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GRE Wordlist: Meanings - Complete Sentences
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1. Mentally quick and observant; having insight Because he was considered the most ________ member of the firm - he was assigned the most difficult cases.
concentric
discerning
abysmal
fleck
2. Violent; rough; noisy The unruly crowd became even more ________ when he tried to quiet them.
declivity
propulsive
captious
boisterous
3. Division; partition; separation The ________ of church and state is a basic principle of our government.
hazy
imbue
severance
breadth
4. Decay Despite the body's advanced state of ________ - the police were able to identify the murdered man.
kinetic
deducible
decomposition
foment
5. Depart secretly and hide The teller ________ed with the bonds and was not found.
igneous
abscond
jaunt
implication
6. At rest; dormant After this geyser erupts - it will remain ________ for twenty-four hours.
smattering
endearment
quiescent
bureaucracy
7. Deputize; pass to others It ________d upon us - the survivors - to arrange peace terms with the enemy.
exasperate
enunciate
reciprocate
devolve
8. Make hostile; separate Her attempts to ________ the two friends failed because they had complete faith in each other.
transpire
polyglot
nexus
alienate
9. Unfairness In demanding equal pay for equal work - women protest the basic ________ of a system that allots greater financial rewards to men.
congeal
inequity
dirge
antipathy
10. Wallow. At the height of the battle - the casualties were so numerous that the victims ________ed in their blood while waiting for medical attention.
dissent
sobriety
predatory
welter
11. Advise against He could not ________ his friend from joining the conspirators.
assumption
barb
morbid
dissuade
12. Neutral; unpledged; undecided We were annoyed by his ________ reply for we had been led to expect definite assurances of his approval.
prey
infernal
noncommittal
mundane
13. Brawl; melee The military police stopped the ________ in the bar and arrested the belligerents.
prestige
malcontent
rave
fracas
14. Stare foolishly; look in open-mouthed awe The country boy ________ed at the skyscrapers and neon lights of the big city.
forgo
altruistic
gawk
opulence
15. Ardent; hot She felt that the ________ praise was excessive and somewhat undeserved.
peccadillo
levee
fervent
deride
16. Inflict. I am afraid he will _________ his vengeance on the innocent as well as the guilty.
wreak
exodus
extol
schism
17. Having many forms Snowflakes are ________ but always hexagonal.
multiform
misanthrope
barterer
blunder
18. Turn aside; divert; sidetrack If the switchman failed to ________ the Silver Streak onto a side track - the train would plow right into Union Station.
exacerbate
piquant
surreptitious
shunt
19. Melted The city of Pompeii was destroyed by volcanic ash rather than by ________ lava flowing from Mount Vesuvius.
molten
render
dwindle
beneficent
20. Solidly uniform; unyielding Knowing the importance of appearing resolute - the patriots sought to present a ________ front.
monolithic
carnivorous
servitude
obscure
21. Revenging agent Captain Bligh vowed to be Christian's ________.
nib
nemesis
lament
indissoluble
22. Weaken; destroy The relatives who received little or nothing sought to ________ the will by claiming that the deceased had not been in his right mind when he signed the document.
recapitulate
mnemonic
luminary
invalidate
23. Someone who eats too much When Mother saw that Bobby had eaten all the cookies - she called him a little ________.
hindmost
warrant
glutton
comprehensive
24. Present an obstacle; stump The detective was ________d by the contradictory evidence in the robbery investigation.
stymie
array
bourgeois
acme
25. Start a fire; inspire Her teacher's praise ________d a spark a hope inside her.
argot
transcribe
kindle
shirk
26. Unaccustomed He hesitated to assume the ________ role of master of ceremonies at the dinner.
traverse
inveterate
unwonted
stalwart
27. Feverish In his ________ condition - he was subject to nightmares and hallucinations.
drone
viscid
febrile
anarchist
28. Unbecoming; indecent Your levity is ________ at this time of mourning.
unseemly
lithe
zephyr
debacle
29. Open to view According to the United States Constitution - a person must commit an ________ act before he may be tried for treason.
loiter
overt
ductility
decoy
30. Deserter; traitor Because he had abandoned his post and joined forces with the Indians - his fellow officers considered the hero of Dances with Wolves a ________.
renegade
bullion
apropos
disgruntle
31. Assent; agree passively Although she appeared to ________ to her employer's suggestions - I could tell she had reservations about the changes he wanted made.
sublimate
amnesia
degraded
acquiesce
32. Calm; peaceful In those ________ days - people were not worried about sneak attacks and bombings.
halcyon
discernible
retinue
ethereal
33. Stubborn; persistent He is bound to succeed because his ________ nature will not permit him to quit.
pertinacious
subaltern
profusion
moribund
34. Color; aspect The aviary contained birds of every possible ________.
phlegmatic
hue
nugatory
disclose
35. Shackle The prisoner was ________ed to the wall.
avert
heckler
fetter
domicile
36. Tranquil; steady; uniform After the hot summers and cold winters of New England - he found the climate of the West Indies ________ and pleasant.
disburse
mountebank
equable
candor
37. Blame; censure I want my work to be above ________ and without error
antagonistic
pedestrian
transcribe
reproach
38. Insane He had to be institutionalized because he was ________.
fluster
endearment
licentious
deranged
39. Lie; mislead; attempt to conceal the truth The audience saw through his attempts to ________ on the subject under discussion and ridiculed his remarks.
belittle
paucity
clientele
equivocate
40. Customs The ________ of Mexico are those of Spain with some modifications.
garrulity
mores
quaff
musty
41. Substance formed by decaying vegetable matter In order to improve his garden - he spread ________ over his lawn and flower beds.
ballast
humus
supplicate
enigma
42. Sleep producing I do not need a sedative when I listen to one of his ________ speeches.
soporific
compensatory
aquiline
errant
43. Ability to be molded When clay dries out - it loses its ________ and becomes less malleable.
jostle
witless
mammoth
plasticity
44. Happening at the same time In America - the colonists were resisting the demands of the mother contry; at the ________ moment in France - the middle class was sowing the seeds of rebellion.
concurrent
cessation
execrate
foppish
45. Light; heavenly; fine Visitors were impressed by her ________ beauty - her delicate charm.
ethereal
effectual
probe
drone
46. Rude; insensitive Though Mr. Potts constantly interrupted his wife - she ignored his ________ behavior - for she had lost hope of teaching him courtesy.
boorish
supposition
rhetoric
arbiter
47. Stealing The bank teller confessed his ________ of the funds.
embezzlement
renown
quarry
scruple
48. Healthful Many people with hay fever move to more ________ sections of the country during the months of August and September.
salubrious
ape
metaphor
staccato
49. Discuss lightly; exchange blows or words The president refused to ________ words with reporters at the press conference.
bandy
ape
suffragist
malapropism
50. Huge; enormous The ________ wrestler was terrified of mice.
affected
affiliation
gargantuan
postulate