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GRE Wordlist: Meanings - Complete Sentences

Subjects : english, vocabulary
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1. Earthen or stone embankment to prevent flooding As the river rose and threatened to overflow the ________ - emergency workers rushed to reinforce the walls with sandbags.






2. Singing or chanting of magical formula Uttering ________s to make the brew more potent - the witch doctor stirred the liquid in the caldron.






3. Weakness of mind I am amazed at the ________ of the readers of these trashy magazines.






4. Agressiveness; ferocity Tynan's reviews were noted for their caustic attacks and general tone of ________.






5. Outcome The ________ of the rematch was that the former champion proved that he still possessed all the skills of his youth.






6. Desert; abandon; renounce No one expected Foster to ________ his wife and children and run off with another woman.






7. Reparable Let us be grateful that the damage is ________.






8. Moved gently by wind or waves. Daydreaming - he gazed at the leaves that ________ed past his window.






9. Wise; shrewd That was a very ________ observation.






10. Causing cancer - Many supposedly harmless substances have been revealed to be ________.






11. Connection I fail to see the ________ that binds these two widely separated events.






12. Given freely; unwarranted; uncalled for Quit making ________ comments about my driving; no one asked you for your opinion.






13. Provide ofr the payment of Her employer offered to ________ the costs of her postgraduate education.






14. Highly excited; intensely curious We were all ________ at the news that the celebrated movie star was giving up his career in order to enter a monastery.






15. Contend; compete Politicians ________ with one another - competing for donations and votes.






16. Stockpile; accumulate for future use Whenever there are rumors of a food shortage - people are tempted to ________ food.






17. Put down; quiet The police used fire hoses and teat gas to ________ the rioters.






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






19. Environment; atmosphere She went to the restaurant not for the food but for the ________.






20. Lacking He was ________ of any personal desire for gain in his endeavor to secure improvement in the community.






21. Selective; composed of elements drawn from disparate sources His style of interior decoration was ________: bits and pieces of furnishings from widely divergent periods - strikingly juxtaposed to create a unique color.






22. Emotional closeness; harmony In team teaching - it is important that all teachers in the group have good ________ with one another.






23. Laying stress on niceties of conduct or form; precise We must be ________ in our planning of this affair - for any error may be regarded as a personal affront.






24. Lament with music The funeral ________ stirred us to tears.






25. Man owing small estate; middle-class farmer.It was not the aristocrat but the ________ who determined the nation's policies.






26. Cliff; dangerous position Suddenly Indiana Jones found himself dangling from the edge of a ________.






27. Lizard that changes color in different situations - Like the ________ - he assumed the political coloration of every group he met.






28. Feign He ________ insanity in order to avoid punishment for his crime.






29. Scowl The angry boy ________ed at his father.






30. Tool for mashing or grinding substances in a hard bowl From the way in which the elderly pharmacist pounded the drug with his ________ - young George could tell that his employer was agitated about something.






31. Calmness of temperament In his later years - he could look upon the foolishness of the world with ________ and humor.






32. Ostracize; banish; outlaw Antony - Octavius and Lepidus ________d all those who had conspired against Julius Caesar.






33. Generous; charitable His ________ nature prevented him from refusing any beggar who accosted him.






34. Teaching; art of education Though Maria Montessori gained fame for her innovations in ________ - it took years before her teaching techniques became common practice in American schools.






35. No longer stylish; old-fahioned Unconcerned about keeping in style - Lenore was perfectly happy to wear ________ clothes as long as they were clean and unfrayed.






36. Reflection; thought She reached her decision only after much ________.






37. Outlandish; clumsy; boorish Most biographers portray Lincoln as an ________ and ungainly young man.






38. Breaking of contract or duty; fissure; gap They found a ________ in the enemy's fortifications and penetrated their lines.






39. Bombastic; stiffly pompous His ________ rhetoric did not impress the college audience; they were immune to bombastic utterances.






40. Stubbornly wrongheaded; wicked and unacceptable When Hannibal Lecter was in a ________ mood - he ate the flesh of his victims.






41. Suspicious; cautious Don't eat sushi at this restaurant; I'm a bit leery about how fresh it is.






42. Copy Are you going to hang this ________ of the Declaration of Independence in the classroom or in the auditorium?






43. Flowing together; crowd They built the city at the ________ of two rivers.






44. Dig into They ________(ied) blocks of marble out of the hillside.






45. At the point of death The doctors called the family to the bedside of the ________ patient.






46. Entangle; stick in swampy ground Their rear wheels became ________d in mud.






47. Insignificant; tiny; weak Our ________ efforts to stop the flood were futile.






48. Very generous The ________ gift was presented to the bride by her rich uncle.






49. Unintentional; not knowing She was the ________ tool of the swindlers






50. Surpass; outdo Jesse Owens easily ________ped his competitors to win the gold metal at the Olympic Games.