GRE Word List
ACETIC
vinegary
The meaning of the word acetic is vinegary.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| humid | containing or characterized by perceptible moisture especially to the point of being oppressive |
| slough | a place of deep mud or mire |
| jurisprudence | the science or philosophy of law |
| complacency | self-satisfaction especially when accompanied by unawareness of actual dangers or deficiencies |
| reprieve | to delay the punishment of (someone, such as a condemned prisoner) |
| morose | having a sullen and gloomy disposition |
| censure | a judgment involving condemnation |
| mange | any of various persistent contagious skin diseases marked especially by eczematous inflammation and loss of hair, affecting domestic animals or sometimes humans, and caused by a minute parasitic mite compare sarcoptic mange |
| penitent | feeling or expressing humble or regretful pain or sorrow for sins or offenses : repentant |
| servile | of or befitting a menial position |