GRE Word List

ABERRATION

the fact or an instance of deviating or being aberrant especially from a moral standard or normal state

The meaning of the word aberration is the fact or an instance of deviating or being aberrant especially from a moral standard or normal state.

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WordMeaning
perditioneternal damnation
manifestationthe act, process, or an instance of manifesting
antecedentsa substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him")
figurinea small carved or molded figure : statuette
revertto come or go back (as to a former condition, period, or subject)
dribbleto issue sporadically and in small bits
taciturntemperamentally disinclined to talk
sanctuarya consecrated place: such as
ameliorateto make better or more tolerable
temporizeto act to suit the time or occasion : yield to current or dominant opinion