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GRE Wordlist: Meanings - Complete Sentences

Subjects : english, vocabulary
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1. Theatrical He was proud of his ________ ability and wanted to paly the role of Hamlet.






2. Outwit; baffle - In order to ________ the enemy - we will make two preliminary attacks in other sections before starting our major campaign.






3. Blame; censure I want my work to be above ________ and without error






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






5. Abstaining from sexual intercourse; unmarried - Though the late Havelock Ellis wrote extensively about sexual customs and was considered an expert in such matters - recent studies maintain he was ________ throughout his life.






6. Person who turns animal hides into leather Using a solution of tanbark - the ________ treated the cowhide - transforming it into supple leather.






7. Explain or go over excessively or to a ridiculous degree; assail verbally The debate coach warned her student not to bore the audience by ________ing his point.






8. Conceited smile Wipe that ________ off your face!






9. Controlling force She dreamt of living an independent life - free of all ________s.






10. Medieval chemistry The changing of baser metals into gold was the goal of the students of ________.






11. Talkative She is very ________ and can speak on the telephone for hours.






12. Goodness; moral excellence; good quality A ________ carried to extremes can turn into something resembling vice; humility - for example - can degenerate into servility and spinelessness.






13. Violent anguish The ________ of despair can be as devastating as the spasms accompanying physical pain.






14. Prohibit; forbid Civilized nations must ________ the use of nuclear weapons if we expect out society to live.






15. A place where bees are kept Although he spent many hours daily in the ________ - he was very seldom stung by a bee.






16. Untidy; slipshod Such ________ work habits will never produce good products.






17. Destroy leaves In Vietnam the army made extensive use of chemical agents to ________ the woodlands.






18. Agreement She was in complete ________ with the verdict.






19. Cause to become sick; fill with disgust The foul smells began to ________ him.






20. Stikingly bright; shining with intense heat If you leave on an ________light bulb - it quickly grows too hot to touch.






21. Present an obstacle; stump The detective was ________d by the contradictory evidence in the robbery investigation.






22. Liberal; wasteful The actor's ________ gifts pleased her.






23. Able to be touched; real; palpable Although Tom did not own a house - he had several ________ assets--a car - a television - a PC--that he could sell if he needed cash.






24. Person convicted of a grave crime A convicted________ loses the right to vote






25. Name; title He was amazed when the witches hailed him with his correct ________.






26. Thorough; inclusive This book provides a ________ review of verbal and math skills for the SAT.






27. Deadly It is unwise to leave ________ weapons where children may find them.






28. To wind or turn in its course It is difficult to sail up this stream because of the way it ________s through the countryside.






29. Direct financial aid by government - etc. Without this ________ - American ship operators would not be able to compete in world markets.






30. Heavy substance used to add stability or weight The ship was listing badly to one side; it was necessary to shift the ________ in the hold to get her back on an even keel.






31. Most favorable If you wait for the ________ moment to act - you may never begin your project .






32. Living language; natural style Cut out those old-fashioned "thee's" and "thou's" and write in the ________.






33. Predict I ________ disaster unless we change our wasteful ways.






34. Bold A group of ________ women were the first to scale Mt.Annapurna.






35. Get one's bearings; adjust Philip spent his first day in Denver ________ing himself to the city.






36. Mixture The band played a ________ of Gershwin tunes.






37. Non-moral The ________ individual lacks a code of ethics; he should not be classified as immoral.






38. Infinite Human beings - having explored the far corners of the earth - are now reaching out into ________ space.






39. Act of finding the total - summary In his s________ - the lawyer emphasized the testimony given by the two witnesses.






40. Fragrant; odorous; suggestive of an odor Even though it is February - the air is ________ of spring.






41. Deviate; turn aside sharply The car ________d wildly as the driver struggled to regain control of the wheel.






42. Psychosis marked by delusions of grandeur or persecution Suffering from ________ - he claimed everyone was out to get him; ironically - his claim was accurate; even paranoids have enemies.






43. Having to do with citizens or the state; courteous and polite - Although internal Revenue Service agents are ________ servants - they are not always civil to suspected tax evaders.






44. Related to dogs; doglike - Some days the canine population of Berkeley seems almost to outnumber the human population.






45. Admit to the rights of citizenship (especially the right to vote) Although blacks were ________d shortly after the Civil War - women did not receive the right to vote until 1920.






46. Gift for finding valuable or desirable things by accident; accidental good fortune or luck Many scientific discoveries are a matter of ________: Newton was not sitting there thinking about gravity when the apple dropped on his head.






47. 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 ________.






48. Pertaining to the organs or sense of touch His callused hands had lost their ________ sensitivity.






49. Put in order At a debate tournament - extemporaneous speakers have only a minute or two to ________ their thoughts before addressing their audience.






50. Surfeit; satisfy fully The guests - having eaten until they were ________d - now listened inattentively to the speakers.