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GRE Wordlist: Meanings - Complete Sentences

Subjects : english, vocabulary
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1. Salty The slightly ________ taste of this mineral water is pleasant.






2. 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 ________.






3. Attacking; insulting; distasteful Getting into street brawls is no minor offense for professional boxers - who are required by law to restrict their ________ impulses to the ring.






4. Relating to the stars She was amazed at the number of ________ bodies the new telescope revealed.






5. Self-control; formal but distant manner Although some girls were attracted by Mark's ________ - Judy was put off by it - for she felt his aloofness indicated a lack of openness.






6. Separate; part Northern and southern Ireland are politically and religiously ________ed.






7. Violent anguish The ________ of despair can be as devastating as the spasms accompanying physical pain.






8. Good fortune; financial success; physical well-being Promising to stay together "for richer - for poorer -" the newlyweds vowed to be true to one another in ________ and hardship alike.






9. Annoy by repeated attacks When he could not pay his bills as quickly as he had promised - he was ________ed by his creditors.






10. Derived byreasoning If we accept your premise - your conclusions are easily ________.






11. One of the hereditary classes in Hindu society - social stratification; prestige - The differences created by ________ in India must be wiped out if true democracy is to prevail in that country.






12. Shade of difference in meaning or color The unskilled eye of the layperson has difficulty in dicerning the ________s of color in the paintings.






13. Not able to be corrected or repaired Your apology cannot atone for the ________ damage you have done to her reputation.






14. 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.






15. Rude; cross Because of his ________ attitude - many people avoided his company.






16. Conquer; bring under control It is not our aim to ________ our foe; we are interested only in establishing peaceful relations.






17. Poisonous We must seek an antidote for whatever ________ substance he has eaten.






18. To speak or write in an exaggeratedly enthusiastic manner She greatly enjoyed her Hawaiian vacation and ________d about it for weeks.






19. Petty criticism; fault-finding - Welcoming constructive criticism - Lexy appreciated her editor's comments - finding them free of ________.






20. Work Although many critics hailed his Fifth Symphony - he did not regard it as his major ________.






21. Cunning; artful. She is as ________ as a fox in avoiding trouble.






22. Immature It is hard for an ________ writer to find a sympathetic publisher.






23. Back country They seldom had visitors - living as they did way out in the ________.






24. Indirect reference the ________s to mythological characters in Milton's poems bewilder the reader who has not studied Latin.






25. Praising; eulogistic Some critics believe that his ________ statements about Napoleon were inspired by his desire for material advancement rather than by an honest belief in the Emperor's genius.






26. Regretful; sorrowful; dejected The artist has captured the sadness of childhood in his portrait of the boy with the ________ countenance.






27. Copy When you ________ your notes - please send a copy to Mr.Smith and keep the original for our files.






28. To draft for military purposes; to take for public use The policeman ________ed the first car that approached and ordered the driver to go to the nearest hospital.






29. Exceed Her SAT scores ________ed out expectations.






30. Noble ambition Youth's ________s should be as lofty as the stars.






31. Relating to the back of an animal A shark may be identified by its ________ fin - which projects above the surface of the ocean.






32. Pertaining to existence; pertaining to the philosophy of ________ism To the existential philosopher - human reason is inadequate to explain an irrational - meaningless universe.






33. Absorbing; engrossing The reviewer described Byatt's novel Possession as a ________ tale: absorbed in the story - he had finished it in a single evening.






34. Capable of maintaining life; practicable; workable The infant - though prematurely born - is ________ and has a good chance to survive.






35. Abolish He intended to ________ the decree issued by his predecessor.






36. Leave to someone by means of a will; hand down In his will - Father ________ed his watch to Phillip; the bequest meant a great deal to the boy.






37. Worn out; exhausted; barren The literature of the age reflected the ________ condition of the writers; no new ideas were forthcoming.






38. Winding; twisting The car swerved at every curve in the ________ road.






39. Unutterable; cannot be expressed in speech Such ________ joy must be experienced; it cannot be described.






40. Central; critical De Klerk's decision to set Nelson Mandela free was ________; without Mandela's release - there was no possibility that the African National Cogress would entertain talks with the South African government.






41. Person unduly worried about his health; worrier without cause about illness The doctor prescribed chocolate pills for his patient who was a ________.






42. False belief; hallucination This scheme is a snare and a ________.






43. Fond word or act Your gifts and ________s cannot make me forget your earlier insolence.






44. Mercy killing Many people support ________ for terminally ill patients who wish to die.






45. Go backwards; degenerate Instead of advancing - our civilization seems to have ________d in ethics and culture.






46. Prudent; cautious - Investigating before acting - she tried always to be ________.






47. Scatter (like seeds) The invention of the radio helped propagandists to ________ their favorite doctrines very easily.






48. Dull; not fresh; cheerless Refusing to be depressed by her ________ studio apartment - Bea spent the weekend polishing the floors and windows and hanging bright posters on the walls.






49. Char or burn; brand Accidentally brushing against the hot grill - she ________ed her hand badly.






50. Boisterous merrymaking New Year's Eve is a night of ________.