GRE Words With Sentences

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Words with sentences

1. Alacrity - Cheerful readiness , promptness or willingness

Sentence(s) We accepted the initation with alacrity.

!he more alacrituous u r wen u"re learning gre, the #etter u will do.

$. %rosaic common palce or dull& unimaginatie.

Sentence(s) A prosaic mind.

'ind clear meaning of prosaically.

. eracity truthfulness , accuracy or precision of something.

Sentence(s) - !o *uestion the eracity of his account.

A report of dou#tful eracity. eracity of those allegations.

+ hae more personal anity than modesty and twice as much eracity as the two

put !ogether.

. %aucity lac of something , scarcity,scantiness.

Sentence(s) ur deli#erations hae #een limited #y the paucity of the aaila#le

eidence.

/eli#erations-carefully,thoughtful0he #roe the ase deli#erately(intentionally).

. 2aintain Another meaning is to assert.

Sentence(s) !he scientist maintained that the e3tinction of dino was most liely#eco4 of drastic change in weather.

5. Contrite showing sincere remorse (deep and painfull regret for wrongdoing)

Sentence(s) f course after the out#urst , + was truly contrite ,until the ne3t

tym + felt losing control.

!he local news was noticea#ly contrite and apologi4ed to iewers.

!he defendant who plead guilty seemed contrite for his actions.

/on"t you hae any contrite in your heart for commiting such gruesome murder.

6. 7aconic when he8she says few words,to the point ,concise

Sentence(s) A laconic reply.!o sae alua#le time, gimme a laconic e3planation of what happened.

!he laconic snow shower only dumped an inch o snow.

All + receied in response to my re*uest was the laconic reply 9wait:.

lip serice0 an e3pression of agreement that is not supported #y real coniction

or

insincere support or respect e3pressed #ut not put into practice.

e.g.1. ;7ip serice continues to #e paid to resoling regional conflicts,

#ut there is no sense of urgency; (C, says =ein ?udd is failing indigenous Australians #y continuing the

@orthern !erritory interention and paying lip serice to.et they hae only paid lip serice in assisting distressed homeowners.


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+nure0 Accustom someone to someone or something

e.g.!hough the food #ecame no more palata#le, he soon #ecame sufficiently

inured to it; (Fohn Garth).

+nured to cold.

Hngender 0 cause or gie rise to (a feeling, situation, or condition).e.g.the issue engendered continuing controersy

Hery cloud engenders not a storm.


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@eologism(ne-ol-o-gism)0 new word ,e3pression or usage

#stinate0Stu##ornly adhering to an attitude, opinion, or course of action&

o#durate.

$. /ifficult to manage, control, or su#due& refractory.

. /ifficult to alleiate or curee.g.


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e.g.ne of my fathers conceits was to hae a large house and a large garden.

Conceit of the film, that a CE+ actor could #ecome the worlds #iggest cele#rity,

is entirely #eliea#le.


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declare ones support for& uphold& defend.

;the referendum affirmed the repu#lics right to secede;

synonyms0uphold, support, defend, maintain, confirm, ratify, endorse, approe

(of), agree to, consent to, assent to, sanction 2ore

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accept or confirm the alidity of (a Budgement or agreement)& ratify.;the Court of Appeal affirmed a decision of the


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statuary

noun

statues regarded collectiely.

;classical statuary;

archaic

the art or practice of maing statues.archaic

a sculptor.

plural noun0 statuaries

*uir

noun

1.

a peculiar aspect of a persons character or #ehaiour.

;they accepted her attitude as one of her little *uirs;

synonyms0 idiosyncrasy, peculiarity, oddity, eccentricity, foi#le, whim,

whimsy, notion, conceit, agary, caprice, fancy, in, crotchet, mannerism, ha#it,characteristic, trait, feature, o#session, fad& 2ore

a strange chance occurrence.

;a strange *uir of fate had led her to woring for @athan;

synonyms0 chance, flue, frea, anomaly, unusual occurrence, turn, peculiar

turn of eents, twist, twist of fate 2ore

a sudden twist, turn, or cure.

;wry humour put a slight *uir in his mouth;

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synonyms0 sleeping pill, sleeping potion, sedatie, calmatie, tran*uilli4er,

narcotic, opiate& 2ore

unfettered

adBectie

not confined or restricted.;his imagination is unfettered #y the laws of logic;

synonyms0 unrestrained, unrestricted, unconstrained, free, un#ridled,

untrammelled, uncheced, unconfined, unimpeded, unhampered, uncontrolled,

un#ound, untied, unchained, unshacled, loose 2ore

la3

adBectie

1.

not sufficiently strict, seere, or careful.

;la3 security arrangements at the airport;synonyms0 slac, slipshod, negligent, neglectful, remiss, careless, heedless,

unmindful, inattentie, slapdash, offhand, casual& 2ore

antonyms0 stern, careful

$.

(of the lim#s or muscles) rela3ed.

;muscles hae more potential energy when they are stretched than when they are

la3;

populist

noun

1.

a mem#er or adherent of a political party seeing to represent the interests of

ordinary people

Anyone seeing the source of the anger #ehind populist moements in Hurope

and the Inited States

(and the %ietty feer) need loo no further than this. Anti-immigration, anti-

Hurope moements

won in Huropean elections #ecause people feel cheated, worried a#out their

children

e3punge

er#

o#literate or remoe completely (something unwanted or unpleasant).

;the ind of man that could e3punge an unsatisfactory incident from his

memory;

synonyms0 erase, remoe, delete, ru# out, wipe out, efface&

infringe

er#

1.

actiely #rea the terms of (a law, agreement, etc.).;maing an unauthori4ed copy would infringe copyright;


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synonyms0 contraene, iolate, transgress, #rea, #reach, commit a #reach of,

diso#ey, defy, flout, fly in the face of, ride roughshod oer, ic against& 2ore

antonyms0 o#ey, comply with

$.

act so as to limit or undermine (something)& encroach on.

;such widespread sureillance could infringe personal li#erties;synonyms0 undermine, erode, diminish, weaen, impair, damage, compromise

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