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GRE Wordlist: Meanings - Complete Sentences

Subjects : english, vocabulary
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1. Pious phraseology; jargon of criminals - Angry that the president had slashed the education budget - we dismissed his speech on the importance of education as mere ________.






2. Clever He came up with a use for Styrofoam packing balls that was so ________ that his business school professors declared it was marketable.






3. Urbanity; polish He is particulary good in roles that require ________ and sophistication.






4. Worried - concerned The employer was very ________ about the health of her employees as replacements were difficult to get.






5. Lack of balance or symmetry; disproportion Because of the great ________ between the number of men and women invited - the dance was unsuccessful.






6. Characterizing or affecting all; present everywhere At first - no one shared Christopher's opinions; his theory that the world was round was met with universal disdain.






7. Confusion; strife Conscious he had sinned - he was in a state of spiritual ________.






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






9. Hot-tempered - His flushed - angry face indicated a ________ nature.






10. Emit (odor) The room ________ed with stale tobacco smoke.






11. Liberated; freed from chains Chained to the wall for months on end - the hostage despaired that he would ever be ________.






12. Monumental tomb His body was placed in the family ________.






13. Having vertical parallel grooves (as in a pillar) All that remained of the ancient building were the ________ columns.






14. Lacking in spirit The coach used all the tricks at his command to buoy up the enthusiasm of his team - which I had become ________ at the loss of the star player.






15. Lowest point Although few people realized it - the Dow-Jones averages had reached their ________ and would soon begin an upward surge.






16. Commemorate Let us ________ his great contribution by dedicating this library in his honor.






17. Anger; fury. She turned to him - full of _________ - and said - "What makes you think I'll accept lower pay for this job than you get?"






18. Throw into confusion He became ________ed in the heated discussion when he tried to arbitrate the dispute.






19. Discount We offer a ________ of ten percent to those who pay cash.






20. Disgustingly excessive His ________ praise of the dictator annoyed his listeners.






21. Deliver officially; entrust; set apart The court ________d the child to her paternal grandmother's care.






22. Temporary moderation of disease symptoms; cancellation of a debt; forgiveness or pardon Though Senator Tsongas had been treated for cancer - his symptoms were in ________ - and he was considered fit to handle the strains of a Presidential race.






23. Amends; compensation At the peace conference - the defeated country promised to pay ________s to the victors.






24. Daily; commonplace; customary To Philip - each new day of his internship was filled with excitement; he could not dismiss his rounds as merely ________ routine.






25. Beginning; in an early stage I will go to sleep early for I want to break an ________ cold.






26. Request earnestly; seek Knowing she needed to have a solid majority for the budget to pass - the mayor telephoned all the members of the city council to ________ their votes.






27. Without deceit He is naive - simple - and ________; he cannot be guilty of fraud.






28. Pouring forth The critics objected to her literary ________ because it was too flowery.






29. Ornate Modern architecture has discarded the ________ trimming on buildings and emphasizes simplicity of line.






30. Pertaining to tailors He was as famous for the ________ splendor of his attire as he was for his acting.






31. Spotted; stained Instead of writing that Gorbachev had a birthmark on his forehead - the pompous young poet sang of the former premier's ________ brow.






32. Quote; commend - She could ________ passages in the Bible from memory.






33. Tasty; pleasing - attractive - or agreeable Julia Child's recipes enable amateur chefs to create ________ delicacies for their guests.






34. False belief; hallucination This scheme is a snare and a ________.






35. Abdominal We shall now examine the ________ plates of this serpent - not the dorsal side.






36. Banish; consign to inferior position If we ________ these experts to minor posts because of their political persuasions - we shall lose their valuable services.






37. Self-evident truth Many a ________ is well expressed in a proverb.






38. Unconscious; unresponsive Sherry and I are very different; at times when I would be covered with embarrassment - she seems ________ to shame.






39. Deserving blame Your vicious conduct in this situation is ________.






40. Overpowering; irresistible in effect The prosecutor presented a well-reasoned case - but the defense attorney's ________ arguments for leniency won over the jury.






41. Forced; artificial; not spontaneous Feeling ill at ease with his new in-laws; James made a few ________ attempts at conversation and then retreated into silence.






42. 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 ________.






43. Painful labor How long do you think a man can endure such ________ and degradation without rebelling?






44. Motion; gesture Operatic performers are trained to make exaggerated ________s because of the large auditoriums in whic they appear.






45. Most sacred; inviolable The brash insurance salesman invaded the ________ privacy of the office of the president of the company.






46. Fantastic; comically hideous On Halloween people enjoy wearing ________ costumes.






47. Ancient paper made from stem of papyrus plant The ancient Egyptians were among the first to write on ________.






48. Something that relieves pain Friendship is the finest ________ for the pangs of disappointed love.






49. Dizziness We test potential plane pilots for susceptibility to spells of ________.






50. Sad; solemn I fail to understand why there is such a ________ atmosphere; we have lost a battle - not a war.