GRE Word List
ACNE
a disorder of the skin caused by inflammation of the skin glands and hair follicles
The meaning of the word acne is a disorder of the skin caused by inflammation of the skin glands and hair follicles.
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| orator | one who delivers an oration |
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| substantive | having substance : involving matters of major or practical importance to all concerned |
| irreconcilable | impossible to reconcile |
| saturnine | born under or influenced astrologically by the planet Saturn |
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