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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eventualcontingent
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quixoticfoolishly impractical especially in the pursuit of ideals
eschewto avoid habitually especially on moral or practical grounds : shun
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institutesomething that is instituted: such as
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