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GRE Wordlist: Meanings - Complete Sentences

Subjects : english, vocabulary
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1. Decree Passing a red light is a violation of a city ________.






2. Appease Nothing he did could ________ her wrath; she was unforgiving.






3. Very destructive - harmful He argued that these books had a ________ effect on young and susceptible minds.






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. Give up temporarily; yield. I will ________ my rights in this matter in order to expedite our reaching a proper decision.






6. Simultaneous firing or outburs (of missiles - questions - etc.) Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture concludes with a thunderous ________ of cannon fire.






7. Warm and damp August in New York City is often ________.






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






9. Worsen; diminish in value This arrest will ________ her reputation in the community.






10. Explain; interpret If I ________ your remarks correctly - you disagree with the theory already advanced.






11. Division of a poem Do you know the last ________ of "The Star-Spangled Banner"?






12. Substance that prevents infection It is advisable to apply an ________ to any wound - no matter how slight or insignificant.






13. Tool for mashing or grinding substances in a hard bowl From the way in which the elderly pharmacist pounded the drug with his ________ - young George could tell that his employer was agitated about something.






14. Urge; start; provoke I am afraid that this statement will ________ a revolt.






15. Work laboriously; make slow painful progress You must ________ through 3500 words list in order to achieve a high score on GRE.






16. Quack; pretender to knowledge - When they realized that the Wizard didn't know how to get them back to Kansas - Dorothy and her friends were sure they'd been duped by a ________.






17. Correct I want to ________ my error before it is too late.






18. Model of perfection The class disliked him because the teacher was always pointing him out as a ________ of virtue.






19. Banish; consign to inferior position If we ________ these experts to minor posts because of their political persuasions - we shall lose their valuable services.






20. Hesitant; faltering Novice extemporaneous speakers often talk in a ________ fashion as they grope for the right words.






21. Begin formally; install in office The candidate promised that he would inaugurate a new nationwide health care plan as soon as he was ________d as president.






22. Kill - usually one out of ten We do more to ________ our population in automobile accidents than we do in war.






23. Science of law He was more a student of ________ than a practitioner of the law.






24. Irritable; easily angered Her ________ temper frightened me.






25. Specialized knowledge; expert skill Although she was knowledgeable in a number of fields - she was hired for her particular ________ in computer programming.






26. Pertaining to country people; uncouth The backwoodsman looked out place in his ________ attire.






27. Kindly; doing good The overgenerous philanthropist had to curb his ________ impulses before he gave away all his money and left himself with nothing.






28. Tax of one-tenth Because he was an agnostic - he refused to pay his ________s to the clergy.






29. Lack of caring; indifference A firm believer in democratic government - she could not understand the ________ of people who never bothered to vote.






30. Comparable She called our attention to the things that had been done in an ________ situation and recommended that we do the same.






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






32. Ungrateful person That ________ Bob sneered at the tie I gave him.






33. Frenzied Angered - he went ________ and began to wreck the room.






34. Attacking; insulting; distasteful Getting into street brawls is no minor offense for professional boxers - who are required by law to restrict their ________ impulses to the ring.






35. State of apathy; daze; lack of awareness In his ________ - the addict was unaware of the events taking place around him.






36. One-sided This legislation is ________ since it binds only one party in the controversy.






37. Seeker after position or status Although I am as ________ for public office - I am not willing to accept the dictates of the party bosses.






38. Youthful; immature - In that youthful movement - the leaders were only a little less ________ than their immature followers.






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






40. Droop; grow feeble When the opposing hockey team scored its third goal only minutes into the first period - the home team's spirits ________ged.






41. False testimony while under oath When several witnesses appeared to challenge his story - he was indicted for ________.






42. Enclose; surround Paris was ________ed by a wall






43. Burden; responsibility The emperor was spared the ________ of signing the surrender papers; instead - he relegated the assignment to his generals.






44. Gully Until the heavy rains of the past spring - this ________ had been a dry bed.






45. Armed band Caesar and his Roman ________ conquered almost all of the known world.






46. Stoop short - as if faced with an obstacle - and refuse to continue The chief of police ________ed at sending his officers into the riot-torn area.






47. Sturdy; robust; able to stand inclement weather We asked the gardening expert to recommend particularly ________ plants that could withstand our harsh New England winters.






48. Upset; distracted by anxiety The ________ parents frantically searched the ravine for their lost child.






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






50. Extremely poisonous The virus is highly ________ and has made many of us ill for days.







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