GRE Word List
ABSTRACT
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| malevolent | having, showing, or arising from intense often vicious ill will, spite, or hatred |
| amphitheater | an oval or circular building with rising tiers of seats ranged about an open space and used in ancient Rome especially for contests and spectacles |
| jocose | given to joking : merry |
| censor | a person who supervises conduct and morals: such as |
| truncate | to shorten by or as if by cutting off |
| hostage | a person held by one party in a conflict as a pledge pending the fulfillment of an agreement |
| equine | of, relating to, or resembling a horse or the horse family |
| maleficent | working or productive of harm or evil : baleful |
| tact | a keen sense of what to do or say in order to maintain good relations with others or avoid offense |
| gloss_over | explain away with the intention of deceiving or hiding faults |