GRE Kaplan 200 Flashcards.txt

Since he had been a steady, cheer ful worker for many years, his fellow postal workers did not expect his ______ burst of rage

The submarine dove into the ______ to chart the previously unseen depths.

During Lent, practicing Catholics _____ from eating meat.

The vegetarian _____ a diet containing no meat.

As the hurricane's force ______, the winds dropped and the sea became calm.

The patron _____ from the restaurant without paying his bill by sneaking out the back door.

The restaurateur made his ketchup last longer by _____ it with water

The supervisor sought to _____ himself by claiming that the achievements of his staff were actually his own.

The _____ Movement regarded the pursuit
of beauty to be the only true purpose of art.

Taking aspirin helps to _____ a headache.

The restaurant won a reputation for fine service since the wait staff responded to their clients' requests with _____.

The directions he gave were so _____
that we disagreed on which way to turn.

Giant Industries _____ with Mega Products to form Giant-MegaProducts Incorporated.

The aged hippie used _____ phrases like 'groovy' and 'far out' that had not been popular for years .

The doctor was able to _____ the
patient's suffering using pain-killers .

Albino animals may display too great an _____
in their coloring to attract normally colored mates

His mother argued that not going to college
was _____ to throwing his life away.

The _____ between the French and the
English regularly erupted into open warfare.

The child discovered that he could _____ the cat by pulling its tail.

There is no hard or authoritative evidence to support the _____ tales that link the Roswell, New Mexico, incident to a downed V.F.O.

The _____ of voters is so great that less than half the people who are eligible to vote actually bother to do so.

When you lack the information to judge what to do next, you will be forced to make an _____ decision.

The _____ that Jerry Lewis received in
France included a medal from the Ministry of Culture.

Her _____ Commodore computer could not run the latest software

Since the couple could not come to agreement,
a judge was forced to _____ their divorce proceedings

She _____ her pro-labor views so clearly
that unions are among her strongest supporters

Bishop's _____ for landscape was evident when he passionately described the beauty of the scenic Hudson Valley

The Bill of Rights _____ the traditio nal
power of government to change laws at will.

Like many people, Philip Larkin used alcohol to
_____ his sense of meaningless and despair.

The lack of decoration makes Zen
temples seem _____ to the untrained eye.

The _____ peasant dared to insult the king' s mother.

The presence of giant footprints _____
the argument that Bigfoot was in the area.

His conversation consisted of _____ phrases like
'Have a nice day' or 'Another day, another dollar.'

Faulkner neither confirmed nor denied stories
about himself, allowing rumor to _____ where it would.

Mussoiini's speeches were mostly _____;
his boasting and outrageous claims had no basis in fact.

The junior high orchestra created an almost unbearable _____ as they tried to tune their instruments

He _____ the silver coffee pot until it shone brightly.

Queen Elizabeth I was quite _____; her courtiers could never be sure which one would catch her fancy

The observations of a child can be charming
since they are _____ and unpretentious.

The imposition of harsh taxes was the _____ that finally brought on the revolution.

Americans are amazed at how harshly the authorities in Singapore _____ perpetrators of what would be only minor crimes in the United States

In most religious traditions, God created
an ordered universe from a _____ void

Dorothy Parker gained her _____ reputation from her cutting, yet witty, insults.

Dishonest used-car salesmen often use
_____ to sell their beat-up old cars

The attitude that men must be obeyed since they are inherently superior to women is common among male _____.

The sun and planets eventually _____
out of a vast cloud of gas and dust.

She was very _____ in her language and behavior when first introduced to her fiancee 's parents.

Some theorists believe that failing to prosecute
minor crimes is the same as _____ an air of lawlessness.

Swayed by the _____ argument of the defense,
the jury had no choice but to acquit the defendant

Although many people bought A Brief History of Time few people could follow its _____ ideas and theories.

Dr. Crane was a _____ of fine food and
wine, drinking and eating only the best.

Although some 4 year-olds believe in the Easter Bunny, only the most _____ 9 year olds also believe in him.

Fingerprints provided _____ for the witness's testimony that he saw the defendant in the victim's apartment.

The countess complained that the vulgar peasants lacked the _____ appropriate for a visit to the palace.

The _____ of tension became unbearable as Evel Knievel prepared to jump his motorcycle over the school buses.

Crescendo: steadily increasing in volume or force

The respectful young law clerk treated the
Supreme Court justice with the utmost _____.

Diane had a _____ academic record;
she had changed majors 12 times in 3 years.

After a few weeks lying on the desert's baking sands the cow's carcass became completely _____.

Steve's _____ during the job interview stemmed from his nervous nature and lack of experience in the field.

The trucker bellowed a _____ at the driver who had cut him off."

The congressman used _____ measures
to delay the passage of the bill

When you enter a darkened room, the pupils
of your eyes _____ so as to let in more light.

The awkward child was often _____ by his 'cooler' peers