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GRE Wordlist: Meanings - Complete Sentences

Subjects : english, vocabulary
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1. Open for the public to read; obvious It was ________ to everyone that the witness spoke the truth.






2. In essence; for practical purposes She is a ________ financial wizard when it comes to money matters.






3. Sediment; worthless residue David poured the wine carefully to avoid stirring up the ________.






4. Fill up again Before she could take another backpacking trip - Carla had to ________ her stock of freeze-dried foods.






5. Boredom The monotonous routine of hopital life induced a feeling of ________ which made him moody and irritable.






6. Problem; choice of two unsatisfactory alternatives In this ________ - he knew no one to whom he could turn for advice.






7. Essence she was asked to give the ________ of the essay in two sentence.






8. Mangle; tear Her body was ________d in the automobile crash.






9. Speaking several languages New York City is a ________ community because of the thousands of immigrants who settle there.






10. Hypnotize The incessant drone seemed to ________ him and place him in a trance.






11. Glimmer intermittently The moonlight ________ed on the water as the moon broke through the clouds for a moment.






12. Comic misuse of a word When Mrs. Malaprop criticizes Lydia for being "as headstrong as an allegory on the banks of the Nile -" she confuses "allegory" and "allegator" in a typical ________.






13. Forecasted course of a disease; prediction If the doctor's ________ is correct - the patient will be in a coma for at least twenty-four hours.






14. Novel; unparalleled Margaret Mitchell's book Gone with the Wind was an ________ success.






15. So small - trifling - or unimportant as to be easily disregarded Because the damage to his car had been ________ - Michael decided he wouldn't bother to report the matter to his insurance company.






16. Tendency to keep together A firm believer in the maxim "Divide and conquer -" the emperor - by lies and trickery - sought to disrupt the ________ of the free nations.






17. Be suited to; be incumbent upon In this time of crisis - it ________s all of us to remain calm and await the instructions of our superiors.






18. Quality of a musical tone produced by a musical instrument We identify the instrument producing a musical sound by its ________.






19. Having many forms Snowflakes are ________ but always hexagonal.






20. Praise All the ________(ies) of his friends could not remove the sting of the calumny heaped upon him by his enemies.






21. Patience We must use ________ in dealing with him because he is still weak from his illness.






22. Crafty; double-dealing I do not think he will be a good embassador because he is not accustomed to the ________ maneuverings of foreign diplomats.






23. Place of refuge or shelter; protection The refugees sought ________ from religious persecution in a new land.






24. Dig; investigate ________(ing) into old books and manuscripts is part of a researcher's job.






25. Amuse; delude; cheat I ________d himself during the long hours by playing solitaire.






26. Undertaker The ________ prepared the corpse for burial.






27. Reparation; indemnification He offered to make ________ for the window broken by his son.






28. Guilt; self-reproach The murderer felt no ________ for his crime.






29. Healthy After a brief illness - he was soon ________.






30. Agree If I ________ to this demand for blackmail - I am afraid that I will be the victim of future demands.






31. Sharp; bitterly pungent The ________ odor of burnt gunpowder filled the room after the pistol had been fired.






32. Fleshly - The public was more interested in ________ pleasures than in spiritual matters.






33. Division; partition; separation The ________ of church and state is a basic principle of our government.






34. Risk - particularly of being exposed to disease or to the elements; unmasking; act of laying something open ________ to sun and wind had dried out her hair and weathered her face.






35. Rescue from loss All attempts to ________ the wrecked ship failed.






36. Dull; lacking color; cheerless The Dutch woman's ________ winter coat contrasted with the distinctive - colorful native costume she wore beneath it.






37. Long and thin ________ - gaunt - Abraham Lincoln was a striking figure.






38. Mass for the dead; dirge They played Mozart's ________ at the funeral.






39. Confused uproar The marketplace was a scene of ________ and excitement.






40. Vex; irritate; muddy Red had a hair-trigger temper: he was an easy man to ________.






41. Something that relieves pain Friendship is the finest ________ for the pangs of disappointed love.






42. Driving forward The jet plane has a greater ________ power than the engine-driven plane.






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






44. Causing cancer - Many supposedly harmless substances have been revealed to be ________.






45. Doctor who treats ailments of the feet He consulted a ________ about his fallen arches.






46. Variety; dissimilitude The ________ of colleges in this country indicates that many levels of ability are being served.






47. Talent She has an uncanny ________ for discovering new artists before the public has become aware of their existence.






48. Trivial; unimportant; very small She had no major complaints to make about his work - only a few ________ quibbles that were almost too minor to state.






49. Fear; trembling agitation We must face the enemy without ________ if we are to win this battle.






50. Motivated solely by money or gain "I'm not in this war because I get my kicks waving flags -" said the ________ soldier. "I'm in it for the dough."