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GRE Wordlist: Meanings - Complete Sentences
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1. Doubtful; ambiguous Macbeth was misled by the ________ statements of the witches.
retinue
equivocal
zealot
carousal
2. Sing; babble. Every morning the birds ________d outside her window.
warble
proletarian
pedagogue
somnambulist
3. Scarcity They closed the restaurant because the ________ of customers made it uneconomical to operate.
solvent
saboteur
paucity
uproarious
4. Claw of bird The falconer wore a leather gauntlet to avoid being clawed by the hawk's ________s.
ineffable
absolute
talon
avow
5. Severity Many settlers could not stand the ________s of the New England winters.
ogle
paragon
rigor
inflated
6. Change; introduction of something new She loved ________ just because they were new.
retain
nirvana
mulct
innovation
7. Poisonous We must seek an antidote for whatever ________ substance he has eaten.
toxic
bacchanalian
partial
inchoate
8. Chatter idly The little girl ________d about her doll.
ascetic
unrequited
babble
aplomb
9. Right or claim to possession; mark of rank; name (of a book - film - etc.) Though the penniless Duke of Ragwort no longer held title to the family estate - he still retained his ________ as head of one of England's oldest families.
continence
panache
title
petulant
10. Marrigeable Mrs. Bennet - in Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen - was worried about finding suitable husbands for her five ________ daughters.
antipathy
anomaly
nubile
brittle
11. At rest; dormant After this geyser erupts - it will remain ________ for twenty-four hours.
equilibrium
quiescent
demolition
wizened
12. Skillful His ________ handling of the delicate situation pleased his employers.
gruesome
adroit
seine
retort
13. Question severely In violation of the Miranda law - the police ________ed the suspect for several hours before reading him his rights.
vigor
grill
exemplify
consign
14. Speak equivocally about an issue. When asked directly about the governor's involvement in the savings and loan scandal - the press secretary ________d - talking all around the issue.
mercurial
sagacious
waffle
cognitive
15. Conceited person A ________ is his own best friend.
maculated
rancid
narcissist
equity
16. Outstanding; superior The king traveled to Boston because he wanted the ________ surgeon in the field to perform the operation.
preeminent
tumid
ample
skiff
17. Courteous; faithful; brave - ________ behavior involves noble words and good deeds.
chivalrous
enunciate
oscillate
onus
18. Rule over tyrannically Students prefer teachers who guide - not ones who ________.
rejoinder
ventriloquist
domineer
pendulous
19. Hater of women She accused him of being a ________ because he had been a bachelor all his life.
stringent
commodious
conscript
misogynist
20. Tendency to keep together A firm believer in the maxim "Divide and conquer -" the emperor - by lies and trickery - sought to disrupt the ________ of the free nations.
monotheism
cadaver
concatenate
cohesion
21. Harass; tease The soldiers ________ed the prisoners - terrorizing them.
savant
natation
bait
humid
22. Overjoyed; in high spirits Grinning from ear to ear - Bonnie Blair was clearly ________ by her Olympic victory.
eccentricity
truculence
elated
titillate
23. Foul; rotten; decayed The gangrenous condition of the wound was indicated by the ________ smell when the bandages were removed.
vie
finite
unseemly
putrid
24. Something new; newness The computer is no longer a ________ around the office.
sedition
grate
novelty
misapprehension
25. Fragments Ten years after World War II - some of the ________ left by enemy bombings could still be seen.
malapropism
deference
fantastic
rubble
26. Suffering from indigestion; irritable His ________ temperament was apparent to all who heard him rant about his difficulties.
erroneous
braggart
bilious
vainglorious
27. Bordering on the sea; nautical The ________ Provinces depend on the sea for their wealth.
spendthrift
nihilism
mettle
maritime
28. Clear from blame He was ________d of the crime when the real criminal confessed.
exculpate
thrall
discrimination
deify
29. Accidental; by chance There is no connection between these two events; their timing is entirely ________.
fortuitous
amend
confluence
capillary
30. Slavishly attentive; servile; sycophantic Helen valued people who behaved as if they respected themselves; nothing irritated her more than an excessively ________ waiter or a fawning salesclerk.
retaliate
surfeit
obsequious
charisma
31. Soil - defile The scandalous remarks in the newspaper ________ the reputations of every member of the society.
centripetal
perquisite
besmirch
flinch
32. Sleep producer; deadener of pain By such ________s - she made the people forget their difficulties and accept their unpleasant circumstances.
jovial
fusilade
opiate
retiring
33. Reckon; calculate He failed to ________ the interest - so his bank balance was not accurate.
affected
gnarled
agitate
compute
34. Existing at the beginning (of time); rudimentary The Neanderthal Man is one of our ________ ancestors.
sinister
repudiate
primordial
defunct
35. Calamity - The Johnstown flood was a ________.
affable
retiring
protocol
catastrophe
36. Sullen; stubborn The man was ________ abd taciturn.
mete
winsome
resumption
dour
37. Think over ________ on this problem; the solution will come.
generality
bifurcated
cogitate
jollity
38. Disastrous People ignored her ________ predictions of an approaching depression.
nomenclature
exodus
inaugurate
dire
39. Destroy completely The owners intend to ________ the hotel and erect an office building on the site.
reactionary
conjure
raze
equitable
40. Person who maintains opinions contrary to the doctrines of the church She was punished by the Spanish Inquisition because she was a ________.
acquiesce
motley
vital
heretic
41. Dry; barren The cactus had adapted to survive in an ________ environment.
bilk
annotate
mire
arid
42. Number of members necessary to conduct a meeting The senator asked for a roll call to determine whether a ________ was present.
grandiose
epigram
quorum
implore
43. Wakefulness; inability to sleep He refused to join us in a midnight cup of coffee because he claimed it gave him ________.
insomnia
agitate
penitent
inviolability
44. Talk at length At this time - please give us a brief resume of your work; we shall permit you to ________ later.
amiss
glimmer
elated
expatiate
45. Having foresight; fortuneteller - Cassandra's ________ warning was not heeded by the Trojans.
sporadic
distraught
clairvoyant
reprimand
46. Cover with a thin and shiny surface The freezing rain ________d the streets and made driving hazardous.
lax
esoteric
haggard
glaze
47. Pacify; soothe We have discovered that - when we try to ________ our enemies - we encourage them to make additional demands.
enervate
appease
uninhibited
demagogue
48. Wrong name; incorrect designation His tyrannical conduct proved to all that his nickname - King Eric the Just - was a ________.
misnomer
simulate
ingratiate
polygamist
49. Wild At the time of the collision - many people became ________ with fear.
frantic
magnanimity
alimony
renown
50. Disloyal Once the most loyal of Gorbachev's supporters - Shverdnaze found himself becoming increasingly ________.
wrangle
tilter
disaffected
scurrilous