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GRE Wordlist: Meanings - Complete Sentences

Subjects : english, vocabulary
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1. Prohibit; restrain The child was not ________ed in her responses.






2. Study of prehistoric life The professor of ________ had a superb collection of fossils.






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






4. Absurd; ridiculous When the candidate tried to downplay his youthful experiments with marijuana by saying he hadn't inhaled -we all thought - "What a ________ excuse!"






5. Open for the public to read; obvious It was ________ to everyone that the witness spoke the truth.






6. Quarrelsome We heard loud and ________ noises in the next room.






7. Irreverent The congregation was offended by her ________ remarks.






8. Praising To everyone's surprise - the speech was ________ rather than critical in tone.






9. Curved - hooked He can be recognized by his ________ nose - curved like the beak of the eagle.






10. Idealistic but impractical His head is in the clouds; he is constantly presenting these ________ schemes.






11. Blindly devoted patriot - A ________ cannot recognize any faults in his country - no matter how flagrant they may be.






12. Excessively fat It is advisable that ________ people try to lose weight.






13. Punishment; severe criticism - Sensitive even to mild criticism - Woolf could not bear ________ that she found in certain reviews.






14. Reveal I will not tell you this news because I am sure you will ________ it prematurely.






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






16. Attract; hire; pledge oneself; confront "Your case has ________d my interest - my lord -" said Holmes - "You many engage my services."






17. Outcome The ________ of the rematch was that the former champion proved that he still possessed all the skills of his youth.






18. Looking back on the past It is only when we become ________ that we can appreciate the tremendous advances made during this century.






19. Obsolete; outdated Accustomed to editing his papers on word processors - Philip thought typewriters were too ________ for him to use.






20. Delay; dawdle We can't ________ if we want to get to the airport on time.






21. Work of art put together from fragments Scraps of cloth - paper doilies - and old photographs all went into her ________.






22. Convenient features; courtesies In addition to the customary ________ for the business traveler -- fax machines - modems - a health club -- the hotel offers the services of a butler versed in social amenities.






23. Unruly; rebellious The captain had to use force to quiet his ________ crew.






24. Unfortunate This ________ creature had never known a moment's pleasure.






25. Admit; hield Despite all the evidence Monica had assembled - Mark refused to ________ that she was right.






26. Frustrate; perplex The new code ________d the enemy agents.






27. Erase; strike out If you ________ this paragraph - the composition will have more appeal.






28. Burn without flame; be liable to break out at any moment The rags ________ed for hours before they burst into flame.






29. Like-size - three-dimensional scene from nature or history Because they dramatically pose actual stuffed animals against realistic painted landscapes - the ________s at the Museum of Natural History particularly impress high school biology students.






30. Exaggeration; overstatement This salesman is guilty of ________ in describing his product; it is wise to discount his claims.






31. Providing a general overview; summary The professor turned to the latest issue of Dissertation Abstracts for a ________ account of what was new in the field.






32. Enthusiasm; liveliness She approached her studies with such ________ that it was impossible for her to do poorly.






33. Turn to stone His sudden and unexpected appearance seemed to ________ her.






34. Rebel; nonconformist To the masculine literary establishment - George Sand with her insistence on wearing trousers and smoking cigars was clearly a ________ who fought her proper womanly role.






35. Clearness of expression; freedom from ambiguity One of the outstanding features of this book is the ________ of its author; her meaning is always clear.






36. Analysis; cutting apart in order to examine The ________ of frogs on the laboratory is particularly unpleasant to some students.






37. Small stream As the rains continued - the trickle of water running down the hillside grew into a ________ that threatened to wash away a portion of the slope.






38. Treat gently; pamper Don't ________ the children to much; they need a taste of discipline.






39. Straightforward; direct; frank I prefer Jill's ________ approach to Jack's tendency to beat around the bush.






40. Stretch out full on ground He ________d himself before the idol.






41. Conceit; vanity She thought so much of herself that we found her ________ unwarranted and irritating.






42. Spotted When he blushed - his face took on a ________ hue.






43. Prevent by taking action in advance By setting up a prenuptial agreement - the prospective bride and groom hoped to ________ any potential arguments about money in the event of a divorce.






44. Predict I ________ disaster unless we change our wasteful ways.






45. Declaration; statement of policy The Communist ________ by Marx and Engels proclaimed the principles of modern communism.






46. Painting in plaste (usually fresh) The cathedral is visited by many tourists who wish to admire the ________es by Glotto.






47. Negligent He was accused of being ________ in his duty when the prisoner escaped.






48. Profane; impious The people in the room were shocked by his his ________ language.






49. Rob; plunder The tricksters ________d him of his inheritance.






50. Into parts; apart Their points of view are poles ________.