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GRE Wordlist: Meanings - Complete Sentences
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1. Hypnotize The incessant drone seemed to ________ him and place him in a trance.
axiom
trilogy
susceptible
mesmerize
2. Mix; work dough Her hands grew strong from ________ing bread.
knead
prehensile
sporadic
intransigence
3. Not easily satisfied; greedy Welty's thirst for knowledge was ________; she was in the library day and night.
semblance
filibuster
insatiable
disavowal
4. Modest; shy Given Susan't ________ personality - no one expected her to take up public speaking; surprisingly enough - she became a star of the school debate team.
foil
retiring
whinny
rebuff
5. Adequate; deservedly severe The public approved the ________ punishment for the crime.
disapprobation
simulate
condign
pulsate
6. Person who supports or proposes (an idea) After the bill had been amended and re-amended in committee - even its original ________s didn't want to vote in its favor.
incorrigible
floe
regale
proponent
7. Soothing application applied to sore and inflamed portions of the body He was advised to apply a flaxseed ________ to the inflammation.
homage
poultice
depose
mortify
8. Conciseness ________ is essential when you send a telegram or cablegram; you are charged for every word.
cloying
haughtiness
brevity
sheaf
9. Sleep throughout the winter Bears are one of the many species of animals that ________.
hibernate
seismic
alias
acuity
10. Agent; messenger The secretary of State was sent as the President's special ________ to the conference on disarmament.
condole
incidental
petty
emissary
11. With identity concealed; using an assumed name The monarch enjoyed traveling throughthe town ________ and mingling with the populace.
incognito
sodden
paraphernalia
vernal
12. Casual and offhand; arrogant - Sensitive about having her ideas taken lightly - Marcia felt insulted by Mark's ________ dismissal of her suggestion.
cavalier
iridescent
stifle
acrimonious
13. In essence; for practical purposes She is a ________ financial wizard when it comes to money matters.
virtual
blatant
pluck
undermine
14. Pertaining to disease As we study the pathological aspects of this disease - we must not overlook the ________ elements.
pathological
clemency
bulwark
assay
15. Banish; consign to inferior position If we ________ these experts to minor posts because of their political persuasions - we shall lose their valuable services.
relegate
foil
disinterested
coddle
16. Talking to oneself The ________ is a device used by the dramatist to reveal a character's innermost thoughts and emotions.
implacable
warranty
soliloquy
prodigy
17. Thrift; economy In these economically difficult days businesses must practice ________ or risk bankruptcy.
frugality
passive
clientele
archipelago
18. Complete; necessary for completeness Physical education is an ________ part of our curriculum; a sound mind and a sound body are complementary.
interrogate
integral
wispy
amputate
19. Small; minute Grass grew there - an ________ outcropping among the rocks.
vampire
wan
libertine
exiguous
20. Determined; natural talent or inclination bent on advancing in the business world - the secretary heroine of Working Girl had a true ________ for high finance.
meretricious
quash
bent
objective
21. One who fits glasses to remedy visual defects Although an ________ is qualified to treat many eye disorders - she may not use medicinesor surgery in her examinations.
buttress
optometrist
dissident
contravene
22. Self-important behavior; acting like a stuffed shirt Although the commencement speaker had some good things to say - we had to laugh at his ________ and general air of parading his own dignity.
subtlety
practicable
centrifuge
pomposity
23. Food I am very happy to be able to provide you with these ________; I know you are hungry.
consort
victuals
touchy
swill
24. Unsupportable I find your theory ________ and must reject it.
aver
recidivism
untenable
entice
25. Blameless and exemplary Her conduct in office was ________ and her record is spotless.
entomology
zephyr
unimpeachable
audit
26. Kindly; doing good The overgenerous philanthropist had to curb his ________ impulses before he gave away all his money and left himself with nothing.
compromise
juxtapose
beneficent
enamored
27. Roundabout - Because of the traffic congestion on the main highways - she took a ________ route.
occident
circuitous
bode
parody
28. Social or moral custom; established practice Flying in the face of ________ - George Sand (Amandine Dudevant) shocked her contemporaries by taking lovers and wearing men's clothes.
contiguous
injurious
convention
erroneous
29. Consider; ponder; unhurried Offered the new job - she asked for time to ________ before she made her decision.
deliberate
inevitable
annihilate
plutocracy
30. Final; not susceptible to further analysis Scientists are searching for the ________ truths.
hallowed
brooch
palatable
ultimate
31. Struggle confusedly; move off in a confused hurry. The twins briefly ________d - wrestling to see which of them would get the toy. When their big brother yelled - "Let go of my Gameboy!" they scuffled off down the hall.
prompt
betroth
dire
scuffle
32. Marshal; draw up in order His actions were bound to ________ public sentiment against him.
heyday
abash
veracity
array
33. Study of language The professor of ________ advocated the use of Esperanto as an international language.
infringe
vicissitude
punitive
philology
34. Customs The ________ of Mexico are those of Spain with some modifications.
gibberish
warble
mores
bureaucracy
35. Wild tumult When the ships collided in the harbor - ________ broke out among the passengers.
articulate
pellucid
consummate
pandemonium
36. Praising; eulogistic Some critics believe that his ________ statements about Napoleon were inspired by his desire for material advancement rather than by an honest belief in the Emperor's genius.
rescind
encomiastic
economy
futile
37. Showing excitement; overflowing with enthusiasm His ________ nature could not be repressed.
exude
unwonted
ebullient
anomalous
38. Lack of caring; indifference A firm believer in democratic government - she could not understand the ________ of people who never bothered to vote.
sublime
internecine
apathy
enrapture
39. Loyalty A dog's ________ to its owner is one of the reasons why that animal is a favorite household pet.
peon
dappled
fidelity
partial
40. Lethargy; sluggishness; dormancy Nothing seemed to arouse him from his ________; he had wholly surrendered himself to lethargy.
hubris
beatitude
ascetic
torpor
41. Frugality; thrift; agriculture He accumulated his small fortune by diligence and ________.
husbandry
vagrant
distend
requite
42. Inform When he was ________d of the dangerous weather conditions - he decided to postpone his trip.
supercilious
florid
apprise
rescind
43. Delicate skill The ________ and adroitness of the surgeon impressed the observers in the operating room.
rend
affable
exude
finesse
44. Approach and speak first to a person When the two young men ________ed me - I was frightened because I thought they were going to attack me.
elegy
accost
simian
demented
45. Twisting out of shape It is difficult to believe the newspaper accounts of this event because of the ________s and exaggerations of the reporters.
distortion
tenet
premise
liaison
46. Waver; fluctuate Uncertain which suitor she ought to marry - the princess ________d - saying now one - now the other.
vacillate
exotic
anchor
citadel
47. Wrong name; incorrect designation His tyrannical conduct proved to all that his nickname - King Eric the Just - was a ________.
insubordinate
supposititious
infringe
misnomer
48. Able to walk He was described as an ________ patient because he was not confined to his bed.
irksome
ambulatory
inevitable
cadaverous
49. Wrestle; come to grips with He ________d with the burglar and overpowered him.
inerrancy
transparent
grapple
chimerical
50. Struggle; compete; assert earnestly In Revolt of the Black Athlete - sociologist Harry Edwards ________ that young black athletes have been exploited by some college recruiters.
throng
sloth
contend
temerity