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GRE Wordlist: Meanings - Complete Sentences
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1. Pitiless The escaped convict was a dangerous and ________ murderer.
comely
ruthless
nadir
bilk
2. Animals of a period or region The scientist could visualize the ________ of the period by examining the skeletal remains and the fossils.
fauna
odoriferous
brindled
outwit
3. Respectful; obedient The ________ child grew up to be a conscientious adult aware of his civic obligations.
rigid
saline
veer
dutiful
4. Animal or plant living on another; toady; sycophant The tapeworm is an example of the kind of ________ that may infest the human body.
parasite
enthrall
hue
subsidy
5. Having a very fine bore - The changes in surface tension of liquids in ________ vessels is of special interest to physicists.
evoke
repudiate
cognizance
capillary
6. Social blunder According to Miss Manners - to call your husband by your lover's name is worse than a mere ________; it is a tactical mistake.
usury
gaffe
rebuff
granary
7. Depravity A visitor may be denied admittance to this country if she has been guilty of moral ________.
piebald
thrifty
turpitude
galvanize
8. Bury They are going to ________ the body tomorrow ar Broadlawn Cemetry.
philology
idiosyncrasy
contortions
inter
9. Courtesy; civility A spirit of ________ should exist among nations.
comity
semblance
embellish
proviso
10. The art of versification This book on ________ contains a rhyming dictionary as well as samples of the various verse forms.
prosody
carousal
vitiate
feckless
11. List of works of music - drama - etc. - a performer is prepared to present The opera company decided to include Madame Butterfly in its ________ for the following season.
lackadaisical
genuflect
condiments
repertoire
12. Sharp; bitterly pungent The ________ odor of burnt gunpowder filled the room after the pistol had been fired.
migratory
acrid
spectral
bauble
13. Increase; grow. With proper handling - his fortunes ________ed and he became rich.
quintessence
wax
mannered
reminiscence
14. Loss of memory Because she was suffering from ________ - the police could not get the young girl to identify herself.
amnesia
tribute
animated
subservient
15. Pertaining to spring We may expect ________ showers all during the month of April.
actuarial
trivia
provident
vernal
16. Teacher of philosophy; quibbler; employer of fallacious reasoning You are using all the devices of a ________ in trying to prove your case; your argument is specious.
escapade
regale
devious
sophist
17. Privilege; unquestionable right The President cannot levy taxes; that is the ________ of the legislative branch of government.
retentive
deprecate
prerogative
rancid
18. Irregularity A bird that cannot fly is an ________.
harbor
anomaly
periphery
diffidence
19. Outcome The ________ of the rematch was that the former champion proved that he still possessed all the skills of his youth.
excoriate
leery
upshot
meticulous
20. Fearless For his ________ conduct in battle - he was promoted.
synchronous
dregs
gravity
intrepid
21. Fret; complain There is no sense ________(ing) over the work you have left undone.
repine
introspective
pervasive
extrovert
22. Pertaining to the organs or sense of touch His callused hands had lost their ________ sensitivity.
halting
tactile
revoke
discount
23. Conclusion It is not until we reach the ________ of this play that we can understand the author's message.
finale
subsequent
vapid
prim
24. Partiality; preference Although the artist used various media from time to time - she had a ________ for watercolors.
predilection
compliance
ordination
amorphous
25. A small allowance or wage He could not live on the ________ he received as a pension and had to look for an additional source of revenue.
larder
pittance
sinister
alliteration
26. One who studies reptiles As a boy - Indiana Jones had a traumatic experience involving snakes; sensibly enough - he studies to be archaeologist - not a ________.
skirmish
enduring
frenetic
herpetologist
27. Essential; pertaining to the substance Although the delegates were aware of the importance of the problem - they could not agree on the ________ issues.
substantive
figurative
mortician
quintessence
28. Inlaid; mosaic I recall seeing a table with a ________ top of bits of stone and glass in a very interesting pattern.
monolithic
equipoise
kinetic
tesselated
29. Showing hard work; taking great care The new high-frequency word list is the result of ________ efforts on the part of our research staff.
apostate
refurbish
painstaking
dogged
30. Changeable; explosive; evaporating rapidly The political climate today is extremely ________: no one can predict what the electorate will do next.
volatile
exodus
narcissist
felon
31. Pertaining to the improvement of race It is easier to apply ________ principles to the raising of racehorses or prize cattle than t the development of human beings.
eugenic
surly
sluggish
indomitable
32. Patient submissiveness; statement that one is quitting a job If Bob Cratchit had not accepted Scrooge's bullying with timid ________ - he might have gotten up the nerve to hand in his resignation.
demeanor
composure
contravene
resignation
33. Burdensome He asked for an assistant because his work load was too ________.
statutory
unsullied
amenities
onerous
34. Reason; justify an improper act Do not try to ________ your behavior by blaming your companions.
kindle
rationalize
maladroit
spangle
35. Reading I am certain that you have missed important details in your rapid ________ of this document.
perusal
sagacious
indulgent
aggrandize
36. Slanderous remark Do not cast ________s on her character.
aspersion
transport
precarious
demented
37. Enthusiastic applause When Placido Domingo came on stage in the first act of La Boheme - he was greeted by a tremendous ________.
ovation
elucidate
incorrigible
disaffected
38. Belief that pleasure is the sole aim in life ________ and asceticism are opposing philosophies of human behavior.
hedonism
skeptic
diadem
badinage
39. Endure the effects of weather or other forces. He ________ed the changes in his personal life with difficulty - as he had no one in whom to confide.
weather
stymie
trough
unrequited
40. Deception; trickery The Trojan War proved to the Greeks that cunning and ________ were often more effective than military might.
knell
magnitude
artifice
ingenious
41. Mixture The band played a ________ of Gershwin tunes.
refraction
medley
somatic
badger
42. Entice; attract ________d by the song of the sirens - the helmsman steered the ship toward the reef.
maculated
exalt
unbridled
allure
43. Most reliable or complee Carl Sandburg's Abraham Lincoln may be regarded as the ________ work on the life of the Emancipator.
definitive
bandy
miserly
occlude
44. Be excessively fond of; show signs of mental decline Not only grandmothers bore you with stories about their brilliant grandchildren; grandfathers ________ on the littel rascals - too.
paucity
dote
reprisal
obstinate
45. Operatic singer; prima donna Although world famous as a ________ - she did not indulge in fits of temerament.
diva
proscribe
remonstrance
harbor
46. Spasmodic; intermittent After several ________ attempts - he decided to postpone the start of the project until he felt more energetic.
default
fitful
regal
grouse
47. Boorish; rude - Dismayed by his ________ manners at the party - the girls vowed never to invite him again.
churlish
macerate
insalubrious
figment
48. Ordinary; typical His ________ upbringing left him wholly unprepared for his wife's eccentric family.
fidelity
imperturbable
effeminate
conventional
49. Phrase culled in meaning by repetition - High school compositions are often marred by such ________s as "strong as an ox."
shambles
cliche
onomatopoeia
philatelist
50. Stupid Your ________ remarks prove that you have not given this problem any serious consideration.
apocryphal
asinine
inalienable
jargon