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GRE Wordlist: Meanings - Complete Sentences
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1. Fearful; demonstrating fear His ________ manner betrayed the fear he felt at the moment.
cloister
emendation
haphazard
timorous
2. Artificial; pretended His ________ mannerisms irritated may of us who had known him before his promotion.
tesselated
husbandry
affected
reticent
3. Mischievous child (usually a boy) Get out! This store is no place for grubby ________s!
eclipse
infringe
maladroit
urchin
4. Lifeless she was asked to identify the still and ________ body.
inanimate
unravel
wreak
absolve
5. Deliver officially; entrust; set apart The court ________d the child to her paternal grandmother's care.
inquisitive
finite
consonance
consign
6. Daily; commonplace; customary To Philip - each new day of his internship was filled with excitement; he could not dismiss his rounds as merely ________ routine.
kleptomaniac
quotidian
blasphemous
heinous
7. Renovate; make bright by polishing The flood left a deposit of mud on everything; it was necessary to ________ our belongings.
centripetal
suborn
refurbish
rebuttal
8. Soothing application applied to sore and inflamed portions of the body He was advised to apply a flaxseed ________ to the inflammation.
rankle
inarticulate
attribute
poultice
9. Solemn urging Her ________ to tell the truth did not change the witnesses' testimony.
vehement
protuberance
isotope
adjuration
10. Hard - inflexible He was ________ in his determination to punish the wrongdoer.
equanimity
adamant
sheaf
concur
11. Incomplete In this issue we have published only a ________ list of contributors because we lack space to acknowledge everyone.
misogynist
partial
collate
obligatory
12. To wind or turn in its course It is difficult to sail up this stream because of the way it ________s through the countryside.
tirade
meander
dank
insomnia
13. Abundantly fruitful She was a ________ writer who produced as many as three books a year.
diversion
gibberish
bombast
prolific
14. Nourishing substance As a budding nutritionist - Kim has learned to design diets that contain foods rich in important basic ________s.
exploit
odium
nutrient
compound
15. Speak equivocally about an issue. When asked directly about the governor's involvement in the savings and loan scandal - the press secretary ________d - talking all around the issue.
waffle
inconsequential
juggernaut
grovel
16. Agent that brings about a chemical change while it remains unaffected and unchanged - Many chemical reactions cannot take place without the presence of a ________.
diaphanous
seclusion
mendacious
catalyst
17. Strength; staying power I doubt that she has the ________ to run the full distance of the marathon race.
gloss
discomfit
stamina
pragmatic
18. Wasteful; reckless with money The ________ son squandered his inheritance.
yoke
proletarian
balk
prodigal
19. Take off A gentleman used to ________ his hat to a lady.
conventional
doff
studied
depict
20. Discharge; give forth The maple syrup is obtained from the sap that the trees ________ in early spring.
luminary
juggernaut
exude
carnal
21. Confuse thoroughly His attempts to clarify the situation succeeded only on ________(ing) her further.
turncoat
intelligentsia
omnipresent
befuddle
22. Joyous; celebratory Their wedding in the park was a ________ occasion.
inkling
whorl
cantankerous
festive
23. Temporary invasion The nightly ________s and hit-and-run raids of our neighbors across the border tried the patience of the country to the point where we decided to retaliate in force.
simulate
bard
personable
incursion
24. Truth; reality The four ________(ies) were revealed to Buddha during his long meditation.
syllogism
verity
excise
connivance
25. Steal another's ideas and pass them off as one's own The editor could tell that the writer had ________d parts of the article; he could recognize whole paragraphs from the original source.
extirpate
imprecation
nocturnal
plagiarize
26. Model of perfection The class disliked him because the teacher was always pointing him out as a ________ of virtue.
paragon
figment
halting
assimilate
27. Hater of women She accused him of being a ________ because he had been a bachelor all his life.
convention
impotent
misogynist
ignominious
28. Diligent attention; (secondary meaning) apply Pleased with how well Tom had whitewashed the fence - Aunt Polly praised him for his ________.
embellish
application
vogue
platitude
29. Liberal; wasteful The actor's ________ gifts pleased her.
toil
lagoon
scintillate
lavish
30. Slander She is a liar and is always trying to ________ my reputation.
vilify
increment
premonitory
calamity
31. The act of anointing with oil The anointing with oil of a person near death is called extreme ________.
fallacious
concord
unction
dwindle
32. Marked by changes in fortune - During his ________ career he had lived in palatial mansions and in dreary boardinghouses.
cliche
gaffe
checkered
apoplexy
33. Draftee; person forced into military service Did Rambo volunteer to fight in Vietnam - or was he a ________ - drafted against his will?
conscript
generic
resolve
congenital
34. Cause of ruin Lack of public transportation is the ________ of urban life.
bane
exorbitant
gambol
potent
35. Confused; discomposed The novice square dancer became so ________ that he wandered into wrong set.
gauche
detraction
discombobulated
inaugurate
36. Liable to err I know I am ________ - but I feel confident that I am right this time.
asteroid
tarry
indisputable
fallible
37. Beginner Even a ________ can do good work if he follows these simple directions.
prescience
novice
consanguinity
obstreperous
38. Rising like bristles; showing irritation The dog stood there - ________ with anger.
anemia
preclude
bristling
actuarial
39. Expose as false - exaggerated - worthless - etc.; ridicule Pointing out that he conhsistently had voted afainst strenghtening antipollution legislation - reporters ________ed the candidate's claim that he was a fervent environmentalist.
debunk
indigenous
tenuous
unsightly
40. Tranquil; steady; uniform After the hot summers and cold winters of New England - he found the climate of the West Indies ________ and pleasant.
equable
clandestine
axiom
geniality
41. Counselor; teacher During this very trying period - she could not have had a better ________ - for the teacher was sympathetic and understanding.
inclined
ceremonious
mentor
alloy
42. Unsuccessful; fruitless We had to abandon our ________ attempts.
abortive
foresight
tarantula
gambit
43. Profitable He turned his hobby into a ________ profession.
tremulous
lucrative
sere
drone
44. Outsmart; trick By disguising himself as an old woman - Holmes was able to ________ his pursuers and escape capture.
genre
queue
outwit
insouciant
45. Being everywhere; omnipresent That Christmas "The Little Drummer Boy" seemed ________: Justin heard the tune everywhere he went.
perspicuity
importunate
iota
ubiquitous
46. Amuse; delude; cheat I ________d himself during the long hours by playing solitaire.
opprobrium
beguile
spangle
behemoth
47. Case for arrows Robin Hood reached back and plucked one last arrow from his ________.
euphony
ingenuous
horde
quiver
48. Charm; talisman Around her neck she wore the ________ that the witch doctor had given her.
amulet
imbroglio
skulk
autopsy
49. Pertaining to country people; uncouth The backwoodsman looked out place in his ________ attire.
rustic
sportive
facilitate
studied
50. Not influenced by emotions; fair Even though he was her son - she tried to be ________ about his behavior.
besmirch
microcosm
random
objective
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