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GRE Wordlist: Meanings - Complete Sentences
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1. The act of anointing with oil The anointing with oil of a person near death is called extreme ________.
unction
ramp
incompatible
flaunt
2. Descent; ancestry He traced his ________ back to Mayflower days.
gawk
abominate
bicker
lineage
3. Avoid committing oneself; gain time I cannot permit you to ________ any longer; I must have a definite answer today.
tureen
temporize
intimate
luminous
4. Indirect reference the ________s to mythological characters in Milton's poems bewilder the reader who has not studied Latin.
allusion
conception
mollycoddle
devotee
5. Iron block used in hammering out metals After heating the iron horseshoe in the forge - the blacksmith picked it up with his tongs and set it on the ________.
surfeit
germane
upshot
anvil
6. Ghostly We were frightened by the ________ glow that filled the room.
lavish
spectral
forte
apathetic
7. Clean; remove offensive parts of a book The editors felt that certain passages in the book had to be ________d before it could be used in the classroom.
dissonance
expurgate
anarchy
masochist
8. Having many languages Because they are bordered by so many countries - the Swiss people are ________.
centaur
dissimulate
multilingual
pulverize
9. Liable to err I know I am ________ - but I feel confident that I am right this time.
vignette
castigation
fallible
pernicious
10. Government under a single hereditary ruler with varying degrees of power England today remains a ________.
felicity
monarchy
forswear
saboteur
11. Detest We ________d the wicked villain.
chasm
maxim
parody
loathe
12. Small; minute Grass grew there - an ________ outcropping among the rocks.
modicum
serenity
levy
exiguous
13. In a coma; extremely sleepy The long-winded orator soon had his audience in a ________ state.
regal
invert
comatose
ascribe
14. Argumentative; fond of argument People avoided discussing contemporary problems with him because of his ________ manner.
disputatious
petulant
affirmation
ablution
15. Person concerned with the interrelationship between living organisms and their environment The ________ was concerned that the new dam would upset the natural balance of the creatures living in Glen Canyon.
conducive
ecologist
contravene
skeptic
16. Lead astray; wheedle She was ________d into joining the club after an initial reluctance.
inveigle
whiff
whittle
parameter
17. Decisive; ending all debate When the stolen books turned up in John's locker - we finally had ________ evidence of the identity of the mysterious thief.
bowdlerize
orthography
machiavellian
conclusive
18. Frenzied Angered - he went ________ and began to wreck the room.
nuptial
lackadaisical
sleeper
berserk
19. Talent She has an uncanny ________ for discovering new artists before the public has become aware of their existence.
strew
chaotic
flair
foible
20. Unconscious; unresponsive Sherry and I are very different; at times when I would be covered with embarrassment - she seems ________ to shame.
insensible
induce
junket
ingrate
21. Seize; commandeer The army ________d all available supplies of uranium.
apparition
nugatory
confiscate
parity
22. Uncertain how to act; weak She had no respect for him because he seemed weak-willed and ________.
annul
obeisance
underscore
irresolute
23. Become worse; deteriorate As the fight dragged on - the champion's style________ until he could barely keep on his feet.
diminution
autopsy
degenerate
verbalize
24. Muscular strength; sturdiness It takes ________ to become a champion weight-lifter.
adorn
loll
brawn
voluminous
25. Act of turning aside; pastime After studying for several hours - he needed a ________ from work.
adorn
tenacious
diversion
raze
26. Deadlock Negotiations between the union and the employers have reached a ________; neither side is willing to budge from previously stated positions.
piscatorial
premise
serpentine
stalemate
27. Obstruct The minority party agreed not to ________ the efforts of the leaders to secure a lasting peace.
fluted
antagonistic
hamper
severity
28. Slingshot; hurling machine - Airplanes are sometimes launched from battleships by ________s.
inveigle
regatta
evoke
catapult
29. Irritate; fester The memory of having been jilted ________d him for years.
rankle
indite
rivulet
brittle
30. Person who collects coins The ________ had a splendid collection of antique coins.
numismatist
array
lofty
outrtip
31. Rearing up on hind legs; unrestrained The ________ weeds in the garden killed all the flowers that had been planted in the spring.
deluge
deducible
dote
rampant
32. Slandering; aspersion He is offended by your frequent ________s of his ability as a leader.
unequivocal
detraction
append
obscure
33. Violent anguish The ________ of despair can be as devastating as the spasms accompanying physical pain.
deleterious
throes
accost
enthrall
34. Amends; compensation At the peace conference - the defeated country promised to pay ________s to the victors.
cacophony
reparation
dilatory
miasma
35. Scowl The angry boy ________ed at his father.
bigotry
glower
monarchy
usurp
36. Kindly; favorable; not malignant The old man was well liked because of his ________ attitude toward friend and stranger alike.
mirage
barefaced
shoddy
benign
37. Uncorrectable Though Widow Douglass hoped to reform Huck - Miss Watson pronounced him ________le and said he would come to no good end.
abstract
incorrigible
quash
decoy
38. Tendency of a system to maintain relative stability A breakdown of the body's immune system severely undermines the body's ability to maintain ________.
vertigo
homeostasis
sham
predecessor
39. Pretend Lady Macbeth ________ed illness in the courtyard although she was actually healthy.
larceny
succinct
feign
champion
40. Stingy; parsimonious He was a ________ man - averse to spending money even for the necessities of life.
penurious
panegyric
synthesis
transgression
41. Chew We must ________ our food carefully and slowly in order to avoid digestive disorders.
masticate
banal
profilgate
numismatist
42. Circular building or hall covered with a dome His body lay in state in the ________ of the Capitol.
bastion
rotunda
quip
potent
43. Providing a general overview; summary The professor turned to the latest issue of Dissertation Abstracts for a ________ account of what was new in the field.
ford
detached
synoptic
precarious
44. Devout The ________ parents gave their children a religious upbringing.
insalubrious
pious
personable
mutinous
45. Opening in chess in which a piece is sacrificed The player was afraid to accept his opponent's ________ because he feared a trap which as yet he could not see.
indissoluble
inaugurate
exorcise
gambit
46. Ornamental clasp She treasured the ________ because it was an heirloom.
incumbent
ensue
brooch
maternal
47. Enlarge Her attempts to ________ her remarks were drowned out by the jeers of the audience.
yield
loath
amplify
whittle
48. Belief in one God Abraham was the first to proclaim his belief in ________.
seemly
catastrophe
eerie
monotheism
49. Commence; go on board a boat; begin a journey In devoting herself to the study of gorillas - Dian Fossey ________ed on a course of action that was to cost her her life.
coeval
embark
malcontent
welter
50. Sparkle; flash I enjoy her dinner parties because the food is excellent and the conversation ________s.
scintillate
nuance
infiltrate
sepulcher