smoke - the ________ animals milled about in their cages.






15. Approval Wanting her parents' regard - she looked for some sign of their ________.






16. Ornate Modern architecture has discarded the ________ trimming on buildings and emphasizes simplicity of line.






17. Participation; involvement You cannot keep your ________ in this affair secret very long; you would be wise to admit your involvement immediately.






18. Reveal Although competitors offered him bribes - he refused to ________ any information about his company's forthcoming product.






19. Native Tobacco is one of the ________ plants that the early explorers found in this country.






20. Brutal deed In time of war - many ________(ies) are committed by invading armies.






21. Apparent; professed; pretended Although the ________ purpose of this expedition is to discover new lands - we are really interested in finding new markets for our products.






22. Good-naturedly ridiculing They resented his ________ remarks because they misinterpreted his teasing as sarcasm.






23. Blameless and exemplary Her conduct in office was ________ and her record is spotless.






24. Remainder I suggest that you wait until the store places the ________s of these goods on sale.






25. Rising like bristles; showing irritation The dog stood there - ________ with anger.






26. Cajole; coax; deceive by flattery. She knows she can ________ almost anything she wants from her father.






27. Comment; make explanatory notes In the appendix to the novel - the critic sought to ________ many of the more esoteric references.






28. Not developed; elementary His dancing was limited to a few ________ steps.






29. Having human form or characteristics Primitive religions often have deities with ________ characteristics.






30. Female warrior Ever since the days of Greek mythology we refer to strong and aggressive women as ________s.






31. Secure or fasten firmly; be fixed in place We set the post in concrete to ________ it in place.






32. Belief that pleasure is the sole aim in life ________ and asceticism are opposing philosophies of human behavior.






33. Violate; desecrate Tourists are urged not to ________ the sanctity of holy places by wearing improper garb.






34. Susceptible to wounds Achilles was ________ only in his heel.






35. Throb; flutter As he became excited - his heart began to ________ more and more erratically.






36. Study of word parts A knowledge of ________ can help you on many English tests.






37. Concise; abrupt; pithy I admire his ________ style of writing; he comes directly to the point.






38. Favorable; kindly I think it is advisable that we wait for a more ________ occasion to announce our plans; this is not a good time.






39. Any ulcerous sore; any evil - Poverty is a ________ in the body politic; it must be cured.






40. Numerous; varied I cannot begin to tell you how much I appreciate your ________ kindnesses.






41. Not identical on both sides of a dividing central line Because one eyebrow was set markedly higher than the other - William's face had a particularly ________ appearance.






42. Casual; done without prior thought Expecting to be treated with due propriety by her costs - Great-Aunt Maud was offended by their ________ manner.






43. Surpass; outdo Jesse Owens easily ________ped his competitors to win the gold metal at the Olympic Games.






44. Slavishly attentive; servile; sycophantic Helen valued people who behaved as if they respected themselves; nothing irritated her more than an excessively ________ waiter or a fawning salesclerk.






45. Impermanence Conscious that all things pass - the psalmist relates the ________ of happiness and fame.






46. Means of support - food - nourishment In the tropics - the natives find ________ easy to obtain because of all the fruit trees.






47. Model; example; pattern Pavlov's experiment in which he trains a dog to salivate on hearing a bell is a ________ of the conditioned- response experiment in behavioal psychology.






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






49. Portray He is weakest when he attempts to ________ character.






50. Foremost in importance; supreme Proper nutrition and hygiene are of ________ importance in adolescent development and growth.