GRE Word List

ACADEMIC

of, relating to, or associated with an academy or school especially of higher learning

The meaning of the word academic is of, relating to, or associated with an academy or school especially of higher learning.

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polaritythe quality or condition inherent in a body that exhibits opposite properties or powers in opposite parts or directions or that exhibits contrasted properties or powers in contrasted parts or directions : the condition of having poles
eschewto avoid habitually especially on moral or practical grounds : shun
peripatetica follower of Aristotle or adherent of Aristotelianism
despiseto look down on with disrespect or aversion
abrasivecausing damage, wear, or removal of surface material by grinding or rubbing : tending to abrade
succorrelief
harbingersomething that foreshadows a future event : something that gives an anticipatory sign of what is to come
overbearingtending to overwhelm : overpowering
intellectthe power of knowing as distinguished from the power to feel and to will : the capacity for knowledge
wagto be in motion : stir