GRE Word List

ABSTRACT

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WordMeaning
impetusa driving force : impulse
bewitchto influence or affect especially injuriously by witchcraft
bedizento dress or adorn gaudily
incorporealnot corporeal : having no material body or form
presumptuousoverstepping due bounds (as of propriety or courtesy) : taking liberties
forebearsancestor
sartorialof or relating to a tailor or tailored clothes
precepta command or principle intended especially as a general rule of action
promoteto advance in station, rank, or honor : raise
scurvya disease caused by a lack of vitamin C and characterized by spongy gums, loosening of the teeth, and a bleeding into the skin and mucous membranes