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GRE Wordlist: Meanings - Complete Sentences
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GRE Wordlist: Meanings - Complete Sentences
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1. Trinket; trifle The child was delighted with the ________ she had won in the grab bag.

2. Hanging down from something Her ________ earrings glistened in the light.

3. To draft for military purposes; to take for public use The policeman ________ed the first car that approached and ordered the driver to go to the nearest hospital.

4. Flavored dessert ice I prefer raspberry ________ to ice cream since it is less fattening.

5. Hinder; block The special prosecutor determined that the Attorney General - though inept - had not intentionally set out to ________ the progress of the investigation.

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

7. Support; prop up - Just as architects buttress the walls of cathedrals with flying buttresses - debates ________ their arguments with facts.

8. Lover of luxury Rich people are not always ________s; some of them have little taste for a life of luxury.

9. Various; several My suspicions were aroused when I read ________ items in the newspapers about your behavior.

10. Held in common; of a group of people When they were divorced - they had trouble dividing their ________ property.

11. Room to move; margin When you set a deadline - allow a little ________.

12. Languor; weariness The hot - tropical weather created a feeling of ________ and encouraged drowsiness.

13. State of being numerous He was appalled by the ________ of details he had to complete before setting out on his mission.

14. Without feeling She lay there as ________ as a log.

15. Lower Tradition locates hell in the ________ regions.

16. Praiseworthy; commendable His ________ deeds will be remarked by all whom he aided.

17. Adhesive; gluey The trunk of the maple tree was ________ with sap.

18. Publicize; praise excessively I lost confidence in my broker after he ________ed some junk bonds that turned out to be a bad investment.

19. Tranquil; steady; uniform After the hot summers and cold winters of New England - he found the climate of the West Indies ________ and pleasant.

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

21. Hardened; unfeeling - He had worked in the hospital for so many years that he was ________ to the suffering in the wards.

22. Recede; lessen His fortunes began to ________ during the recession.

23. Unjust; wicked I cannot approve of the ________ methods you used to gain your present position.

24. Third He is so thorough that he analyzes ________ causes where other writers are content with primary and secondary reasons.

25. Transfer; yield title to - I intend to ________ this property to the city.