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GRE Wordlist: Meanings - Complete Sentences
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1. Arrangement of parts so that balance is obtained; congruity The addition of a second tower will give this edifice the ________ that it now lacks.
scruple
symmetry
caprice
entrepreneur
2. Complain; fuss Students traditionally ________ about the abysmal quality of "mystery meat" and similar dornitory food.
presentiment
assiduous
grouse
gainsay
3. Shack; small - wretched house He wondered how poor people could stand living in such a ________.
scotch
exegesis
devout
hovel
4. Having many talents; capable of working in many fields He was a ________ athlete; at college he had earned varsity letters in baseball - football - and track.
dearth
versatile
mordant
application
5. Showy; pretentious; trying to attract attention Trump's latest casino in Atlantic City is the most ________ gambling place in the East: it easily outglitters its competitors.
agglomeration
coagulate
alchemy
ostentatious
6. Having human form or characteristics Primitive religions often have deities with ________ characteristics.
anthropomorphic
militant
capillary
polygamist
7. Indirect speech; hypocritical; evasive Rather than tell Jill directly what he disliked - Jack made a few ________ comments and tried to change the subject.
tutelary
mealymouthed
tipple
uniformity
8. Twisting out of shape It is difficult to believe the newspaper accounts of this event because of the ________s and exaggerations of the reporters.
grotesque
compunction
distortion
primogeniture
9. Pretending to be virtuous; deceiving I resent his ________ posing as a friend for I know he is interested only in his own advancement.
extradition
vent
satirical
hypocritical
10. Dig out of the ground; remove from a grave Because of the rumor that he had been poisoned - his body was ________d in order that an autopsy might be performed.
ineffectual
motility
exhume
realm
11. Slight offense If we examine these escapades carefully - we will realize that they are mere ________es rather than major crimes.
slough
exodus
unwonted
peccadillo
12. Tube in which patterns made by the reflection in mirrors of colored pieces of glass - etc. - produce interesting symmetrical effects People found a new source of entertainment while peering through the ________; they found the ever-changing patterns
circumvent
hermetic
kaleidoscope
disgorge
13. Flowing; series of changes While conditions are in such a state of ________ - I do not wish to commit myself too deeply in this affair.
concomitant
dirge
flux
esteem
14. Wild tumult When the ships collided in the harbor - ________ broke out among the passengers.
colossus
pandemonium
problematic
molecule
15. Refutation; response with contrary evidence The defense lawyer confidently listened to the prosecutor sum up his case - sure that she could answer his arguments in her ________.
rebuttal
consensus
optional
effluvium
16. State strongly or positively; insist on or demand recognition of (rights - claims - etc). When Jill ________ed that nobody else in the junior class had such an early curfew - her parents Asserted themselves - telling her that if she didn't get home b
piety
vital
overwrought
assert
17. Irreverent The congregation was offended by her ________ remarks.
surveillance
fervor
depose
impious
18. Small waterfall We could not appreciate the beauty of the many ________s as we made detours around each of them to avoid getting wet.
jocund
vouchsafe
cascade
complaisant
19. Trick; stratagem You will not be able to fool your friends with such an obvious ________.
decapitate
docket
imperturbable
ruse
20. Protest; objection The authorities were deaf to the pastor's ________s about the lack of police protection in the area.
syllogism
remonstrance
defeatist
incidental
21. Maker and seller of eyeglasses The patient took the prescription given him by his oculist to the ________.
concise
optician
gravity
factious
22. Hanging; suspended The ________ chandeliers swayed in the breeze as if they were about to fall from the ceiling.
bard
pendulous
malcontent
enduring
23. Imprison The warden will ________ the felon after conviction.
motif
adversary
incarcerate
apprise
24. Last demand; warning Since they have ignored our ________ - our only recourse is to declare war.
transcend
seminary
ultimatum
phenomena
25. Habitual return to crime Prison reformers in the United States are disturbed by the high rate of ________; the number of persons serving second and third terms indicates the failure of the prisons to rehabilitate the inmates.
innate
recidivism
epoch
odyssey
26. 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.
paramour
devotee
scenario
rusticate
27. Lively Her ________ expression indicated a keenness of intellect.
welter
studied
uninhibited
animated
28. Subside or moderate - Rather than leaving immediately - they waited for the storm to ________.
scabbard
contravene
doddering
abate
29. Gap; pause Except for a brief two-year ________ - during which she enrolled in the Peace Corps - Ms. Clements has devoted herself to her medical career.
hiatus
concoct
relinquish
frolicsome
30. Warlike The sound of ________ music was always inspiring to the young poet.
martial
monastic
malfeasance
incidental
31. Strengthen the base of Whereas relativity theory ________d the Newtonian mechanics - cosmology was undergirded by it.
irony
largess
fantastic
undergird
32. Sharpness In time his youthful ________ of vision failed him - and he needed glasses.
acuity
grapple
writ
rendition
33. Pretend He ________med sickness to get out of going to school.
extort
sham
precedent
probity
34. Regret Although I ________ the vulgarity of your language - I defend your right to express yourself freely.
frigid
austerity
forswear
deplore
35. Ugly Although James was an experienced emergency room nurse - he occasionally became queasy when faced with a particularly ________ injury.
lascivious
impropriety
unsightly
colander
36. Motionless; stale; dull The ________ water was a breeding ground for disease
scanty
stagnant
epitome
prevaricate
37. Entreating; beseeching He could not resist the dog's ________ whimpering - and he gave it some food.
coalesce
suppliant
phlegmatic
pseudonym
38. Damp She could not stand the ________ climate and moved to a drier area.
humid
affirmation
gruesome
oculist
39. Buddihist teachings - the ideal state in which the individual loses himself in the attainment of an impersonal beatitude Despite his desire to achieve ________ - the young Buddhist found that even the buzzing of a fly could distract him from his medi
nirvana
gawk
diversity
felicity
40. Sum; total The ________ wealth of this country is staggering to the imagination.
junket
distraught
aggregate
verbose
41. Blunt; stupid Because he was so ________ - he could not follow the teacher's reasoning and asked foolish questions.
salient
obtuse
rehabilitate
supererogatory
42. Agreeable; gracious; engaging. By her _________ manner - she made herself liked by everyone who met her.
resignation
lien
winsome
decelerate
43. Thousand-year period; period of happiness and prosperity I do not expect the ________ to come during my lifetime.
requiem
austerity
millenium
hoard
44. Essentially; inherently; naturally Although my grandmother's china has ________ little value - I shall always cherish it for the memories it evokes.
intrinsically
rustic
brindled
dissertation
45. Causing cancer - Many supposedly harmless substances have been revealed to be ________.
grueling
carcinogenic
sojourn
garner
46. Meantime The company will not consider our proposal until next week; in the ________ - let us proceed as we have in the past.
graphic
interim
lexicographer
gratis
47. Renovate; make bright by polishing The flood left a deposit of mud on everything; it was necessary to ________ our belongings.
dermatologist
controvert
grotto
refurbish
48. Disintegration; looseness in morals The profligacy and ________ of life in Caligula's Rome appall some historians.
dissolution
omniscient
ravenous
sophist
49. Clowning John Candy's ________ in Uncle Buck was hilarious.
ruddy
buffoonery
apparition
genteel
50. Pompous walk His ________ as he marched about the parade ground revealed him for what he was: a pompous buffoon.
precarious
tainted
unwarranted
strut