GRE Word List
ACETIC
vinegary
The meaning of the word acetic is vinegary.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| accrue | to come into existence as a legally enforceable claim |
| swathe | a band used in swathing |
| consanguinity | the quality or state of being consanguineous |
| bard | a tribal poet-singer skilled in composing and reciting verses on heroes and their deeds |
| autopsy | an examination of a body after death to determine the cause of death or the character and extent of changes produced by disease |
| accommodate | to provide with something desired, needed, or suited |
| cognate | of the same or similar nature : generically alike |
| contagion | a contagious disease |
| ballast | a heavy substance (such as rocks or water) placed in such a way as to improve stability and control (as of the draft of a ship or the buoyancy of a balloon or submarine) |
| sardonic | disdainfully or skeptically humorous : derisively mocking |