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GRE Wordlist: Meanings - Complete Sentences

Subjects : english, vocabulary
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1. Rankle - produce irritation or resentment Joe's insult ________ed in Anne's mind for days - and made her too angry to speak to him.






2. Crookedly; slanted; at an angle When he placed his hat ________ upon his head - his observers laughed.






3. Beginning; in an early stage I will go to sleep early for I want to break an ________ cold.






4. Testimony under oath He made his ________ in the judge's chamber.






5. Lassitude; depression His friends tried to overcome the ________ into which he had fallen by taking him to parties and to the theater.






6. Motivated solely by money or gain "I'm not in this war because I get my kicks waving flags -" said the ________ soldier. "I'm in it for the dough."






7. Small metallic piece sewn to clothing for ornamentation The thousands of ________s on her dress sparkled in the glare of the stage lights.






8. Rubbing away; tending to grind down Just as ________ cleaning powders can wear away a shiny finish - abrasive remarks can wear away a listener's patience.






9. Inscription in memory of a dead person In his will - he dictated the ________ he wanted placed on his tombstone.






10. Weaken; sap The recent corruption scandals have ________d many people's faith in the city government.






11. Restrain; handcuff The police immediately ________d the prisoner so he could not escape.






12. Disintegration; looseness in morals The profligacy and ________ of life in Caligula's Rome appall some historians.






13. Understatement for emphasis To say - "He little realizes -" when we mean that he does not realize at all - is an example of the kind of understatement we call ________.






14. Dig up; unearth They ________red the body and held an autopsy.






15. Monkeylike Lemurs are nocturnal mammals and have many ________ characteristics - although they are less intelligent than monkeys.






16. Serious or fatal accident - The number of automotive ________(ies) on this holiday weekend was high.






17. Happines; appropriateness (of a remark - choice - etc.) She wrote a note to the newlyweds wishing them great ________ in their wedded life.






18. Critical comments; severe and adverse criticism His ________s on the author's style are prejudiced and unwarranted.






19. Person who verbally harasses others The ________ kept interrupting the speaker with rude remarks.






20. Freeze; coagulate His blood ________ed in his veins as he saw the dread monster rush toward him.






21. Strong - brawny; steadfast His consistent support of the party has proved that he is a ________ and loyal member.






22. Place where a river can be crossed on foot Rather than risk using the shaky rope bridge - David walked a half-mile downstream until he came to the neartest ________.






23. Change in voting district lines in order to favor a political party The illogical pattern of the map of this congressional district is proof that the state legislature ________ed this area in order to favor the majority party.






24. Speak distinctly How will people understand you if you do not ________?






25. Sleep producer; deadener of pain By such ________s - she made the people forget their difficulties and accept their unpleasant circumstances.






26. Docile You will find the children in this school very ________ and willing to learn.






27. Lacking caution; injudicious It is ________ to exercise vigorously and become overheated when you are unwell.






28. Weakness The doctor prescribed vitamin and mineral supplements for the sick old woman because of her ________.






29. Increase The new contract calls for a 10 percent ________in salary for each employee for the next two years.






30. Relating to a unifying motif or idea Those who think of Moby Dick as a simple adventure story about whaling miss is underlying ________ import.






31. Differing; deviating The two witnesses presented the jury with remarkably ________ accounts of the same epipode.






32. Short speech at conclusion of dramatic work The audience was so disappointed in the play that many did not remain to hear the ________.






33. Capable of being bribed The ________ policeman accepted the bribe offered him by the speeding motorist whom he had stopped.






34. Suitable to debate or courts of law In her best ________ manner - the lawyer addressed the jury.






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






36. Boisterous merrymaking New Year's Eve is a night of ________.






37. Face He prided himself on his ability to analyze a person's character by studying his ________.






38. Pertaining to a bishop or pope; pompous or pretentious From the very beginning of his ministry it was clear from his ________ pronouncements that John was destined for a high pontifical office.






39. Science of preparing and serving good food One of the by-products of his trip to Europe was his interest in ________; he enjoyed preparing and serving foreign dishes to his friends.






40. Hinder; block The special prosecutor determined that the Attorney General - though inept - had not intentionally set out to ________ the progress of the investigation.






41. Offer as a sacrifice The tribal kind offered to ________ his daughter to quiet the angry gods.






42. Conformity in fulfilling requirements; readiness to The design for the new school had to be in ________ with the local building code.






43. Oily; bland; insincerely suave Uriah Heep disguised his nefarious actions by ________ protestations of his "'umility."






44. Given to joking The salesman was so ________ that many of his customers suggested that he become a stand-up comic.






45. Imitation of another's style in musical composition or in writing We cannot even say that her music is a ________ of this or that composer; it is rather - reminiscent of many musicians.






46. Burden Some people ________ themselves with too much luggage - when they take short trips.






47. Burn without flame; be liable to break out at any moment The rags ________ed for hours before they burst into flame.






48. Refer to Since you ________ to this matter so frequently - you must regard it as important.






49. Long - passionate - and vehement speech In her lengthy ________ - the principal berated the offenders.






50. To make liquids murky by stirring up sediment; to disturb Be careful when you pour not to ________ the wine; if you stir up the sediment you'll destroy the flavor.