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GRE Wordlist: Meanings - Complete Sentences
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1. Call forth He ________d much criticism by his hostile manner.
iniquitous
paradigm
evoke
allay
2. Pen name Samuel Clemens' ________ was Mark Twain.
irascible
ambidextrous
pseudonym
alliteration
3. Pride; arrogance I resent his ________ because he is no better than we are.
haughtiness
fodder
eclipse
preclude
4. Untidy; slipshod Such ________ work habits will never produce good products.
slovenly
impregnable
sinister
querulous
5. Seeker after position or status Although I am as ________ for public office - I am not willing to accept the dictates of the party bosses.
aspirant
sphinx-like
blase
ballast
6. Firm dislike Their mutual ________ was so great that they refused to speak to one another.
frivolous
withdrawn
repine
aversion
7. Abuse He had expected criticism but not the ________ that greeted his proposal.
doggerel
synchronous
iniquitous
invective
8. Predicament from which there is no escape In this ________ - all turned to prayer as their last hope.
ingratiate
assuage
impasse
proscribe
9. Slow; lazy; lethargic After two nights without sleep - she felt ________ and incapable of exertion.
modicum
personable
sluggish
clique
10. Small - poor bed The weary traveler went to sleep on his straw ________.
pallet
devolve
anguish
aperture
11. Lavish; rich I cannot recall when I have had such a ________ Thanksgiving feast.
sumptuous
mammoth
rider
advent
12. Destruction One of the major aims of the air force was the complete ________ of all means of transportation by the bombing of rail lines and the terminals.
demolition
conclusive
indignity
satiate
13. Entangle; stick in swampy ground Their rear wheels became ________d in mud.
mire
hardy
maladroit
yeoman
14. Critical - ________ people delight in casting blame.
sanguine
impending
valid
censorious
15. Vaguely longing; sadly pensive. With a last _________ glance at the happy couples dancing in the hall - Sue headed back to her room to study for her exam.
fraudulent
wistful
abnegation
yoke
16. Controlling force She dreamt of living an independent life - free of all ________s.
restraint
perspicuous
libido
exonerate
17. Conciseness ________ is essential when you send a telegram or cablegram; you are charged for every word.
brevity
quorum
vortex
profound
18. Drunken Emperor Nero attended the ________ orgy.
bacchanalian
zealot
renounce
roil
19. Increase The new contract calls for a 10 percent ________in salary for each employee for the next two years.
increment
funereal
advert
saccharine
20. Products of primitive culture Archaeologists debated the significance of the ________ discovered in the ruins of Asia Minor and came to no conclusion.
askance
artifacts
allay
whiff
21. Very carefully To separate egg whites - first crack the egg ________.
caprice
titillate
gingerly
slovenly
22. Made less dense [of a gas] The mountain climbers had difficulty breathing in the ________ atmosphere.
inalienable
rebus
rarefied
replete
23. Sentry; lookout Though camped in enemy territory - Bledsoe ignored the elementary precaution of posting ________s around the encampment.
efficacy
panegyric
sentinel
disconcolate
24. Courage; spirit When challenged by the other horses in the race - the thoroughbred proved its ________ by its determination to hold the lead.
definitive
confluence
mettle
savant
25. Limit; confine Although I do not wish to ________ your activities - I must insist that you complete this assignment before you start anything else.
molt
circumscribe
seamy
pan
26. Terse; concise; aphoristic After reading so many redundant speeches - I find his ________ style particulary pleasing.
obsolete
cipher
devout
sententious
27. Ancestors Reverence for one's ________ (sometimes referred to as ancestor worship) plays an important part in many Oriental cultures.
apathy
forebears
prostrate
vagrant
28. Bearing of fruit; fulfillment; realization This building marks the ________ of all our aspirations and years of hard work.
fruition
pedant
scaffold
perfunctory
29. Wealthy leader John D. Rockefeller was a prominent ________.
enhance
tycoon
obituary
whiff
30. Putrid; producing putrefaction The hospital was in such a filthy state that we were afraid that many of the patients would suffer from ________ poisoning.
septic
accoutre
effigy
profane
31. Joining; associating with His ________ with the political party was of short duration for he soon disagreed with his colleagues.
affiliation
inured
aureole
obsolete
32. Hater of women She accused him of being a ________ because he had been a bachelor all his life.
misogynist
fetter
chivalrous
largess
33. Pertaining to the aurora borealis The ________ display was particularly spectacular that evening.
auroral
dupe
pseudonym
misogynist
34. Female sheep The flock of sheep was made up of dozens of ________s - together with only a handful of rams.
distend
ewe
fret
objective
35. Momentary; temporary; staying for a short time Lexy's joy at finding the perfect Christmas gift for Phil was ________; she still had to find presents for the cousins and Uncle Bob. Located near the airport - this hotel caters to the largely transient
pontifical
transient
rousing
kismet
36. Apparatus used to maintain balance - ascertain direction - etc. By using a rotating ________ - they were able to stabilize the vessel - counteracting the rolling movements of the sea.
improvident
gyroscope
discerning
impervious
37. Easily understood; clear; intelligible Her explanation was ________ enought for a child to grasp.
lucid
susceptible
graphic
tutelage
38. Art of dancing - Martha Graham introduced a form of ________ that seemed awkward and alien to those who had been brought up on classic ballet.
artisan
pandemic
depravity
choreography
39. Floor made of wood strips inlaid in a mosic-like pattern. In laying the floor - the carpenters combined redwood and oak in an elegant ________.
condescend
parquet
monumental
facsimilie
40. Weak; ineffective Although he wished to break the nicotine habit - he found himself ________ in resisisting the craving for a cigarette.
recumbent
impotent
succulent
combustible
41. Agent; messenger The secretary of State was sent as the President's special ________ to the conference on disarmament.
interim
seine
emissary
beleaguer
42. Act of turning aside; pastime After studying for several hours - he needed a ________ from work.
diversion
flippancy
slither
demented
43. Everlasting Ponce de Leon hoped to find ________ youth.
perpetual
motif
glean
preponderance
44. Young wolf - dog - tiger - etc. This collie ________ won't do for breeding - but he'd make a fine pet.
whelp
suture
minuscule
resumption
45. Not reciprocated Suffering the pangs of ________ love - Olivia rebukes Cesario for his hard-heartedness.
levee
spontaneity
bane
unrequited
46. Ooze; trickle During the rainstorm - water ________ed through the crack in the basement wall and damaged the floor boards.
largess
meditation
vulnerable
seep
47. Squabble; minor dispute What had started out as a mere ________ escalated into a full-blown argument.
vacillate
spat
bastion
odoriferous
48. Tear out In that fight - all the rules were forgotten; the adversaries bit - kicked - and tried to ________ each other's eyes out.
obstetrician
kaleidoscope
microcosm
gouge
49. Melted The city of Pompeii was destroyed by volcanic ash rather than by ________ lava flowing from Mount Vesuvius.
affable
deface
molten
effusion
50. Form into grains Sugar that has been ________d dissolves more readily than lump sugar.
endorse
granulate
noncommittal
spatula
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