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GRE Wordlist: Meanings - Complete Sentences

Subjects : english, vocabulary
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1. Seasonings; spices Spanish food is full of ________.






2. Harmony; agreement In ________ with our rules and regulations - I am calling a meeting of our organization.






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






4. Navigation tool used to determine a ship's latitude and longitude Given a clear night - with the aid of his ________ and compass - he could keep the ship safely on course.






5. Easily nauseated; squeamish As the ship left the harbor - he became ________ and thought that he was going to suffer from seasickness.






6. Talk at length At this time - please give us a brief resume of your work; we shall permit you to ________ later.






7. Struggle; compete; assert earnestly In Revolt of the Black Athlete - sociologist Harry Edwards ________ that young black athletes have been exploited by some college recruiters.






8. Reddish; healthy-looking His ________ features indicated that he had spent much time in the open.






9. Criticize harshly Hoping for a rave review of his new show - the playwright was miserable when the critics ________ned it unanimously.






10. Express disapproval of; protest against; belittle A firm believer in old-fashioned courtesy - Miss Post ________d the modern tendency to address new acquaintances by their first names.






11. 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.






12. Command I cannot accept government by ________; I feel that I must be consulted.






13. Fond word or act Your gifts and ________s cannot make me forget your earlier insolence.






14. Amendment or clause added to a legislative bill Senator Foghorn said he would support Senator Filibuster's tax reform bill only if Filibuster agreed to add an antipollution ________ to the bill.






15. Short - simple story teaching a moral Let us apply to our own conduct the lesson that this ________ teaches.






16. Turmoil; bewildering jumble. The existing ________ of overlapping federal and state proclaims cries out for immediate reform.






17. Long period of time; an age It has taken ________s for our civilization to develop.






18. Close; squeeze; The ________ed the package under her arm.






19. Clothe; adorn She liked to watch her mother ________ herself in her finest clothes before going out for the evening.






20. Missile Man has always hurled ________s at his enemy whether in the form of stones or of highly explosive shells.






21. Loiter; waste time Inasmuch as we must meet a deadline - do not ________ over this work.






22. Vex Johnny often ________ his mother with his pranks.






23. Foretell The vultures flying overhead ________d the discovery of the corpse in the desert.






24. Stingy; excessively frugal His ________ nature did not permit him to enjoy any luxuries.






25. Illegal The defense attorney claimed that the police had entrapped his client; that is - they had elicited the ________ action of which they now accuse of him.






26. Act of finding oneself in soiety Freshman ________ provides the incoming students with an opportunity to learn about their new environment and their place in it.






27. Withdrawal; retreat; time of low economic activity The slow ________ of the flood waters created problems for the crews working to restore power to the area.






28. Bantering; comical; humorously serious Will Rogers' ________ remarks endeared him to his audiences.






29. Doctrine; dogma The agnostic did not accept the ________s of their faith.






30. Emotional urges behind human activity The psychiatrist maintained that suppression of the ________ often resulted in maladjustment and neuroses.






31. Murder of a king or queen The beheading of Mary Queen of Scots was an act of ________.






32. Childish His ________ pranks sometimes offended his more mature friends.






33. With identity concealed; using an assumed name The monarch enjoyed traveling throughthe town ________ and mingling with the populace.






34. Situated beyond; unstated and often questionable You must have an ________ motive for your behavior - since there is no obvious reason for it.






35. Besiege As soon as the city was beleaguered - the life became more subdued as the citizens began their long wait for outside assitance.






36. Drowsy; dull The stuffy room made her ________; she felt as if she was about to nod off.






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






38. Take apart When the show closed - they ________d the scenery before restoring it.






39. Remembering; honoring The new ________ stamp honors the late Martin Luther King - Jr.






40. Meddlesome; excessively pushy in offering one's services After her long flight - Jill just wanted to nap - but the ________ bellboy was intent on showing her all the special features of the deluxe suite.






41. Harmonious; in harmony with They were ________ neighbors - never quarreling over unimportant matters.






42. Dry up A tour of this smokehouse will give you an idea of how the pioneers used to ________ food in order to preserve it.






43. Suggested or implied meaning of an expression Foreigners frequently are unaware of the ________s of the words they use.






44. Leave to someone by means of a will; hand down In his will - Father ________ed his watch to Phillip; the bequest meant a great deal to the boy.






45. One opposed to force; antimilitarist The ________s urged that we reduce our military budget and recall our troops stationed overseas.






46. Profane; violate the sanctity of The soldiers ________d the temple.






47. Set free At first - the attempts of the Abolitioninst to ________ the slaves were unpopular in New England as well as in the South.






48. Enclose; surround Paris was ________ed by a wall






49. Lascivious; lustful Chaucer's monk is not pious but ________ - a teller of lewd tales and ribald jests.






50. Rude; cross Because of his ________ attitude - many people avoided his company.