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GRE Wordlist: Meanings - Complete Sentences

Subjects : english, vocabulary
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1. Gift for finding valuable or desirable things by accident; accidental good fortune or luck Many scientific discoveries are a matter of ________: Newton was not sitting there thinking about gravity when the apple dropped on his head.






2. Emit (odor) The room ________ed with stale tobacco smoke.






3. Rising again after defeat - etc. The ________ nation surprised everyone by its quick recovery after total defeat.






4. Boasting He was disliked because his manner was always full of ________.






5. Original work used as a model by others The crude typewriter on display in this museum is the ________ of the elaborate machines in use today.






6. Comical parody; treatment aimed at making something appear ridiculous The ridiculous decision the jury has arrived at is a ________ of justice.






7. Debauched person - roue Although she was aware of his reputation as a ________ - she felt she could reform him and help him break his dissolute way of life.






8. Suffering from indigestion All the talk about rich food made him feel ________.






9. Imposing; impressive His ________ manner impressed those who met him for the first time.






10. Doctrine of self-denial We find ________ practiced in many monastries.






11. Thought - Mathematics problems sometimes require much ________.






12. Science of law He was more a student of ________ than a practitioner of the law.






13. Plan of a trip Before leaving for his first visit to France and England - he discussed his ________ with people who had been there and with his travel agent.






14. Endowed with flesh; personified Your attitude is so fiendish that you must be a devil ________.






15. Malodorous The neglected wound became ________.






16. Muddy; having the sediment disturbed The water was ________ after the children had waded through it.






17. One who abandons his religious faith or political beliefs Because he switched from one party to another - his former friends shunned him as an ________.






18. Lively; stirring "And now - let's have a rousing welcome for TV's own Roseanne Arnold - who'll lead us in a ________ rendition of 'The Star-Spangled Banner.'"






19. Rear; encourage According to the legend - Romulus and Remus were ________ed by a she-wolf that raised the abandoned infants as her own.






20. Near at hand; impending Rosa was such a last-minute worker that she could never start writing a paper till the deadline was ________.






21. Dull and unimaginative; matter-of-fact; factual Though the ad writers had come up with a highly creative campaign to publicize the company's newest product - the head office rejected it for a more ________ - down-to-earth approach.






22. Awkward; cumbersome; unmanageable The large carton was so ________ that the movers had trouble getting it up the stairs.






23. Bleach; whiten Although age had ________ed his hair - he was still vigorous and energetic.






24. Ancestors Reverence for one's ________ (sometimes referred to as ancestor worship) plays an important part in many Oriental cultures.






25. Glimmer intermittently The moonlight ________ed on the water as the moon broke through the clouds for a moment.






26. Argumentative; fond of argument People avoided discussing contemporary problems with him because of his ________ manner.






27. Positive assertion; confirmation; solemn pledge by one who refuses to take an oath Despite Tom's ________ of innocence - Aunt Polly still suspected he had eaten the pie.






28. In confusion; disorderly The excited students dashed ________ into the stadium to celebrate the victory.






29. Still in existence Although the authorities suppressed the book - many copies are ________ and may be purchased at exorbitant prices.






30. Dry up A tour of this smokehouse will give you an idea of how the pioneers used to ________ food in order to preserve it.






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






32. Authoritative; imperious The learned doctor laid down the law to his patient in a ________ tone of voice.






33. Malicious misrepresentation - He could endure his financial failure - but he could not bear the ________ that his foes heaped upon him.






34. Subordinate The captain treated his ________s as though they were children rather than commissioned officers.






35. Clumsy person The delivery boy is an awkward ________.






36. Study of language The professor of ________ advocated the use of Esperanto as an international language.






37. To strip a priest or minister of church authority We knew the minister had violated church regulations - but we had not realized his offense was serious enough to cause him to be ________ed.






38. Having a low-cut neckline Fashion decrees that evening gowns be ________ this season; bare shoulders are again the vogue.






39. Menacing; threatening Jabbing a ________ forefinger at Dorothy - the Wicked Witch cried - "I'll get you - and your little dog - too!"






40. Small waterfall We could not appreciate the beauty of the many ________s as we made detours around each of them to avoid getting wet.






41. Neat and trim Every button buttoned - tie firmly in place - young Alex Keaton looked ________ and tidy for his job interview at the bank.






42. Express sympathetic sorrow His friends gathered to ________ with him over his loss.






43. Place of refuge or shelter; protection The refugees sought ________ from religious persecution in a new land.






44. Lacking in spirit The coach used all the tricks at his command to buoy up the enthusiasm of his team - which I had become ________ at the loss of the star player.






45. Blunt; abrupt She was offended by his ________ reply.






46. Approval Wanting her parents' regard - she looked for some sign of their ________.






47. Severe disapproval The students showed their ________ of his act by refusing to talk with him.






48. Breathing; exhalation The doctor found that the patient's years of smoking had adversely affected both his lung capacity and his rate of ________.






49. 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.






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