GRE Word List

ACTUARY

clerk

The meaning of the word actuary is clerk.

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rectifyto set right : remedy
virusany of a large group of submicroscopic infectious agents that are usually regarded as nonliving extremely complex molecules, that typically contain a protein coat surrounding an RNA or DNA core of genetic material but no semipermeable membrane, that are capable of growth and multiplication only in living cells, and that cause various important diseases in humans, animals, and plants
unobtrusivenot obtrusive : not blatant, arresting, or aggressive : inconspicuous
ephemerallasting a very short time
annotateto make or furnish critical or explanatory notes or comment
primethe second of the canonical hours
begrudgeto give or concede reluctantly or with displeasure
impregnableincapable of being taken by assault : unconquerable
pronouncedstrongly marked : decided
castrateto deprive (a male animal or person) of the testes