GRE Word List
ABYSS
an immeasurably deep gulf or great space
The meaning of the word abyss is an immeasurably deep gulf or great space.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| unsightly | not pleasing to the sight : not comely |
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| sterile | failing to bear or incapable of producing fruit or spores |
| start | to move suddenly and violently : spring |
| cabal | the contrived schemes of a group of persons secretly united in a plot (as to overturn a government) |
| cherubic | an order of angels see celestial hierarchy |
| jurisprudence | the science or philosophy of law |
| solicit | to make petition to : entreat |
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| wheedle | to influence or entice by soft words or flattery |