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GRE Wordlist: Meanings - Complete Sentences

Subjects : english, vocabulary
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1. Make young again The charlatan claimed that his elixir would ________ the aged and weary.






2. One who fits glasses to remedy visual defects Although an ________ is qualified to treat many eye disorders - she may not use medicinesor surgery in her examinations.






3. Continued loud noise The ________ of the jackhammers outside the classroom window drowned out the lecturer's voice.






4. Physician who specialized in treatment of the eyes In many states - an ________ is the only one who may apply medicinal drops to the eyes for the purpose of examining them.






5. Sharp projection form fishhook - etc.; pointed comment The ________ from the fishhook caught in his finger as he grabbed the fish.






6. Capable of being stretched Mountain climbers must know the ________ strength of their ropes.






7. Mark from beating or whipping. The evidence of child abuse was very clear; Jennifer's small body was covered with ________s and bruises.






8. Insane He had to be institutionalized because he was ________.






9. Fail completely; sink After hitting the submerged iceberg - the Titanic started taking in water rapidly and soon ________ed.






10. Indisputable We must yield to the ________ evidence that you have presented and free your client.






11. Praising To everyone's surprise - the speech was ________ rather than critical in tone.






12. Receiver Although he had been the ________ of many favors - he was not grateful to his benefactor.






13. Fret; complain There is no sense ________(ing) over the work you have left undone.






14. Lacking substance; insignificant; frail His hopes for a career in acting proved ________; no one would cast him - even in an insubstantial role.






15. Imitate or mimic He was suspended for a week because he had ________d the principal in front of the whole school.






16. Pertaining to maffige or the matrimonial state In his telegram - he wished the newlyweds a lifetime of ________ bliss.






17. Person interested mostly in external objects and actions A good salesperson in usually an ________ - who likes to mingle with people.






18. Seemingly plausible but fallacious reasoning Instead of advancing valid arguments - he tried to overwhelm his audience with a flood of ________(ies).






19. Pen name Samuel Clemens' ________ was Mark Twain.






20. Lustful They objected to his ________ behavior.






21. Regretful; sorrowful; dejected The artist has captured the sadness of childhood in his portrait of the boy with the ________ countenance.






22. Practical This is an entirely ________ proposal. I suggest we adopt it.






23. Sealed by fusion so as to be airtight After these bandages are sterilized - they are placed in ________ containers.






24. Departure The ________ from the hot and stuffy city was particularly noticeable on Friday evenings.






25. Outmoded "Hip" is an ________ expression; it went out with love beads and tie-dye shirts.






26. Idle person; male bee Content to let his wife support him - the would-be writer was in reality nothing but a ________.






27. Start; beginning She was involved with the project from its ________.






28. Predict I ________ disaster unless we change our wasteful ways.






29. Fitful; periodic The ________ coughing in the auditorium annoyed the performers.






30. Characteristic of earlier times; primitive - unspoiled This area has been preserved in all its ________ wildness.






31. Harmful Smoking cigarettes can be ________ to your health.






32. Teasing conversation Her friends at work greeted the news of her engagement with cheerful ________.






33. Bombastic; stiffly pompous His ________ rhetoric did not impress the college audience; they were immune to bombastic utterances.






34. Color; aspect The aviary contained birds of every possible ________.






35. Crown The king's ________ was on display at the museum.






36. Induce; triumph over He tried to ________ on her to type his essays for him.






37. Call forth He ________d much criticism by his hostile manner.






38. Neat and trim Every button buttoned - tie firmly in place - young Alex Keaton looked ________ and tidy for his job interview at the bank.






39. Quarrelsome We heard loud and ________ noises in the next room.






40. Official publication He read the ________s regularly for announcement of his promotion.






41. Capture; enslave From the moment he saw her picture - he was ________ed by her beauty.






42. Unwilling; reluctant; stingy We received only ________ support from the mayor despite his earlier promises of aid.






43. Pamper; indulge excessively Don't ________ the boy - Maud! You'll spoil him.






44. Commence; go on board a boat; begin a journey In devoting herself to the study of gorillas - Dian Fossey ________ed on a course of action that was to cost her her life.






45. Flexible; pliant The angler found a s________ limb and used it as a fishing rod.






46. Incapable of being pacified Madame Defarge was the ________ enemy of the Evremonde family.






47. Artificiality; unnaturalness; act of employing sophistry in reasoning ________ is an acquired characteristic - found more frequently among city dwellers than among residents of rural areas.






48. Arthoritative and weighty statement She repeated the statement as though it were the ________ of the most expert worker in the group.






49. Abstruse; profound; secret He read many ________ books in order to obtain the material for the scholarly thesis.






50. State confidently I wish to ________ that I am certain of success.