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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| subsume | to include or place within something larger or more comprehensive : encompass as a subordinate or component element |
| appellation | an identifying name or title : designation |
| prefatory | of, relating to, or constituting a preface |
| domineer | to exercise arbitrary or overbearing control |
| sedition | incitement of resistance to or insurrection against lawful authority |
| lurk | to lie in wait in a place of concealment especially for an evil purpose |
| obliterate | to remove utterly from recognition or memory |
| earn | to receive as return for effort and especially for work done or services rendered |
| aspersion | a false or misleading charge meant to harm someone's reputation |
| 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 |