GRE Word List
ABNEGATION
denial
The meaning of the word abnegation is denial.
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harping | a plucked stringed instrument consisting of a resonator, an arched or angled neck that may be supported by a post, and strings of graded length that are perpendicular to the soundboard |
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forebears | ancestor |
decimate | to select by lot and kill every tenth man of |
chisel | a metal tool with a sharpened edge at one end used to chip, carve, or cut into a solid material (such as wood, stone, or metal) |
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