GRE Word List

ACTUARIAL

of or relating to actuaries

The meaning of the word actuarial is of or relating to actuaries.

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WordMeaning
insouciantlighthearted unconcern : nonchalance
terseusing few words : devoid of superfluity
confoundto throw (a person) into confusion or perplexity
defrayto provide for the payment of : pay
hideousoffensive to the senses and especially to sight : exceedingly ugly
sibyllineany of several prophetesses usually accepted as 10 in number and credited to widely separate parts of the ancient world (such as Babylonia, Egypt, Greece, and Italy)
dissembleto hide under a false appearance
strutto become turgid : swell
doldrumsa spell of listlessness or despondency
novaa star that suddenly increases its light output tremendously and then fades away to its former obscurity in a few months or years