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GRE Wordlist: Meanings - Complete Sentences

Subjects : english, vocabulary
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1. Balance; balancing force; equilibrium The high-wire acrobat used his pole as an ________ to overcome the swaying caused by the wind.






2. Indifferent; without concern or care Your ________ attitude at such a critical moment indicates that you do not understand the gravity of the situation.






3. Flexible; pliant The angler found a s________ limb and used it as a fishing rod.






4. Abundance; wealth Foreigners are amazed by the ________ and luxury of the American way of life.






5. Excessively devoted to one's wife His friends laughed at him because he was so ________ and submissive to his wife's desires.






6. Scandinavian myth; any legend This is a ________ of the sea and the men who risk their lives on it.






7. Scanty; inadequate His salary was far too ________ for him to afford to buy a new car.






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






9. Surrender of prisoner by one state to another The lawyers opposed the ________ of their client on the grounds that for more than five years he had been a model citizen.






10. Quote; commend - She could ________ passages in the Bible from memory.






11. Branching into two parts The ________ of our legislative system provides us with many safeguards.






12. Denial I must accept his argument since you have been unable to present any ________ of his evidence.






13. Scarcity They closed the restaurant because the ________ of customers made it uneconomical to operate.






14. Social outcast I am not a ________ to be shunned and ostracized.






15. Ash-colored; deadly pale Her face was ________ with fear.






16. Worried - concerned The employer was very ________ about the health of her employees as replacements were difficult to get.






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






18. Opening in chess in which a piece is sacrificed The player was afraid to accept his opponent's ________ because he feared a trap which as yet he could not see.






19. Exalted; noble; uplifting Mother Teresa has been honored for her ________ deeds.






20. 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.






21. Destruction One of the major aims of the air force was the complete ________ of all means of transportation by the bombing of rail lines and the terminals.






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






23. Trace; remains We discovered ________s of early Indian life in the cave.






24. Poorverse Although we find occasional snatches of genuine poetry in her work - most of her writing is mere ________.






25. Vexation; disappointment - Her refusal to go with us filled us with ________.






26. Holding of an office; time during which such an office is held He was permanent ________ in this position and cannot be fired.






27. Advocate of voting rights (for women) In recognition of her efforts to win the vote for women - Congress authorized coining a silver dollar honoring the ________ Susan B. Anthony.






28. Pamper; indulge excessively Don't ________ the boy - Maud! You'll spoil him.






29. Official As his case was transferred from one ________ to another - he began to despair of ever reaching a settlement.






30. Morbid fear Her fear of flying was more than mere nervousness; it was a real ________.






31. Expressing a low opinion I resent your ________ remarks.






32. Tough; strong and firm The steak was too ________ to chew






33. Guardianship; training Under the ________ of such masters of the instrument - she made rapid progress as a virtuoso.






34. Waste He could not apply himself to any task and ________ed away his time in idle conversation.






35. Peak; pinnacle; highest point Welles's success in Citizen Kane marked the ________ of his career as an actor; never again did he achieve such popular acclaim.






36. Cowardly; fainthearted You should be ashamed of your ________ conduct during this dispute.






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






38. Call forth He ________d much criticism by his hostile manner.






39. Full of pores; like a sieve Dancers like to wear ________ clothing because it allows the ready passage of water and air.






40. Abundantly fruitful She was a ________ writer who produced as many as three books a year.






41. Heavenly - She spoke of the ________ joys that awaited virtuous souls in the hereafter.






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






43. Bring upon oneself His parents refused to pay any future debts he might ________.






44. Person dissatisfied with existing state of affairs He was one of the few ________s in the Congress; he constantly voiced his objections to the Presidential program.






45. Solidly uniform; unyielding Knowing the importance of appearing resolute - the patriots sought to present a ________ front.






46. Coming from the side In order to get good plant growth - the gardener must pinch off all ________ shoots.






47. Give up temporarily; yield. I will ________ my rights in this matter in order to expedite our reaching a proper decision.






48. A facial distortion to show feeling such as pain - disgust - etc. Even though he remained silent - his ________ indicated his displeasure.






49. Order; charge In his inaugural address - the President stated that he had a ________ from the people to seek an end to social evils such as poverty and poor housing.






50. Pompous; bombastic; using high-sounding language The politician could bever speak simply; she was always ________.