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GRE Wordlist: Meanings - Complete Sentences

Subjects : english, vocabulary
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1. Disobedient; lawless The only way to curb this ________ mob is to use tear gas.






2. Boredom; weariness We hope this radio will help overcome the ________ of your stay in the hospital.






3. Bring to a halt by confusion; perplex Jack's uncharacteristic rudeness ________sed Jill - leaving her uncertain how to react.






4. Range of knowledge I cannot answer your question since this matter is beyond my ________.






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






6. Utter impulsively Before she could stop him - he ________ed out the news.






7. Praise; glorify The astronauts were ________led as the pioneers of the Space Age.






8. Cut away; trim With the help of her editor - she was able to ________ her manuscript into publishable form.






9. Free The company offered to give one package ________ to every purchaser of one of their products.






10. Bravery He received the Medal of Honor for his ________ in battle.






11. Hint; insinuation I can defend myself against direct accusations; ________s and oblique attacks on my character are what trouble me.






12. Journey Auntie Mame was a world traveler whose ________s took her from Tiajuana to Timbuctoo.






13. Intensely cold Alaska is in the ________ zone.






14. Genuine; real She turned so pale that I am sure her surprise was ________.






15. Fasten together; unite Before you ________ two strips of tape together - be sure to line them up evenly.






16. The Milky Way; any collection of brilliant personalities The deaths of such famous actors as Clark Gable - Gary Cooper - Spencer Tracy - and Marlene Dietrich demonstrate that the ________ of Hollywood superstars is rapidly disppearing.






17. Person concerned with the interrelationship between living organisms and their environment The ________ was concerned that the new dam would upset the natural balance of the creatures living in Glen Canyon.






18. Cut to pieces with ax or sword The cavalry rushed into melee and ________ed the enemy with their swords.






19. Celebrity; dignitary A leading light of the American stage - Ethel Barrymore was a theatrical ________ whose name lives on.






20. Poke; stir up; urge If you ________ him hard enough - he'll eventually clean his room.






21. Concerning the sense of smell The ________ organ is the nose.






22. Gay; joyous; careless Shelley called the skylark a "________ spirit" because of its happy song.






23. Disobedient The ________ private was confined to the barracks.






24. Meantime The company will not consider our proposal until next week; in the ________ - let us proceed as we have in the past.






25. Laughable; trifling Let us be serious; this is not a ________ issue.






26. Capable of grasping or holding Monkeys use not only their arms and legs but also their ________e tails in traveling through the trees.






27. Generate pus When her finger began to ________ - the doctor lanced it and removed the splinter that had caused the pus to form.






28. Commemorate Let us ________ his great contribution by dedicating this library in his honor.






29. Burden; mental care; nightmare The ________ of financial worry helped bring on her nervous breakdown.






30. Spoil the effect of; make inoperative Fraud will ________ the contract.






31. Swimming The Red Cross emphasizes the need for courses in ________.






32. Unalterable Let us not brood over past mistakes since they are ________.






33. Confuse; upset; embarrass The lawyer was ________ed by the evidence produced by her adversary.






34. Sameness; consistency; monotony After a while - the ________ of TV situation comedies becomes boring.






35. Change; introduction of something new She loved ________ just because they were new.






36. Foretell; presage The king did not know what these omens might ________ and asked his soothsayers to interpret them.






37. Cause to sprout; sprout After the seeds ________ and develop their permanent leaves - the plants may be removed from the cold frames and transplanted to the garden.






38. Private; peculiar to an individual Such behavior is ________ - it is as easily identifiable as a signature.






39. Science of law He was more a student of ________ than a practitioner of the law.






40. Explanation - especially of biblical passages I can follow your ________ of this passage to a limited degree; some of your reasoning eludes me.






41. In name only; trifling He offered to drive her to the airport for only a ________ fee.






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






43. Snub; beat back She ________ed his invitation so smoothly that he did not realize he had been snubbed.






44. Miser The old ________ refused to give her a raise.






45. Rude; insensitive Though Mr. Potts constantly interrupted his wife - she ignored his ________ behavior - for she had lost hope of teaching him courtesy.






46. Unoriginal; obtained from another source Although her early poetry was clearly ________ in nature - the critics thought she had promise and eventually would find her own voice.






47. Bravery; courage He was awarded the medal for his ________ in the battle.






48. Thorough; inclusive This book provides a ________ review of verbal and math skills for the SAT.






49. Appropriate; fitting He was always able to find the ________ phrase - the correct expression for every occasion.






50. Aversion; dislike His extreme ________ to dispute caused him to avoid argumentative discussions with his friends.