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GRE Wordlist: Meanings - Complete Sentences
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1. Sum; total The ________ wealth of this country is staggering to the imagination.
libretto
ennui
torrent
aggregate
2. Questioner (specially harsh); investigator Fearing being grilled ruthlessly by the secret police - Marsha faced her ________s with trepidation.
impair
inquisitor
verisimilitude
cerebration
3. Vengeance; compensation; punishment for offenses The evangelist maintained that an angry deity would exact ________ from the sinners.
exhume
retribution
declivity
patronize
4. Insolent Her ________ contempt for authority angered the officials.
brackish
brazen
engage
august
5. Serving as a model; outstanding Her exemplary behavior was praised at commencement.
commiserate
import
exemplary
gaunt
6. Double-dealing; hypocrisy People were shocked and dismayed when they learned of his ________ in this affair - as he had always seemed honest and straightforward.
accost
orientation
gerrymander
deplicity
7. Hollow The back-packers found partial shelter from the storm by huddling against the ________ wall of the cliff.
imminent
concave
bellicose
embed
8. Vibrant and lively; critical; living - breathing The ________ - highly energetic first aid instructor stressed that it was vital in examining accident victims to note their vital signs.
circuitous
vital
seethe
protocol
9. Goal; aim A degree in medicine was her ultimate ________.
proliferate
quietude
lout
objective
10. Sharpen; stimulate. The odors from the kitchen are ________ting my appetite; I will be ravenous by the time the meal is served.
cession
attenuate
whet
asceticism
11. Dull We were disappointed by the ________ performance.
condign
abstain
lackluster
bizarre
12. Weaken; mitigate It is easier for us to ________ our own shortcomings than those of others.
gentility
furtive
lambaste
extenuate
13. Significance I feel that you have not grasped the full ________ of the message sent tous by the enemy.
inexorable
taut
import
obsequy
14. Disable During the winter - many people were ________d by respiratory ailments.
solvent
oblique
artifacts
incapacitate
15. Restlessly impatient; obstinately resisting control Waiting impatiently in the line to see Santa Claus - even the best-behaved children grow ________ and start to fidget.
insensate
conclusive
restive
incarnate
16. Related to population balance In conducting a survey - one should take into account ________ trends in the region.
asceptic
litigation
fester
demographic
17. Cause; produce To receive praise for real accomplishments ________s self-confidence in a child.
sobriety
whittle
engender
fictitious
18. Indirect speech; hypocritical; evasive Rather than tell Jill directly what he disliked - Jack made a few ________ comments and tried to change the subject.
equity
leonine
eclectic
mealymouthed
19. Washing His daily ________s were accompanied by loud noises that he humorously labeled "Opera in the Bath."
delusive
condescend
ablution
tonsure
20. Slanting; deviating from the perpendicular or from a straight line The sergeant ordered the men to march "________ right."
vogue
vent
oblique
peripatetic
21. Fragments Ten years after World War II - some of the ________ left by enemy bombings could still be seen.
droll
asceticism
rubble
voluble
22. Drug that relieves pain; opiate His pain was so great that no ________ could relieve it.
hardy
camaraderie
contortions
anodyne
23. Stikingly bright; shining with intense heat If you leave on an ________light bulb - it quickly grows too hot to touch.
incandescent
anticlimax
tender
ribald
24. Stronghold; something seen as a source of protection The villagers fortified the town hall - hoping this improvised ________ could protect them from the guerrila raids.
composure
marital
bastion
wreak
25. Refer to Since you ________ to this matter so frequently - you must regard it as important.
advert
quagmire
disclose
beneficiary
26. Lukewarm During the summer - I like to take a ________ bath - not a hot one.
tepid
prevail
noisome
allay
27. Ceremonial staff; clublike medieval weapon The Grand Marshal of the parade raised his ________ to signal that it was time for the procession to begin.
equitable
unkempt
defile
mace
28. Arrange (laws - rules) as a code; classify We need to take the varying rules and regulations of the different health agencies and ________ them into a national health code.
gustatory
extenuate
codify
notoriety
29. Profane; violate the sanctity of The soldiers ________d the temple.
anachronism
hindrance
tipple
desecrate
30. Beyond that which is normal in nature John's mother's total ability to tell when he was lying struck him as almost ________.
compact
demolition
assuage
preternatural
31. Clearness of expression; freedom from ambiguity One of the outstanding features of this book is the ________ of its author; her meaning is always clear.
perspicuity
renegade
recession
nomadic
32. Noble; aristocratic We greatly admired her well-bred - ________ elegance
deride
debonair
patrician
dissolution
33. Attribute; ascribe If I wished to ________ blame to the officers in charge of this program - I would state my feelings definitely and immediately.
hap
impute
begrudge
salubrious
34. Mild; fragrant A ________ breeze refreshed us after the sultry blast.
import
balmy
compliance
semblance
35. Picture writing The discovery of the Rosetta Stone enabled scholars to read the ancient Egyptian ________.
hieroglyphic
supplicate
waylay
reprobation
36. Induce; triumph over He tried to ________ on her to type his essays for him.
voluptuous
philistine
germinal
prevail
37. Introduce something into a larger whole; combine; unite Breaking with precedent - President Truman ordered the military to ________ blacks into every branch of the armed services.
redolent
dispassionate
waif
incorporate
38. Prevailing style She was not used to their lavish ________ of living.
mode
scurvy
meddlesome
emissary
39. 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 ________.
junket
irony
modulation
perfunctory
40. Stitches sewn to hold the cut edges of a wound or incision; material used in sewing We will remove the ________s as soon as the wound heals.
odorous
suture
preponderance
metaphysical
41. Dissenting; rebellious In the purge that followed the student demonstrations at Tianamen Square - the government hunted down the ________ students and their supporters.
outskirts
dissident
thrall
amass
42. Assume an affected pose; act artificially No matter how much Arnold boasted or ________d - I could not believe he was as important as he pretended to be.
posture
fathom
fracas
anecdote
43. Combine; constitute; pay interest; increase The makers of the popular cold remedy ________ed a nasal decongestant with an antihistamine.
deploy
compound
palatial
frolicsome
44. Wealthy leader John D. Rockefeller was a prominent ________.
tycoon
carapace
archetype
disparate
45. Expel; drive out The world wondered if Aquino would be able to ________ Marcos from office.
sagacious
swelter
oust
rebuttal
46. Bizzare; peculiar; unconventional The eccentric professor who engages in markedly ________ behavior is a stock figure in novels with an academic setting.
calamity
outlandish
impromptu
sepulcher
47. Accidental; by chance There is no connection between these two events; their timing is entirely ________.
largess
encroachment
militant
fortuitous
48. Net for catching fish When the shad run during the spring - you may see fishermen with ________s along the banks of our coastal rivers.
seine
intrepid
effectual
timbre
49. Dangerous Your occupation is too ________ for insurance companies to consider your application.
oligarchy
orientation
partisan
hazardous
50. State of reacting readily to appeals - order - etc. The audience cheered and applauded - delighting the performers by its ________.
equestrian
responsiveness
unwieldy
obnoxious