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GRE Wordlist: Meanings - Complete Sentences
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1. Courteous Although he held a position of responsibility - he was an ________ individual and could be reached by anyone with a complaint.
dally
concoct
ostensible
affable
2. Make amends for; pay for He knew no way in which he could ________ for his brutal crime.
atone
wean
sophistication
untoward
3. Appropriate; fitting He was always able to find the ________ phrase - the correct expression for every occasion.
apposite
testy
incredulous
sidereal
4. Insipid; inane She delivered an uninspired and ________ address.
immaculate
penchant
callow
vapid
5. Unrepressed The congregation was shocked by her ________ laughter during the sermon.
fissure
debilitate
uninhibited
incur
6. Talkative boaster After all Sol's talk about his big show business connections led nowhere - Sally decided he was just another ________.
convex
equable
blowhard
discerning
7. That which accompanies Culture is not always a ________ of wealth.
rendezvous
prerogative
decapitate
concomitant
8. Most favorable If you wait for the ________ moment to act - you may never begin your project .
optimum
digression
slapdash
expunge
9. Hindrance; stumbling-block She had a speech ________ that prevented her from speaking clearly.
seasoned
rueful
impediment
dross
10. Correspondence of parts; harmonious relationship The student demonstrated the ________ of the two triangles by using the hypotenuse-arm theorem.
judicious
weather
auxiliary
congruence
11. Quality of being deeply moving; keenness of emotion Watching the tearful reunion of the long-separated mother and child - the social worker was touched by the ________ of the scene.
poignancy
patois
surmount
connivance
12. Use of force They forced him to obey - but only by great ________.
forgo
hoax
plausible
coercion
13. Sleepwalker The most famous ________ in literature is Lady Macbeth; her monologue in the sleepwalking scene is one of the highlights of Shakespeare's play.
demure
deprecate
regime
somnambulist
14. Summit Let us drop a perpendicular line from the ________ of the triangle to the base.
vertex
histrionic
imponderable
marital
15. Extremely small The twins resembled one another closely; only ________ differences set them apart.
inveigh
boisterous
minute
languor
16. Long - evenful journey The refugee's journey from Cambodia was a terrifying ________.
enthrall
odyssey
cipher
methodical
17. Attribute; ascribe If I wished to ________ blame to the officers in charge of this program - I would state my feelings definitely and immediately.
ostensible
raconteur
impute
wrath
18. Social outcast I am not a ________ to be shunned and ostracized.
perjury
pariah
pander
heresy
19. Large group The movie actor was surrounded by a ________ of startlets.
bevy
propinquity
irremediable
solstice
20. Swollen; distended The ________ river threatened to overflow the levees and flood the contryside.
sacrilegious
allude
turgid
tangible
21. Merriment; laughter Sober Malvolio found Sir Toby's ________ improper.
mirth
oratorio
introvert
glean
22. Sweet sounding The ________ sounds of the birds at dawn were soon drowned out by the roar of traffic passing our motel.
dulcet
indicative
aplomb
domicile
23. Extreme poverty When his pension fund failed - George feared he would end his days in ________.
factitous
penury
bolster
obviate
24. Environment; atmosphere She went to the restaurant not for the food but for the ________.
functionary
colossal
ambience
irate
25. Scandinavian myth; any legend This is a ________ of the sea and the men who risk their lives on it.
saga
idolatry
forsake
substantive
26. Provisional; experimental Your ________ plans sound plausible; let me know when the final details are worked out.
exude
eddy
tentative
discerning
27. Ungrateful person That ________ Bob sneered at the tie I gave him.
parochial
ornate
prolific
ingrate
28. Uprightness He was renowned for his ________ and integrity.
rectitude
reciprocal
misogynist
conscientious
29. Irresistable; not to be escaped He felt that his fate was ________ and refused to make any attempt to improve his lot.
juxtapose
annotate
demean
ineluctable
30. Naive; young and unsophisticated Although she was over forty - the movie star still insisted that she be cast as an ________ sweet young thing.
dire
assert
ingenuous
saturnine
31. Deceptive; raising vain hopes Do not raise your hopes on the basis of his ________ promises.
novice
beleaguer
hypochondriac
delusive
32. Wasting away Polio victims need physiotherapy to prevent the ________ of affected limbs.
bullion
facsimilie
emulate
atrophy
33. Dealth notice I first learned of her death when I read the ________ in the newspaper.
neophyte
obituary
mace
insensate
34. Essence she was asked to give the ________ of the essay in two sentence.
ordination
egoism
gist
slovenly
35. Favoring or exercising total control; non-democratic The people had no control over their destiny; they were forced to obey the dictates of the ________ regime.
vestige
volatile
discombobulated
authoritarian
36. Renounce upon oath He ________d his allegiance to the king.
fitful
canny
authenticate
abjure
37. Hesitate; shrink He did not ________ in the face of danger but fought back bravely.
inimitable
flinch
disapprobation
motif
38. Repair or make whole by using a metal alloy The plumber fixed the leak in the pipes by ________ing a couple of joints from which water had been oozing.
indigence
hue
sextant
solder
39. Grant condescendingly; guarantee I can safely ________ you fair return on your investment.
muse
vouchsafe
purveyor
pervasive
40. Settle down; descend; grow quiet The doctor assured us that the fever would eventually ________.
adversary
subside
incubus
assimilate
41. Right granted by authority The city issued a ________ to the company to operate surface transit lines on the streets for ninety-nine years.
venerable
franchise
effusive
canny
42. Person who appeals to people's prejudice; false leader He was accused of being a ________ because he made promises that aroused futile hopes in his listeners.
abstract
demagogue
agglomeration
pugnacious
43. Ancient paper made from stem of papyrus plant The ancient Egyptians were among the first to write on ________.
papyrus
compact
desultory
topography
44. Flexible Hours of ballet classes kept him ________.
spectrum
recant
daunt
limber
45. Thousand-year period; period of happiness and prosperity I do not expect the ________ to come during my lifetime.
beatitude
millenium
requite
scenario
46. Endless Although his speech lasted for only twenty minutes - it seemed ________ to his bored audience.
promiscuous
interminable
potential
inundate
47. Fret about; hesitate - for ethical reasons Fearing that her husband had become involved in an affair - she did not ________ to read his diary.
primogeniture
unravel
discomfit
scruple
48. Motion; gesture Operatic performers are trained to make exaggerated ________s because of the large auditoriums in whic they appear.
gesticulation
paramour
conventional
bucolic
49. Having minute hairs - The paramecium is a ________ - one-celled animal.
profilgate
irascible
knit
ciliated
50. Case for a sword blade; sheath The drill master told the recruit to wipe the blood from his sword before slipping it back into the ________.
caustic
rampant
scabbard
petulant