GRE Word List

ABSTRACT

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clientelea body of clients
biliousof or relating to a yellow or greenish fluid that is secreted by the liver and that aids especially in the emulsification and absorption of fats : of or relating to bile (see bile
antidotea remedy to counteract the effects of poison
annealto heat and then cool (a material, such as steel or glass) usually for softening and making less brittle
peripatetica follower of Aristotle or adherent of Aristotelianism
bombastpretentious inflated speech or writing
filigreeornamental work especially of fine wire of gold, silver, or copper applied chiefly to gold and silver surfaces
triflinglacking in significance or solid worth: such as
boundfastened by or as if by a band : confined
ethnicof or relating to large groups of people classed according to common racial, national, tribal, religious, linguistic, or cultural origin or background