GRE Word List
ACCELERATE
to move faster : to gain speed
The meaning of the word accelerate is to move faster : to gain speed.
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|---|---|
| mandatory | required by a law or rule : obligatory |
| benediction | the invocation (see invocation |
| dummy | a person who is incapable of speaking |
| recreant | crying for mercy : cowardly |
| redoubtable | causing fear or alarm : formidable |
| nadir | the point of the celestial sphere that is directly opposite the zenith and vertically downward from the observer |
| exquisite | marked by flawless craftsmanship or by beautiful, ingenious, delicate, or elaborate execution |
| pretext | a purpose or motive alleged or an appearance assumed in order to cloak the real intention or state of affairs |
| abstain | to choose not to do or have something : to refrain deliberately and often with an effort of self-denial from an action or practice |
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