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GRE Wordlist: Meanings - Complete Sentences
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1. Revengeful She was very ________ and never forgave an injury.
fidelity
hapless
vindictive
glossy
2. Drive or hunt out of hiding She was ________ed out their secret.
tutelage
ferret
discourse
stygian
3. Inborn His ________ talent for music was soon recognized by his parents.
innate
bleak
propellant
ferment
4. Place side by side Comparison will be easier if you ________ the two objects.
juxtapose
exchequer
spasmodic
charlatan
5. Work laboriously; make slow painful progress You must ________ through 3500 words list in order to achieve a high score on GRE.
debunk
cerebration
inundate
toil
6. 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.
remission
swelter
tesselated
surmount
7. Fatigued; surfeited He looked for exotic foods to stimulate his ________ appetite.
wrath
verdant
jaded
frond
8. Unselfishly generous; concerned for others In providing tutorial assistance and college scholarships to hundreds of economically disadvantaged youths - Eugene Lang performed a truly ________ deed.
receptive
divulge
abash
altruistic
9. Repugnance; dislike I cannot express the ________ I feel at your heinous actions.
scintillate
monotheism
ameliorate
odium
10. Unmoved; lacking concern Because she felt no desire to marry - she was ________ to his constant proposals.
indifferent
bountiful
quail
defection
11. Plead; ask earnestly She ________ed her father to let her stay out till midnight.
litigation
dappled
entreat
fetter
12. Kindle; light When Desi crooned - "Baby - light my fire -" literal-minded Lucy looked around for some paper to ________.
ignite
intrinsically
austere
auxiliary
13. Picture writing The discovery of the Rosetta Stone enabled scholars to read the ancient Egyptian ________.
malodorous
parameter
tertiary
hieroglyphic
14. Permitting to light to pass through freely; easily detected Your scheme is so ________ that it will fool no one.
salubrious
transparent
statute
inarticulate
15. Overwhelmingly favorable review Though critic John Simon seldom has a good word to say about contemporary plays - his review of All in the Timing was a total ________.
poignancy
rave
parasite
aureole
16. Outcome The ________ of the rematch was that the former champion proved that he still possessed all the skills of his youth.
upshot
substantiate
verbatim
pestilential
17. Ointment Apply this ________ to the sore muscles before retiring.
unguent
listless
loath
oblivion
18. Dining hall In this huge ________ - we can feed the entire student body at one sitting.
foist
anodyne
refectory
venerable
19. Something or someone misplaced in time; Shakespeare's reference to clocks in Julius Caesar is an ________; no clocks existed in Caesar's time.
sloth
ovation
anachronism
eulogistic
20. Long heroic poem - novel - or similar work of art Kurosawa's film Seven Samurai is an ________ portraying the struggle of seven warriors to destroy a band of robbers.
leonine
epic
conspiracy
neophyte
21. Lean and angular; barren His once-round face looked surprisingly ________ after he had lost weight.
inclement
peripheral
gaunt
saccharine
22. Make whole; combine; make into one unit She tried to ________ all their activities into one program.
integrate
sluggish
muted
promulgate
23. Poverty - misfortune We must learn to meet ________ gracefully.
adversity
tensile
effluvium
chastise
24. Monkeylike Lemurs are nocturnal mammals and have many ________ characteristics - although they are less intelligent than monkeys.
simian
cataract
irrevocable
overwrought
25. Not wise I think it is ________ to raise this issue at the present time because the public is too angry.
drab
impolitic
penury
partial
26. Hostile; opposed Despite his lawyers' best efforts to stop him - the angry prisoner continued to make ________ remarks to the judge.
antagonistic
transpire
fusilade
friction
27. Plundering The hawk is a ________ bird.
galleon
quorum
predatory
laggard
28. Beginner; novice For a mere ________ - you have produced some marvelous results.
scoff
incantation
odoriferous
tyro
29. Delay; object To ________ at this time will only worsen the already serious situation; now is the time for action.
obliterate
abusive
rendition
demur
30. Misleading vision It is easy to create an optical ________ in which lines of equal length appear different.
goad
monastic
illusion
hermetic
31. Study of language The professor of ________ advocated the use of Esperanto as an international language.
impalpable
unkempt
philology
aptitude
32. Grow forth; send out buds - In the spring - the plants that ________ are a promise of the beauty that is to come.
ambrosia
disclose
burgeon
reprobate
33. Beautiful writing; excellent penmanship - As we examine ancient manuscripts - we became impressed with the ________ of the scribes.
fallible
calligraphy
euphony
excise
34. Darken; make unclear At times he seemed purposely to ________ his meaning - preferring mystery to clarity.
impalpable
obscure
caustic
rousing
35. Decisive; ending all debate When the stolen books turned up in John's locker - we finally had ________ evidence of the identity of the mysterious thief.
conclusive
hardy
grandiose
verbose
36. Snub; beat back She ________ed his invitation so smoothly that he did not realize he had been snubbed.
waggish
rebuff
minute
claustrophobia
37. Dig up When they ________ed the city - the archeologists found many relics of an ancient civilization.
dispatch
immaculate
flaccid
unearth
38. Ostentatious; ambitious I do not feel that your limited resources will permit you to carry out such a ________ program.
pretentious
mausoleum
purchase
alimentary
39. Crush or grind into very small particles Before sprinkling the dried herbs into the stew - Michael first ________d them into a fine powder.
pulverize
affluence
utopia
stodgy
40. Impermanence Conscious that all things pass - the psalmist relates the ________ of happiness and fame.
transitoriness
canny
chalice
lineage
41. Able to pay all debts By dint of very frugal living - he was finally able to become ________ and avoid bankruptcy proceedings.
menial
distraught
vignette
solvent
42. Unconquerable The founders of our country had ________ willpower.
indomitable
anomaly
empathy
incidental
43. Government ruled by old people Gulliver visited a ________ in which the young people acted as servants to their elders - all the while dreaming of the day they would be old enough to have servants of their own.
gerontocracy
disabuse
natty
philology
44. Blame; censure I want my work to be above ________ and without error
terrestrial
reproach
figment
douse
45. Disagree In a landmark Supreme Court decision - Justice Marshall ________ed from the majority opinion.
ductility
sophomoric
dissent
civil
46. Three-pronged spear Neptune is usually depicted as rising from the sea - carrying his ________ on his shoulder.
trident
minatory
dilatory
interloper
47. Having a sawtoothed edge The beech tree is one of many plants that have ________ leaves.
anomalous
serrated
despotism
stigma
48. Hasten We hope you will be able to ________ delivery because of our tight schedule.
expedite
idiosyncratic
elated
nemesis
49. Introduction; forerunner I am afraid that this border raid is the ________ to more serious attacks.
mutter
incorrigible
peroration
prelude
50. Candid; blunt The candidate was too ________ to be a successful politician; he had not yet learned to weigh his words carefully.
commiserate
outspoken
sundry
aptitude