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GRE Wordlist: Meanings - Complete Sentences
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1. Firm grasp or footing The mountaineer struggled to get a proper ________ on the slippery rock.
purchase
disclaim
loll
contumacious
2. Capable of being stretched Mountain climbers must know the ________ strength of their ropes.
sully
tensile
natation
thermal
3. Change in direction After what seemed an eternity - the wind ________ed to the east and the storm abated.
unfrock
pallet
bureaucracy
veer
4. Country bumpkin. At school - his classmates regarded him as a yokel and laughed at his rustic mannerisms.
esteem
equitable
foray
yokel
5. Unselfishly generous; concerned for others In providing tutorial assistance and college scholarships to hundreds of economically disadvantaged youths - Eugene Lang performed a truly ________ deed.
molten
animated
altruistic
quandary
6. Foul-smelling The component heap was most ________ in summer.
belittle
stipple
malodorous
glutton
7. Exaggeration; overstatement This salesman is guilty of ________ in describing his product; it is wise to discount his claims.
distill
hyperbole
tenet
restitution
8. Annoying; tedious He found working on the assembly line ________ because of the monotony of the operation he had to perform.
cerebral
disband
apoplexy
irksome
9. Depravity A visitor may be denied admittance to this country if she has been guilty of moral ________.
turpitude
implausible
disclose
dingy
10. Arrangement of parts so that balance is obtained; congruity The addition of a second tower will give this edifice the ________ that it now lacks.
lofty
obtuse
succinct
symmetry
11. Serious or fatal accident - The number of automotive ________(ies) on this holiday weekend was high.
casualty
petulant
inconsequential
frond
12. Dominance - especially of one nation over others As one Eastern European nation after another declared its independence - commentators marveled at the sudden breakdown of the once monolithic Soviet ________.
laborious
hegemony
inopportune
revile
13. Transparent; limpid; easy to understand After reading these stodgy philosophers - I find his ________ style very enjoyable.
sensual
sophistry
grudging
pellucid
14. Residue from smelting metal; dross; waste matter The blast furnace had a special opening at the bottom to allow the workers to remove the worthless ________.
hapless
slag
icon
fictitious
15. Study of prehistoric life The professor of ________ had a superb collection of fossils.
tremulous
paleontology
hatch
revoke
16. Strength; staying power I doubt that she has the ________ to run the full distance of the marathon race.
reprise
wily
transgression
stamina
17. Nimbleness The ________ of the acrobat amazed and thrilled the audience.
fell
agility
titular
recalcitrant
18. Twisting force; force producing rotation With her wrench she applied sufficient ________ to the nut the loosen it.
divine
foliage
torque
foist
19. Moderation (especially regarding indulgence in alcohol); seriousness Neither drunkards nor comics are noted for ________.
multifarious
sobriety
ignoble
pundit
20. Having minute hairs - The paramecium is a ________ - one-celled animal.
decimate
ciliated
peroration
novice
21. Pertaining to the science of the function of living To understand this disease fully - we must examine not only its ________ aspects but also its psychological elements.
neophyte
formality
physiological
extenuate
22. Reading desk The chaplain delivered his sermon from a hastily improvised ________.
chicanery
berserk
lectern
agnostic
23. Prosper; flourish Despite the impact of recession on the restaurant trade - Philip's cafe ________d.
homespun
eclectic
inquisitor
thrive
24. Disobedient The ________ private was confined to the barracks.
consort
insubordinate
metropolis
sphinx-like
25. Pretense; evasion As soon as we realized that you had won our support by a ________ we withdrew our endorsement of your candidacy.
effluvium
subterfuge
exotic
lexicon
26. Formal essay In order to earn a graduate degree from many of our universities - a candidate is frequently required to prepare a ________ on some scholarly subject.
filibuster
dissertation
vitiate
mirth
27. Curse; express abhorrence for The world ________s the memory of Hitler and hopes that genocide will never again be the policy of any nation.
blighted
solvent
execrate
encompass
28. Reveal I will not tell you this news because I am sure you will ________ it prematurely.
divulge
verbatim
inebriety
redoubtable
29. Obtaining The personnel department handles the ________ of new employees.
drudgery
deadlock
amenities
procurement
30. Purest and highest embodiment Noel Coward displayed the ________ of wit.
embargo
quintessence
levity
perspicacious
31. Mock; ridicule He ________ed at dentists until he had his first toothache.
scoff
urbane
sedate
entree
32. Endure the effects of weather or other forces. He ________ed the changes in his personal life with difficulty - as he had no one in whom to confide.
mode
vainglorious
weather
resonant
33. Unconscious; unresponsive Sherry and I are very different; at times when I would be covered with embarrassment - she seems ________ to shame.
interrogate
sardonic
facile
insensible
34. Spread over A blush ________d her cheeks when we teased her about her love affair.
suffuse
promontory
lax
disabuse
35. Predict I ________ disaster unless we change our wasteful ways.
blurt
prognosticate
amenities
licentious
36. Handle roughly The rock star was ________ed by his overexcited fans.
maul
incongruity
initiate
heedless
37. Having a pale or sickly color; pallid. Suckling asked - "Why so pale and ________ - fond lover?"
febrile
wan
resonant
prognosticate
38. Blunt; abrupt She was offended by his ________ reply.
myriad
parsimonious
brusque
celibate
39. Made of bone; bony The hollow "soft spot" found at the top of the infant's skull gradually closes as new ________ tissue fills in the gap.
osseus
marshal
irrepressible
alimony
40. Correct spelling Many of us find English ________ difficult to master because so many of our words are written phonetically.
hardy
intersperse
orthography
limpid
41. Having to do with predicting the future In interpreting Pharaoh's ________ dream - Joseph said that the seven fat cows eaten by the seven lean cows represented seven years of plenty followed by seven years of famine.
natation
congenial
prophetic
pinion
42. Laziness He outgrew his youthful ________ to become a model of industry and alertness on the job.
indolence
acumen
apostate
blurt
43. Disgustingly excessive His ________ praise of the dictator annoyed his listeners.
fanaticism
canter
fulsome
aphasia
44. Analyze; evaluate When they ________ed the ore - they found that they had discovered a very rich vein.
assay
pedagogue
pellucid
invective
45. Very cautious. The spies grew ________ as they approached the sentry.
celestial
wary
defile
denotation
46. Growth; increase The ________ of wealth marked the family's rise in power.
indubitably
accretion
bent
verbatim
47. Sharp upslope of a hill The car could not go up the ________ in high gear.
dispassionate
feint
acclivity
embark
48. Slow gallop - Because the racehorse had outdistanced its competition so easily - the reporter wrote that the race was won in a ________.
canter
forestall
acrid
presumptous
49. Agreement She was in complete ________ with the verdict.
patronize
accord
flair
incense
50. Foremost in importance; supreme Proper nutrition and hygiene are of ________ importance in adolescent development and growth.
trigger
voluptuous
devolve
paramount