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GRE Wordlist: Meanings - Complete Sentences

Subjects : english, vocabulary
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1. Ghost; phantom Hamlet was uncertain about the identity of the ________ that had appeared and spoken to him.






2. Sift; separate good parts from bad. This test will _________ out the students who study from those who don't bother.






3. Old age; feeble mindedness of old age Most of the decisions are being made by the junior members of the company because of the ________ of the president.






4. Overwhelmingly favorable review Though critic John Simon seldom has a good word to say about contemporary plays - his review of All in the Timing was a total ________.






5. Shield; defense Under the ________ of the Bill of Rights - we enjoy our most treasured freedoms.






6. Floor made of wood strips inlaid in a mosic-like pattern. In laying the floor - the carpenters combined redwood and oak in an elegant ________.






7. Dispute The defeated candidate attempted to ________ the election results.






8. Beauty; comeliness I do not envy the judges who have to select this year's Miss America from this collection of female ________.






9. Pay out When you ________ money on the company's behalf - be sure to get a receipt.






10. Show by example; furnish an example Three-time winner of the Super Bowl - Joe Montana ________(ies) the ideal quarterback.






11. Wrong; faulty Seeing her frown - he wondered if anything were ________.






12. Broad-bladed instrument used for spreading or mixing The manufacturers of this frying pan recommended the use of a rubber ________ to avoid scratching the specially treated surface.






13. Contend; compete Politicians ________ with one another - competing for donations and votes.






14. Vigorously active; nimble She was eighty years old - yet still ________ and alert.






15. Crookedly; slanted; at an angle When he placed his hat ________ upon his head - his observers laughed.






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






17. Reserved or aloof; cold in manner His ________ greeting made me feel unwelcome from the start.






18. Seniority by birth By virtue of ________ - in some cultures the first-born child has many privileges denied his brothers and sisters.






19. Thin - liquid porridge Our daily allotment of ________ made the meal not only monotonous but also unpalatable.






20. Half asleep The heavy meal and the overheated room made us all ________ and indifferent to the speaker.






21. Shyness You must overcome your ________ if you intend to become a salesperson.






22. Not active; acted upon Mahatma Gandhi urged his followers to pursue a program of ________ resistance as he felt that it was more effective than violence and acts of terrorism.






23. Blessing Let us pray that the ________ of peace once more shall prevail among the nations of the world.






24. Impetuous; with marked vigor He spoke with ________ eloquence in defense of his client.






25. Picture made of smell - colorful inlaid tiles The mayor compared the ciry to a beautiful ________ made up of people of every race and religion on earth.






26. Bear one's self; behave He ________ed himself with great dignity.






27. Entangle; stick in swampy ground Their rear wheels became ________d in mud.






28. A servile dependent He was always accompanied by several of his ________s because he enjoyed their subservience and flattery.






29. Tie with a Before we went to sleep - we ________ed the horses to prevent their wandering off during the night.






30. Pertinent; referring to the case in hand Teri was impressed by how ________ Virginia Woolf's remarks were to her as a woman writer; it was as if Woolf had been writing with Teri's situation in mind.






31. Overseer of morals; person who eliminates inappropriate matter - Soldiers dislike having their mail read by a ________ but understand the need for this precaution.






32. Book for religious instruction; instruction by question and answer - He taught by engaging his pupils in a ________ until they gave him the correct answer.






33. Roundabout - Because of the traffic congestion on the main highways - she took a ________ route.






34. Rebellious We will not discuss reforms until the ________ troops have returned to their homes.






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






36. Death Upon the ________ of the dictator - a bitter dispute about succession to power developed.






37. Dealth notice I first learned of her death when I read the ________ in the newspaper.






38. Picture; short literary sketch The New Yorker published her latest ________.






39. Capricious; fanciful. He dismissed his generous gift to his college as a sentimental fancy - an old man's ________ gesture.






40. Bottomless His arrogance is exceeded only by his ________ ignorance.






41. Dissenting; rebellious In the purge that followed the student demonstrations at Tianamen Square - the government hunted down the ________ students and their supporters.






42. Sticky - gluey Melted tar is a ________ substance.






43. Watching; guarding The FBI kept the house under constant ________ in the hope of capturing all the criminals at one time.






44. Layer of earth's surface; layer of society Unless we alleviate conditions in the lowest ________ of our society - we may expect grumbling and revolt.






45. Fear of water; rabies A dog that bites a human being must be observed for symptoms of ________.






46. Express disapproval of; protest against; belittle A firm believer in old-fashioned courtesy - Miss Post ________d the modern tendency to address new acquaintances by their first names.






47. Foil When the warden learned that several inmates were planning to escape - he took steps to ________ their attempt.






48. Related to marriage Their ________ ceremony was performed in Golden Gate Park.






49. Scandinavian myth; any legend This is a ________ of the sea and the men who risk their lives on it.






50. Capable of using either hand with equal ease A switch-hitter in baseball should be naturally ________.