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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WordMeaning
remonstrateto present and urge reasons in opposition : expostulate
destitutelacking something needed or desirable
distraughtagitated with doubt or mental conflict or pain
solublesusceptible of being dissolved in or as if in a liquid and especially water
menacea show of intention to inflict harm : threat
prateto talk long and idly : chatter
calculatedapt
docketa brief written summary of a document : abstract
sterilefailing to bear or incapable of producing fruit or spores
petrifyto convert (organic matter) into stone or a substance of stony hardness by the infiltration of water and the deposition of dissolved mineral matter