GRE Word List
ACETIC
vinegary
The meaning of the word acetic is vinegary.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| submerge | to put under water |
| navigable | deep enough and wide enough to afford passage to ships |
| ichthyology | a branch of zoology that deals with fishes |
| suffocate | to stop the respiration of (as by strangling or asphyxiation) |
| mawkish | lacking flavor or having an unpleasant taste |
| spurious | born to parents not married to each other |
| amity | friendship |
| filibuster | an irregular military adventurer |
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| brazen | made of brass |