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GRE Wordlist: Meanings - Complete Sentences
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1. Apparent; professed; pretended Although the ________ purpose of this expedition is to discover new lands - we are really interested in finding new markets for our products.
condescend
ostensible
terrestrial
ponderous
2. Striking one object against another sharply The drum is a ________ instrument.
percussion
expedite
toil
bedraggle
3. Painting in plaste (usually fresh) The cathedral is visited by many tourists who wish to admire the ________es by Glotto.
agenda
fresco
invincible
elusive
4. Luxuriate; take pleasure in warmth ________ing on the beach - she relaxed so completely that she fell asleep.
bask
grisly
skulk
obituary
5. Clamorous; noisy The crowd grew vociferous in its anger and threatened to take the law into its own hands.
vociferous
encomium
unwarranted
renovate
6. Unruly; rebellious The captain had to use force to quiet his ________ crew.
peripatetic
mutinous
inimitable
pestilential
7. Calm; placid Wellington remained ________ and in full command of the situation in spite of the hyteria and panic all around him.
ecclesiastic
farce
imperturbable
regimen
8. Joyous; celebratory Their wedding in the park was a ________ occasion.
mollify
quisling
festive
regeneration
9. Scatter (like seeds) The invention of the radio helped propagandists to ________ their favorite doctrines very easily.
die
repeal
disseminate
maternal
10. Flabby His sedentary life had left him with ________ muscles.
flaccid
annotate
rehabilitate
tithe
11. Tendency of a system to maintain relative stability A breakdown of the body's immune system severely undermines the body's ability to maintain ________.
usurp
evenhanded
homeostasis
homily
12. Very high They used to tease him about his ________ ambitions.
abut
probe
sportive
lofty
13. Persuade to act unlawfully (especially to commit perjury) In the Godfather - the mobsters used bribery and threats to ________ the witnesses against Don Michael Corleone.
commodious
plenary
suborn
amulet
14. Ooze; trickle During the rainstorm - water ________ed through the crack in the basement wall and damaged the floor boards.
slither
seep
evenhanded
haughtiness
15. Grow well; prosper; make sweeping gestures The orange trees ________ed in the sun.
flourish
quell
monochromatic
malapropism
16. Uprightness; incorruptibility Everyone took his ________ for granted; his defalcations - therefore - shocked us all.
deify
consensus
seep
probity
17. Arrogant; taking liberties It seems ________ for one so relatively new to the field to challenge the conclusions of its leading experts.
scrupulous
assail
satirical
presumptous
18. Concluding section of a musical or literary composition The piece concluded with a distinctive ________ that strikingly brought together various motifs.
clique
baroque
coda
conceit
19. Fitness; talent The counselor evaluated his ________s before advising him about the career he should follow.
aptitude
rubric
panache
undergird
20. Make known by official proclamation or publication As soon as the Civil Service Commission ________s the names of the successful candidates - we shall begin to hire members of our staff.
waft
effusive
promulgate
amenities
21. Move troops so that the battle line is extended at the expense of depth The general ordered the battalion to ________ in order to meet the offensive of the enemy.
deploy
estranged
funereal
precept
22. Pay for services There is a nominal ________ for this position.
emetic
timidity
stipend
inanimate
23. Boasting He was disliked because his manner was always full of ________.
dismember
lavish
composure
braggadocio
24. Talkativeness The man who married a dumb wife asked the doctor to make him deaf because of his wife's ________ after her cure.
wean
perversion
scourge
garrulity
25. Engrossed in matters of this earth; not spiritual. You must leave your _________ goods behind you when you go to meet your Maker.
trek
dingy
worldly
censor
26. Not essential; minor The scholarship covered his major expenses at college and some of his ________expenses as well.
paleontology
incidental
ragamuffin
yen
27. Examine in order to verify authenticity; arrange in order They ________d the newly found manuscripts to determine their age.
depreciate
collate
diaphanous
gingerly
28. Inlaid; mosaic I recall seeing a table with a ________ top of bits of stone and glass in a very interesting pattern.
juggernaut
demur
tesselated
quarry
29. Open to view According to the United States Constitution - a person must commit an ________ act before he may be tried for treason.
adorn
overt
rationalize
disengage
30. Cloyingly sweet She tried to ingratiate herself - speaking sweetly and smiling a ________ smile.
ensconce
quixotic
approbation
saccharine
31. Set of bells capable of being played - The carillon in the bell tower of the Coca-Cola pavilion at the New York World's Fair provided musical entertainment every hour.
bigotry
anvil
flamboyant
carillon
32. Weaken; mitigate It is easier for us to ________ our own shortcomings than those of others.
behemoth
forgo
extenuate
mediate
33. Controlling influence President Marcos failed to maintain his ________ over Philippines.
quack
ascendancy
lien
poultice
34. Affecting the sense of taste The Thai restaurant offered an unusual ________ experience for those used in a bland cuisine.
mutilate
retain
gustatory
angular
35. Let down; restrain Until it was time to open the presents - the children had to ________ their curiosity.
solecism
intrinsically
extradition
bate
36. Dullness; impassivenss The earthquake shattered his usual ________; trembling - he crouched on the no longer stable ground.
heterodox
stolidity
agog
amulet
37. Letdown in thought or emotion After the fine performance in the first act - the rest of the play was an ________.
gratuitous
retrograde
confiscate
anticlimax
38. Burning; sarcastically biting - The critic's ________ remarks angered the hapless actors who were the subjects of his sarcasm.
discursive
caustic
desiccate
leniency
39. Pithy maxim An ________ differs from an adage in that it is more philosophical or scientific.
aphorism
deprecate
fanaticism
headlong
40. Irritable; easily angered Her ________ temper frightened me.
sham
irascible
boorish
charisma
41. Pertaining to the church The minister donned his ________ garb and walked to the pulpit.
ecclesiastic
blanch
subliminal
pendant
42. Daily A farmer cannot neglect his ________ tasks at any time; cows - for example - must be milked regularly.
bemused
levy
paramount
diurnal
43. Study of fish Jacques Cousteau's rpograms about sea life have advanced the cause of ________.
arid
lank
reverent
ichthyology
44. Wiggle out; fake. She tried to ________ an invitation to the party.
malignant
mountebank
wangle
knoll
45. Incapable of injury Achilles was ________ except in his heel.
remiss
parallelism
insatiable
invulnerable
46. Number of members necessary to conduct a meeting The senator asked for a roll call to determine whether a ________ was present.
daub
quorum
deft
lachrymose
47. Flair; flamboyance Many performers imitate Noel Coward - but few have his ________ and sense of style.
dissonance
sophistry
blunder
panache
48. Outward appearance; guise Although this book has a ________ of wisdom and scholarship - a careful examination will reveal many errors and omissions.
commensurate
voluptuous
hibernate
semblance
49. Government by bureaus - Many people fear that the constant introduction of federal agencies will create a government by ________.
random
fancier
prude
bureaucracy
50. Filthy; base; vile The social worker was angered by the ________ housing provided for the homeless.
replicate
braggart
sordid
turgid