Analogies GRE Test
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| A. adj. delicate and easily broken: unkind and unpleasant:
She gave a ________ laugh and turned away.
As you get older your bones become increasingly _____.B. adj. very eager (wanting very much to do or have something) for something, especially a lot of food:
He has a _____ appetite (= he eats a lot).C. adj. closely connected or appropriate to the matter in hand.
"what small companies need is _____ advice"D. n. the ability to prepare wisely for the future.
She had the ______ to sell her house just before prices came down.E. n. clever but sometimes dishonest behaviour that you use to deceive someone, astuteness, cleverness.
The president will need to use all her political _____ to stay in power.
He is a simple man, totally lacking in ___.F. n. the ability to use your knowledge and experience to make good decisions and judgments:
One certainly hopes to gain a little _____ as one grows older.G. v.to run very fast esp. for a short distance, either as a competitor in a sport or because you are in a hurry to get somewhere:
Clark _____ed past Smith and caught the ball in the end zone.
H. n. something that you do or say that is intended to achieve an advantage and usually involves taking a risk:
The arrest of the political leader was seen as the opening ____ in a move to take control of the government.I. adj. knowing or suggesting correctly what will happen in the future:
a _______ warningJ. n. › If a bad situation or painful emotion heals, it ends or improves, and if something heals it, it makes it end or improve:
This herb has been used in ___________for centuries.K. v. to move your legs faster than when walking, with the weight of your body pressing forward:
I] They ____ for the bus and got there just in time.L. adj. unite things that were separate:
[I] Our offices had been spread among three buildings, and then we _______ into one new high-rise.M. adj. very comfortable and expensive:N. adj. not known to many people or not clear
an _____ island in the Pacific O. v. to express admiration or approval about the achievements or characteristics of a person or thing:
My parents always _____ed me when I did well at school.P. n. the belief that there is hidden meaning in life or that each human being can unite with GodQ. v. to admit that something is true, or to allow something:
[+ (that) clause] Officials _____ (that) the plan isn’t the best one.R. adj. solving problems in a sensible way that suits the conditions that really exist now, rather than obeying fixed theories, ideas, or rules:
In business, the _______approach ( to come near) to problems is often more successful than an idealistic one.S. v. to lose strength, determination, or purpose, especially temporarily:
I'm afraid my concentration began to ___ as lunch approached.T. n. government by a ruler or small group of people who have unlimited power over the people in their country or state and use it unfairly and cruelly:
This, the president promised us, was a war against ______. |
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