GRE Word List
ACCLIMATE
to adapt (someone) to a new temperature, altitude, climate, environment, or situation
The meaning of the word acclimate is to adapt (someone) to a new temperature, altitude, climate, environment, or situation.
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impeccable | free from fault or blame : flawless |
offhand | without premeditation or preparation : extempore |
reminiscence | apprehension of a Platonic idea as if it had been known in a previous existence |
flourish | to grow luxuriantly : thrive |
dissection | the act or process of dissecting : the state of being dissected |
deft | characterized by facility and skill |
bereavement | the state or fact of being bereaved or deprived of something or someone |
derivation | the formation of a word from another word or base (as by the addition of a usually noninflectional affix) |
pretentious | characterized by pretension: such as |
mirage | an optical (see optical |