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GRE Wordlist: Meanings - Complete Sentences

Subjects : english, vocabulary
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1. Power of knowing without reasoning She claimed to know the truth by ________.






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






3. Fixed idea; continued brooding This ________ with the supernatural has made him unpopular with his neighbors.






4. Put on When Clark Kent had to ________ his Superman outfit - he changed clothes in a convenient phone booth.






5. Manly I do not accept the premise that a man is ________ only when he is belligerent.






6. Recoiling from progress; retrograde His program was ________ since it sought to abolish many of the social reforms instituted by the previous administration.






7. Ability to be molded When clay dries out - it loses its ________ and becomes less malleable.






8. Brief - comprehensive summary This text can serve as a ________ of the tremendous amount of new material being developed in this field.






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






10. Detest We ________d the wicked villain.






11. Implied comparison "He soared like an eagle" is an example of a simile; "He is an eagle in flight -" is a ________.






12. Repetition He recited the passage by ________ and gave no indication he understood what he was saying.






13. Act of finding oneself in soiety Freshman ________ provides the incoming students with an opportunity to learn about their new environment and their place in it.






14. Stockpile; accumulate for future use Whenever there are rumors of a food shortage - people are tempted to ________ food.






15. Pretense (of strength); deception; high cliff Claire thought Lord Byron's boast that he would swim the Hellespont was just a ________ - she was astounded when he dove from the high bluff into the waters below.






16. Sad; solemn I fail to understand why there is such a ________ atmosphere; we have lost a battle - not a war.






17. Society ruled by the wealthy From the way the government caters to the rich - you might think our society is a ________ rather than a democracy.






18. Beak; pen point The ________s of fountain pens often become clotted and corroded.






19. Declare openly I must ________ that I am innocent.






20. Lighthearted; animated; easy and carefree In Singing in the Rain - Gene Kelly sang and danced his way throughtthe lighthearted title number in a properly ________ style.






21. Gross lewdness; lustfulness In his youth he led a life of ________ and debauchery; he did not mend his ways until middle age.






22. Be excessively fond of; show signs of mental decline Not only grandmothers bore you with stories about their brilliant grandchildren; grandfathers ________ on the littel rascals - too.






23. Examine in order to verify authenticity; arrange in order They ________d the newly found manuscripts to determine their age.






24. Pouring forth The critics objected to her literary ________ because it was too flowery.






25. Fasten together; unite Before you ________ two strips of tape together - be sure to line them up evenly.






26. Without an equal; single in kind You have the ________ distinction of being the first student whom I have had to fail in this course.






27. Flexible Hours of ballet classes kept him ________.






28. Exit Barnum's sign "To the ________" fooled many people who thought they were going to see an animal and instead found themselves in the street.






29. Stubborn; persistent He is bound to succeed because his ________ nature will not permit him to quit.






30. Corrupt; make intemperate A vicious newspaper can ________ public ideals.






31. Carelessly; unintentionally; by oversight She ________ omitted two questions on the examination and mismarked her answer sheet.






32. Entrance; a way in Because of his wealth and social position - he had ________ into the most exclusive circles.






33. Defeat; frustrate In the end - Skywalker is able to ________ Vader's diabolical schemes.






34. Disprove The defense called several respectable witnesses who were able to ________ the false testimony of the prosecution's only witness.






35. Scarcity They closed the restaurant because the ________ of customers made it uneconomical to operate.






36. Plot outline; screenplay; opera libretto Scaramouche startled the other actors in the commedia troupe when he suddenly departed from their customary ________ and began to improvise.






37. Board on which a painter mixes pigments At the present time - art supply stores are selling a paper ________ that may be discarded after use.






38. Cheap and gaudy He won a few ________ trinkets in Coney Island.






39. Felt in one's inner organs She disliked the ________ sensations she had whenever she rode the roller coaster.






40. Steal The boys ________d apples from the fruit stand.






41. Call upon; ask for She ________d her advisor's aid in filling out her financial aid forms.






42. Question closely; cross-examine Knowing that the Nazis would ________ him about his background - the secret agent invented a cover story that would help him meet their quesions.






43. Pertaining to soil deposits left by running water The farmers found the ________ deposits at the mouth of the river very fertile.






44. Blunt; stupid Because he was so ________ - he could not follow the teacher's reasoning and asked foolish questions.






45. Fluent; glib She was a ________ speaker - always ready to talk.






46. Lively or animated; sprightly She had always been ________ and sparkling.






47. Lizard that changes color in different situations - Like the ________ - he assumed the political coloration of every group he met.






48. Malicious misrepresentation - He could endure his financial failure - but he could not bear the ________ that his foes heaped upon him.






49. Surrender something; efect; vomit Unwilling to ________ the cash he had stolen from the pension fund - the embezzler tried to run away.






50. Friendly The dispute was settled in an ________ manner with no harsh words.