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GRE Wordlist: Meanings - Complete Sentences

Subjects : english, vocabulary
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1. Disgustingly excessive His ________ praise of the dictator annoyed his listeners.






2. Lavish expenditure; overabundant condition Seldom have I seen food and drink served in such ________ as at the wedding feast.






3. Charmingly carefree; simple Far from the city - she led an ________ existence in her rural retreat.






4. List; mention one by one Huck hung his head in shame as Miss Watson ________d his many flaws.






5. Steal another's ideas and pass them off as one's own The editor could tell that the writer had ________d parts of the article; he could recognize whole paragraphs from the original source.






6. Notoriously bad Jesse James was an ________ outlaw.






7. Resonant His ________ voice resounded through the hall.






8. Heap of combustible material - esp. for burning a corpse. The mortician put ________ on the corpse before burning a corpse.






9. Scatter The molecules will ________ throughout the space according to the second law of thermodynamics.






10. In a coma; extremely sleepy The long-winded orator soon had his audience in a ________ state.






11. Extremely dry; very thirsty The ________ desert landscape seemed hostile to life.






12. Feeble - ineffective; unthinking - irresponsible Einstein was noted for his extraordinary inspirations; on the other hand - he was noted for being ________ in his daily chores.






13. Bantering; comical; humorously serious Will Rogers' ________ remarks endeared him to his audiences.






14. Counterfeit; not authentic The police quickly found the distributors of the ________ twenty-dollar bills.






15. Advocate of voting rights (for women) In recognition of her efforts to win the vote for women - Congress authorized coining a silver dollar honoring the ________ Susan B. Anthony.






16. Peak We could see the morning sunlight illuminate the ________ while the rest of the mountain lay in shadow.






17. Strangle The criminal tried to ________ the old man with his bare hands.






18. Cut the top off The top of the cone that has been ________d in a plane parallel to its base is a circle.






19. Copy Are you going to hang this ________ of the Declaration of Independence in the classroom or in the auditorium?






20. Untidy Your ________ appearance will hurt your chances in this interview.






21. Favorable; kindly I think it is advisable that we wait for a more ________ occasion to announce our plans; this is not a good time.






22. Soothe We tried to ________ the hysterical child by promising her many gifts.






23. Person or thing in excess of what is necessary; extra His first appearance on the stage was as a ________ in a Shakespearean tragedy.






24. Distasteful; morally offensive People with ________ reputations should not be allowed to work with young children.






25. Treacherous; stealthy; sly The fifth column is ________ because it works secretly within our territory for our defeat.






26. Gather; store up She hoped to ________ the world's literature in one library.






27. Based on experience He distrusted hunches and intuitive flashes; he placed his reliance entirely on ________ data.






28. Fit for plowing The land was no longer ________; erosion had removed the valuable topsoil.






29. Disaster; misery - As news of the ________ spread - offers of relief poured in to the stricken community.






30. Make discontented The passengers were ________d by the numerous delays.






31. Pertaining to the improvement of race It is easier to apply ________ principles to the raising of racehorses or prize cattle than t the development of human beings.






32. Servile flatterer; yes man Never tell the boss anything he doesn't wish to hear: he doesn't want an independent adviser - he just wants a ________.






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






34. Heavy substance used to add stability or weight The ship was listing badly to one side; it was necessary to shift the ________ in the hold to get her back on an even keel.






35. Choosing at random; confused She disapproved of her son's ________ television viewing and decided to restrict him to educational programs.






36. Person entitled to benefits or proceeds of an insurance policy You may change your ________ as often as you wish.






37. Utensil with perforated bottom used for straining Before serving the spaghetti - place it in a ________ to drain it.






38. Rob of joy; lay waste to; forsake The bandits ________d the countryside - burning farms and carrying off the harvest.






39. Loud - resounding noise - The blacksmith was accustomed to the ________ of hammers on steel.






40. Eye defect that prevents proper focus As soon as his parents discovered that the boy suffered from ________ - they took him to the optometrist for corrective glasses.






41. Not naive; sophisticated Although he was young - his remarks indicated that he was ________.






42. Compensating; rewarding I find my new work so ________ that I may not return to my previous employment.






43. Enrage; infuriate Unkindness to children ________d her.






44. Requiring sitting Because he had a ________ occupation - he decided to visit a gymnasium weekly.






45. Be thrifty; set limits "Spare no expense -" the bride's father said - refusing to ________ on the wedding arrangements.






46. Destruction by fire Citizens of San Francisco remember that the destruction of the city was caused not by the earthquake but by the ________ that followed.






47. Pertaining to hell; devilish They could think of no way to hinder his ________ scheme.






48. Behead They did not hang Lady Jane Grey; they ________d her.






49. Shining Her large and ________ eyes gave a touch of beauty to an otherwise drab face.






50. Obligatory These instructions are________; any violation will be severely punished.