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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archaichaving the characteristics of the language of the past and surviving chiefly in specialized uses
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witlessdestitute of wit or understanding : foolish
immutablenot capable of or susceptible to change
determinatehaving defined limits
raucousdisagreeably harsh or strident : hoarse
humorthat quality which appeals to a sense of the ludicrous or absurdly incongruous : a funny or amusing quality
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compunctionanxiety arising from awareness of guilt
thwartto oppose successfully : defeat the hopes or aspirations of