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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| discernible | able to be perceived by a sense (such as sight or smell) or by the mind : capable of being discerned |
| aureole | a radiant light around the head or body of a representation of a sacred personage |
| spry | able to move quickly, easily, and lightly : nimble |
| largess | liberal giving (as of money) to or as if to an inferior |
| symbiosis | the living together in more or less intimate association or close union of two dissimilar organisms (as in parasitism or commensalism) |
| allegory | the expression by means of symbolic fictional figures and actions of truths or generalizations about human existence |
| dabble | to work or involve oneself superficially or intermittently especially in a secondary activity or interest |
| convene | to come together in a body |
| indices | signs; indications; Ex. indices of a student's potential; CF. index: something that reveals or indicates; sign; Ex. cost-of-living index |
| burnish | to make shiny or lustrous especially by rubbing |