GRE Word List

ABSTRACT

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WordMeaning
philanderera man who has sexual relations with many women
consolidationthe act or process of consolidating : the state of being consolidated
disinclinationa preference for avoiding something : slight aversion
sirenany of a group of female and partly human creatures in Greek mythology that lured mariners to destruction by their singing
alliterationthe repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs)
stampto pound or crush with a pestle or a heavy instrument
psychicof or relating to the psyche : psychogenic
licentiouslacking legal or moral restraints
indulgeto yield to the desire of : humor
parochialof or relating to a church parish