GRE Word List

ABSTRACT

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WordMeaning
herbivorousfeeding on plants
hermeticof or relating to the mystical and alchemical writings or teachings arising in the first three centuries a.d.
inertlacking the power to move
inimicalbeing adverse often by reason of hostility or malevolence
gallbrazen boldness coupled with impudent assurance and insolence
limboan abode of souls that are according to Roman Catholic theology barred from heaven because of not having received Christian baptism
noisomenoxious
syllogisma deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable")
scoretwenty
invocationthe act or process of petitioning for help or support