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GRE Wordlist: Meanings - Complete Sentences

Subjects : english, vocabulary
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1. Regret Although I ________ the vulgarity of your language - I defend your right to express yourself freely.






2. Denial of traditional values; total skepticism ________ holds that existence has no meaning.






3. Make impure by mixing with baser substances It is a crime to ________ foods without informing the buyer.






4. Person unduly worried about his health; worrier without cause about illness The doctor prescribed chocolate pills for his patient who was a ________.






5. Wandering Several ________ tribes of Indians would hunt in this area each year.






6. Weightless I can evaluate the data gathered in this study; the ________ items are not so easily analyzed.






7. Calmness of temperament In his later years - he could look upon the foolishness of the world with ________ and humor.






8. Portray He is weakest when he attempts to ________ character.






9. Pertinent; bearing upon the case at hand The lawyer objected that the testimony being offered was not ________ to the case at hand.






10. Fearful; discerning His ________ glances at the people who were walking in the street revealed his nervousness.






11. Extremely small Tiny and delicate - the model was built on a ________ scale.






12. Blindly devoted patriot - A ________ cannot recognize any faults in his country - no matter how flagrant they may be.






13. On or relating to the earth We have been able to explore the ________ regions much more thoroughly than the aquatic or celestial regions.






14. Suspicious; cautious Don't eat sushi at this restaurant; I'm a bit leery about how fresh it is.






15. Quantity of motion of a moving body; impetus The car lost ________ as it tried to ascend the steep hill.






16. Mar the appearance of; spoil An ugly frown ________d his normally pleasant face.






17. Raving mad His ________ laughter frightened us.






18. Think over ________ on this problem; the solution will come.






19. Scholar Our faculty includes many worldfamous ________s.






20. Unspontaneous; deliberate; thoughtful Given Jill's previous slights - Jack felt that the omission of his name from the guest list was a ________ insult.






21. Place of spiritual expiation In this ________ - he could expect no help from his comrades.






22. Blessed; consecrated She was laid to rest in ________ ground.






23. Easily broken; difficult My employer's ________ personality made it difficult for me to get along with her.






24. Toning down; changing from one key to another When we she spoke - it was with quiet ________ of voice.






25. Excuse He looked for a good ________ to get out of paying a visit to his aunt.






26. Small world In the ________ of our rural village - we find illustrations of all the evils that beset the universe.






27. Take off A gentleman used to ________ his hat to a lady.






28. Harmless Let him drink it; it is ________ and will have no ill effect.






29. Drawback; debtsHer lack of an extensive vocabulary was a ________ that she was able to overcome.






30. Medieval chemistry The changing of baser metals into gold was the goal of the students of ________.






31. Having a common center The target was made of ________ circles.






32. Unwilingness Some mornings I feel a great ________ to get out of bed.






33. Right granted by authority The city issued a ________ to the company to operate surface transit lines on the streets for ninety-nine years.






34. Agent that brings about a chemical change while it remains unaffected and unchanged - Many chemical reactions cannot take place without the presence of a ________.






35. Dummy The mob showed its irritation by hanging the judge in ________.






36. Vigorous; strong The candidate for the football team had a ________ physique.






37. Light-hearted; dizzy He felt his ________ youth was past.






38. Hesitate; shrink He did not ________ in the face of danger but fought back bravely.






39. Cut into small parts When the Austrian Empire was ________ed - several new countries were established.






40. Flair; flamboyance Many performers imitate Noel Coward - but few have his ________ and sense of style.






41. Pitiless The escaped convict was a dangerous and ________ murderer.






42. Momentary; temporary; staying for a short time Lexy's joy at finding the perfect Christmas gift for Phil was ________; she still had to find presents for the cousins and Uncle Bob. Located near the airport - this hotel caters to the largely transient






43. Adjust to climate or environment One of the difficulties of our present air age is the need of travellers to ________ themselves to their new and often strange environments.






44. Depressed; gloomy To the dismay of his parents - he became more and more ________ every day.






45. Sameness leading to boredom He took a clerical job - but soon grew to hate the ________ of his daily routine.






46. Trip - especially one taken for pleasure by an official at public expense Though she maintained she had gone abroad to collect firsthand data on the Common Market - the opposition claimed that her trip was merely a political ________.






47. Catch sight of In the distance - we could barely ________ the enemy vessels.






48. Border upon; adjoin Where our estates ________ - we must build a fence.






49. Interjection; profane oath The sergeant's remarks were filled with ________s that offended the new recruits.






50. Not native; strange Because of his ________ headdress - he was followed in the streets by small children who laughed at his strange appearance.







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