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GRE Wordlist: Meanings - Complete Sentences

Subjects : english, vocabulary
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1. Practical person No ________ enjoys becoming involved in a game that he can never win






2. Immature It is hard for an ________ writer to find a sympathetic publisher.






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






4. Run-down; decrepit; disreputable I would rather stay in dormitory lodgings in a decent youth hostel than have a room of my own in a ________ downtown hotel.






5. Harshness; plainness The newspapers disapproved of the ________ of the sentence.






6. Plundering The hawk is a ________ bird.






7. Superfluous; excessively wordy; repetitious Your composition is ________; you can easily reduce its length.






8. Not native; strange Because of his ________ headdress - he was followed in the streets by small children who laughed at his strange appearance.






9. Languish - decline; long for - yearn Though she tried to be happy living with Clara in the city - Heidi ________d for the mountains and for her gruff but loving grandfather.






10. Argue about prices I prefer to shop in a store that has a one-price policy because - whenever I ________ with a shopkeeper - I am never certain that I paid a fair price for the articles I purchased.






11. Mock As you ________ at their superstitious beliefs - do you realize that you - too - are guilty of similarly foolish thoughts?






12. Not compulsory; left to one's choice I was impressed by the range of ________ accessories for my microcomputer that were available.






13. Repeat He ________d the warning to make sure everyone understood it.






14. Restrain; handcuff The police immediately ________d the prisoner so he could not escape.






15. Entertain John ________d us with tales of his adventures in Africa.






16. Active strength Although he was over seventy years old - Jack had the ________ of a man in his prime.






17. Sham; not genuine; inferior You will never get the public to buy such ________ material.






18. Multiply; spread Since bacteria ________ more quickly in unsanitary environments - it is important to keep hospital rooms clean.






19. Flexible; supple Her figure was ________ and willowy.






20. Susceptible to wounds Achilles was ________ only in his heel.






21. Following; attendants The queen's ________ followed her down the aisle.






22. Entrance; a way in Because of his wealth and social position - he had ________ into the most exclusive circles.






23. Mouthlike opening; small opening The Howe Caverns were discovered when someone observed that a cold wind was issuing from an ________ in the hillside.






24. Conspiring in a fraudulent scheme The swindlers were found guilty of ________.






25. Loosely connected Though he tried to follow the plot of Gravity's Rainbow - John found the novel too ________.






26. Docile You will find the children in this school very ________ and willing to learn.






27. Ban on commerce or other activity As a result of the ________ - trade with colonies was at a standstill.






28. Peak We could see the morning sunlight illuminate the ________ while the rest of the mountain lay in shadow.






29. Weaken; mitigate It is easier for us to ________ our own shortcomings than those of others.






30. Incapable of being pacified Madame Defarge was the ________ enemy of the Evremonde family.






31. Mental disorder marked by confusion The drunkard in his ________ saw strange animals.






32. Relating to races Intolerance between ________ groups is deplorable and usually is based on lack of information.






33. Fitness; correct conduct I want you to behave at this dinner with ________; don't embarass me.






34. Decorate Parsley was used to ________ the boiled potato.






35. Fixed idea; continued brooding This ________ with the supernatural has made him unpopular with his neighbors.






36. Turn away from Do not ________ from the truth; you must face the facts.






37. Take apart When the show closed - they ________d the scenery before restoring it.






38. Satisfy to the full; cloy Its hunger ________d - the lion dozed.






39. Ornament a metal surface by indenting - With his hammer - he carefully ________d an intricate design onto the surface of the chalice.






40. Join together - unite. I don't wish to be yoked to him in marriage - as if we were cattle pulling a plow.






41. Movable; not fixed The ________ blood bank operated by the Red Cross visited our neighborhood today.






42. Tireless He was ________ in his constant efforts to raise funds for the Red Cross.






43. Bantering; joking - Sometimes his flippant and ________ remarks annoy us.






44. Accuse; serve as evidence against The witness's testimony against the racketeers ________s some high public officials as well.






45. Division of a long poem - Dante's poetic masterpiece The Divine Comedy is divided into ________s.






46. Traitor The British considered Benedict Arnold a loyalist; the Americans considered him a ________.






47. Correct inconsistencies; become friendly after a quarrel Every time we try to ________ our checkbook with the bank statement - we quarrel. However - despite these monthly lovers' quarrels - we always manage to reconcile.






48. Boorish; rude - Dismayed by his ________ manners at the party - the girls vowed never to invite him again.






49. Refer to Since you ________ to this matter so frequently - you must regard it as important.






50. Pamper; indulge excessively Don't ________ the boy - Maud! You'll spoil him.