GRE Word List
GADFLY
any of various flies (such as a horsefly, botfly, or warble fly) that bite or annoy livestock
The meaning of the word gadfly is any of various flies (such as a horsefly, botfly, or warble fly) that bite or annoy livestock.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| determinate | having defined limits |
| sundry | including many things of different kinds : miscellaneous |
| corrode | to eat away by degrees as if by gnawing |
| multifarious | having or occurring in great variety : diverse |
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| spruce | to make spruce |
| vex | to bring trouble, distress, or agitation to |
| intrepid | characterized by resolute fearlessness, fortitude, and endurance |
| analogy | a comparison of two otherwise unlike things based on resemblance of a particular aspect |
| retroactive | extending in scope or effect to a prior time or to conditions that existed or originated in the past |