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GRE Wordlist: Meanings - Complete Sentences
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1. Obedient; easily managed As ________ as he seems today - that old lion was once a ferocious - snarling beast.
docile
imbroglio
escapade
delude
2. Fickle; incalculable - The storm was ________ and changed course constantly.
irksome
nondescript
capricious
oligarchy
3. Sky blue ________ skies are indicative of good weather.
bogus
azure
condole
glossy
4. Humbleness of spirit He spoke with a ________ and lack of pride that impressed his listeners.
humility
disparage
eulogy
personable
5. Associate with We frequently judge people by the company with whom they ________.
lucrative
mnemonic
consort
bedizen
6. Squander The young man quickly ________d his inheritance and was soon broke.
annotate
premise
disparity
dissipate
7. Amends; compensation At the peace conference - the defeated country promised to pay ________s to the victors.
episodic
reparation
foment
verbalize
8. Command; arrange; consecrate The king ________ed that no foreigner should be allowed to enter the city.
construe
irreverent
ordain
scintilla
9. Stubborn; unmanageable The ________ horse was eliminated from the race when he refused to obey the jockey.
refractory
dislodge
obscure
skinflint
10. Curative Now better known for its racetrack - Saratoga Springs first gained attention for the ________ qualities of its famous "healing waters."
anathematize
psychosis
satellite
therapeutic
11. Unaccustomed He hesitated to assume the ________ role of master of ceremonies at the dinner.
swill
rejoinder
unwonted
lament
12. Notorious; conspicuously bad; shocking She was an ________ liar; we all knew better than to believe a word she said.
levy
sham
egregious
objective
13. Pertaining to a province; limited in outlook; unsophisticated As ________ governor - Sir Henry administered the Queen's law in his remote corner of Canada.
provincial
etymology
podium
ferret
14. 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.
virulent
temerity
molecule
felicity
15. Catch sight of In the distance - we could barely ________ the enemy vessels.
pillage
cadaver
descry
machiavellian
16. Pertaining to the organs or sense of touch His callused hands had lost their ________ sensitivity.
rubble
tactile
hypercritical
harry
17. Uncouple; separate; disconnect A standard movie routine involves the hero's desperate attempt to ________ a railroad car from a moving train.
antecede
disengage
acumen
stilted
18. Gift giver; patron Scrooge later became Tiny Tim's ________ and gave him a benediction.
benefactor
multifarious
antiseptic
connoisseur
19. Revive The lifeguard tried to ________ the drowned child by applying artificial respiration.
tenure
litany
resuscitate
array
20. Spasmodic; intermittent After several ________ attempts - he decided to postpone the start of the project until he felt more energetic.
practicable
fitful
synoptic
hermitage
21. Means; effort By ________ of much hard work - the volunteers were able to control the raging forest fire.
dint
ewe
wispy
incisive
22. Reprove severely I am afraid that my parents will ________ me when I show them my report card.
stygian
quiescent
lectern
reprimand
23. Motionless; stale; dull The ________ water was a breeding ground for disease
contempt
amiss
poultice
stagnant
24. Shameless; bold; unconcealed Shocked by Huck Finn's ________ lies - Miss Watson prayed the good Lord would give him a sense of his unregenerate wickedness.
inept
gastronomy
tantrum
barefaced
25. Char or burn; brand Accidentally brushing against the hot grill - she ________ed her hand badly.
unscathed
cantata
defile
sear
26. Approve; ratify Nothing will convince me to ________ the engagement of my daughter to such a worthless young man.
sanction
aureole
accost
deducible
27. Waterspout carved in groteque figures on a building The ________s adorning the Cathedral of Notre Dame in Paris are amusing in their grotesqueness.
insatiable
gargolye
infallible
actuarial
28. Furthest behind The coward could always be found in the ________ lines whenever a battle was being waged.
sidereal
hindmost
nostalgia
skirmish
29. Very wicked He was universally feared because of his many ________ deeds.
sage
dowdy
nefarious
anguish
30. Pertaining to the people He lamented the passing of aristocratic society and maintained that a ________ society would lower the nation's standards.
rebus
languor
demotic
canvass
31. Fear or hatred of foreigners.When the refugee arrived in America - he was unprepared for the _________ he found there.
slake
xenophobia
tycoon
odoriferous
32. Sweltering He could not adjust himself to the ________ climate of the tropics.
sultry
defoliate
emissary
rent
33. Salary; compensation In addition to the ________ this position offers - you must consider the social prestige it carries with it.
brittle
emolument
rationalization
intellect
34. Substance that removes sensation with or without loss of consciousness His monotonous voice acted like an ________; his audience was soon asleep.
rejuvenate
anesthetic
resilient
rigid
35. Shade of difference in meaning or color The unskilled eye of the layperson has difficulty in dicerning the ________s of color in the paintings.
nuance
demotic
relegate
paragon
36. Whimsical idea; extravagant metaphor He was an entertaining companion - always expressing himself in amusing ________s and witty turns of phrase.
procrastinate
incarnate
conceit
waft
37. Estimate the value of It is difficult to ________ old paintings; it is easier to call them priceless.
leaven
composure
wrest
appraise
38. Noble; aristocratic We greatly admired her well-bred - ________ elegance
vestige
verbiage
foster
patrician
39. Encouraging; exhortive The crowd listened to his ________ statements with ever-growing excitement; finally they rushed from the hall to carry to his suggestions.
forthright
hortatory
civil
gingerly
40. Brighten; clear up or make understandable; enlighten Just as a lamp can ________ a dark room - a perceptive comment can illuminate a knotty problem.
amalgamate
anneal
illuminate
disavowal
41. Repay; revenge The wretch ________d his benefactors by betraying them.
pontifical
annihilate
requite
insubstantial
42. Boorish; rude - Dismayed by his ________ manners at the party - the girls vowed never to invite him again.
objective
icon
churlish
concur
43. Mysterious; set down in an ancient alphabet Tolkien's use of Old English words and inscriptions in the ________ alphabet give The Lord of the Rings its atmosphere of antiquity.
insurrection
runic
unequivocal
steep
44. Grow gradually smaller. From now until December 21 - the winter solstice - the hours of daylight will ________.
badinage
impiety
wane
anarchy
45. Upset; distracted by anxiety The ________ parents frantically searched the ravine for their lost child.
dissertation
precise
distraught
convention
46. Conspicuous; notable; protruding Have you ever noticed that Prince Charles's ________ ears make him resemble the big-eared character in Mad comics?
prominent
anathematize
vanguard
pedagogy
47. Chief - If you want to increase your word power - the ________ rule of vocabulary-building is to read.
exchequer
lien
asinine
cardinal
48. Bringing into conformity with reason All attempts at ________ at this time are doomed to failure; tempers and emotions run too high for intelligent thought to prevail.
incongruity
perceptive
rationalization
altruistic
49. Winemaker; seller of wine The poet wondered what the ________s could buy that would be half as precious as the wine they sold.
vintner
mnemonic
ambulatory
bilious
50. Retire from public life; segregate; seclude Although he had hoped for a long time to ________ himself in a small community - he never was able to drop his busy round of activities in the city.
coincident
unassuming
blowhard
sequester