GRE Word List
ACKNOWLEDGE
to recognize the rights, authority, or status of
The meaning of the word acknowledge is to recognize the rights, authority, or status of.
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| Word | Meaning |
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| opiate | an alkaloid drug (such as morphine or codeine) that contains or is derived from opium, binds to cell receptors primarily of the central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract, acts to block pain, induce sedation or sleep, depress respiration, and produce calmness or euphoria, and is associated with physiological tolerance (see tolerance |
| sedentary | not migratory : settled |
| mire | wet spongy earth (as of a bog or marsh) |
| rife | prevalent especially to an increasing degree |
| chancellor | the secretary of a nobleman, prince, or king |
| winsome | generally pleasing and engaging often because of a childlike charm and innocence |
| neologism | a new word, usage, or expression |
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| posterity | the offspring of one progenitor to the furthest generation |
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