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GRE Wordlist: Meanings - Complete Sentences

Subjects : english, vocabulary
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1. Deprived of; lacking The foolish gambler soon found himself ________ of funds.






2. Bear fruit This peach tree should ________ in three years.






3. Behaving like a slave; servile; obsequious He was proud and dignified; he refused to be ________ to anyone.






4. Period of time The glacial ________ lasted for thousands of years.






5. Invulnerable Until the development of the airplane as a military weapon - the fort was considered ________.






6. Equal in extent Your reward will be ________ with your effort.






7. Confuse; upset; embarrass The lawyer was ________ed by the evidence produced by her adversary.






8. Having a sawtoothed edge The beech tree is one of many plants that have ________ leaves.






9. Analyze; evaluate When they ________ed the ore - they found that they had discovered a very rich vein.






10. On or relating to the earth We have been able to explore the ________ regions much more thoroughly than the aquatic or celestial regions.






11. Lawsuit Try to settle this amicably; I do not want to start ________.






12. Abuse He had expected criticism but not the ________ that greeted his proposal.






13. Book for religious instruction; instruction by question and answer - He taught by engaging his pupils in a ________ until they gave him the correct answer.






14. Tangible; easily perceptible I cannot understand how you could overlook such a ________ blunder.






15. Hugeness (in a bad sense) He did not realize the ________ of his crime until he saw what suffering he had caused.






16. Coming from the side In order to get good plant growth - the gardener must pinch off all ________ shoots.






17. Prophetic; pertaining to revelations; especially of disaster His ________ remarks were dismissed by his audience as wild surmises.






18. Time past. He dreamed of the elegant homes of _________ - but gave no thought to their inelegant plumbing.






19. Lively; frisky She is as ________ as a kitten playing with a piece of string.






20. 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.






21. Varying form of an element The study of the ________s of uranium led to the development of the nuclear bomb.






22. Corrupt; make intemperate A vicious newspaper can ________ public ideals.






23. Pretending to be virtuous; deceiving I resent his ________ posing as a friend for I know he is interested only in his own advancement.






24. Work of art put together from fragments Scraps of cloth - paper doilies - and old photographs all went into her ________.






25. Seriousness We could tell we were in serious trouble from the ________ of her expression.






26. Green coating on copper which has been exposed to the weather Despite all attempts to protect the statue from the elements - it became coated with ________.






27. Tool for holding work in place Before filling its edges - the keysmith took the blank key and fixed it firmly between the jaws of a ________.






28. Treat with scorn or contempt You make enemies of all you ________.






29. Provide with some quality; endow He was ________d with a lion's courage.






30. Adjust; endanger the interests or reputation of Your presence at the scene of the dispute ________s our claim to neutrality in this matter.






31. Painting in plaste (usually fresh) The cathedral is visited by many tourists who wish to admire the ________es by Glotto.






32. Degrade; humiliate He felt that he would ________ himself if he replied to the scurrilous letter.






33. Intruder The merchant thought of his competitors as ________s who were stealing away his trade.






34. Copy When you ________ your notes - please send a copy to Mr.Smith and keep the original for our files.






35. Ceremonial staff; clublike medieval weapon The Grand Marshal of the parade raised his ________ to signal that it was time for the procession to begin.






36. Foremost in importance; supreme Proper nutrition and hygiene are of ________ importance in adolescent development and growth.






37. Praise; glorify The astronauts were ________led as the pioneers of the Space Age.






38. Overjoyed; in high spirits Grinning from ear to ear - Bonnie Blair was clearly ________ by her Olympic victory.






39. Money Preferring ________ to undying fame - he wrote stories of popular appeal.






40. Lustful Because they might arouse ________ impulses in their readers - the lewd books were banned by the clergy.






41. Clumsy; bungling In his usual ________ way - he managed to upset the cart and spill the food.






42. Privilege; unquestionable right The President cannot levy taxes; that is the ________ of the legislative branch of government.






43. Artificiality; unnaturalness; act of employing sophistry in reasoning ________ is an acquired characteristic - found more frequently among city dwellers than among residents of rural areas.






44. Violation Because of his many ________s of school regulations - he was suspended by the dean.






45. Devilish This scheme is so ________ that I must reject it.






46. Stimulate by shock; stir up The entire nation was ________d into strong military activity by the news of the attack on Pearl Harbor.






47. Small opening; outlet The wine did not flow because the air ________ in the barrel was clogged.






48. Malicious misrepresentation - He could endure his financial failure - but he could not bear the ________ that his foes heaped upon him.






49. Hindrance; stumbling-block She had a speech ________ that prevented her from speaking clearly.






50. Uncertain; risky I think this stock is a ________ investment and advise against its purchase.