GRE Vocabulary

#161

censor

Verb

Example sentences

1. The government tried to censor the newspaper.
2. Parents may censor violent scenes for young children.
3. The platform should not censor peaceful criticism.

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#162

censure

Verb

Example sentences

1. The committee voted to censure the official.
2. Her actions drew strong censure from the public.
3. The coach faced censure for insulting a player.

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#163

cerebral

Adjective

Example sentences

1. The film is cerebral and requires careful thought.
2. He prefers cerebral games such as chess.
3. Their conversation was highly cerebral but still interesting.

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#164

chagrin

Noun/verb

Example sentences

1. To my chagrin, I forgot her name.
2. He felt great chagrin after making the mistake in public.
3. Much to her chagrin, the plan failed on the first day.

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#165

champion

Verb

Example sentences

1. She will champion the rights of disabled workers.
2. Many doctors champion healthier school meals.
3. He became a champion of free education.

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#166

charlatan

Noun

Example sentences

1. The charlatan sold fake medicine to sick people.
2. She quickly realized that the so-called expert was a charlatan.
3. The charlatan promised results he could never deliver.

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#167

chary

Adjective

Example sentences

1. She was chary of giving personal information online.
2. Investors are chary about putting money into the risky project.
3. He remained chary of strangers after the theft.

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#168

chastise

Verb

Example sentences

1. The teacher had to chastise the students for cheating.
2. Critics chastise the company for ignoring safety.
3. She did not chastise him harshly for the small mistake.

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#169

chauvinism

Noun

Example sentences

1. His national chauvinism made him disrespect other countries.
2. The article criticizes male chauvinism in the workplace.
3. Chauvinism can prevent people from learning from other cultures.

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#170

chauvinist

Noun

Example sentences

1. The chauvinist believed his country was better than all others.
2. She refused to work with a male chauvinist who insulted women.
3. A chauvinist often shows unreasonable loyalty to one group.

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#171

check

Verb/noun

Example sentences

1. New rules may check the spread of false information.
2. The medicine helped check the infection.
3. Police acted quickly to check the growing violence.

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#172

checkered

Adjective

Example sentences

1. The politician had a checkered career with both success and scandal.
2. The company has a checkered history of poor service.
3. His checkered past made employers cautious.

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#173

chimera

Noun

Example sentences

1. The dream of easy wealth proved to be a chimera.
2. A perfect solution may be only a chimera.
3. The creature in the story was a strange chimera.

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#174

chivalrous

Adjective

Example sentences

1. It was chivalrous of him to help the injured stranger.
2. The chivalrous knight protected the weak.
3. Her chivalrous behavior showed courage and respect.

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#175

choleric

Adjective

Example sentences

1. The choleric manager became angry over small mistakes.
2. His choleric nature made people afraid to speak freely.
3. She avoided arguing with the choleric old man.

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#176

chortle

Verb

Example sentences

1. The children began to chortle at the funny picture.
2. He gave a quiet chortle when the plan worked.
3. We could hear her chortle from the next room.

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#177

churlish

Adjective

Example sentences

1. His churlish reply offended the helpful waiter.
2. It was churlish of her to leave without saying thank you.
3. The churlish customer complained about everything.

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#178

circumscribe

Verb

Example sentences

1. The law will circumscribe the power of the agency.
2. A small budget may circumscribe our choices.
3. The fence was built to circumscribe the protected area.

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#179

circumvent

Verb

Example sentences

1. Some drivers take side roads to circumvent traffic.
2. The company tried to circumvent the new rules.
3. You cannot circumvent the problem by ignoring it.

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#180

clemency

Noun

Example sentences

1. The prisoner asked the governor for clemency.
2. The judge showed clemency because it was his first offense.
3. Her family hoped the court would grant clemency.

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