GRE Word List

ACTUARY

clerk

The meaning of the word actuary is clerk.

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deportto send out of the country by legal deportation
cisternan artificial reservoir (such as an underground tank) for storing liquids and especially water (such as rainwater)
inarticulateincapable of giving coherent, clear, or effective expression to one's ideas or feelings
derelictabandoned especially by the owner or occupant
excoriateto wear off the skin of : abrade
garishclothed in vivid colors
alchemya medieval chemical science and speculative philosophy aiming to achieve the transmutation of the base metals into gold, the discovery of a universal cure for disease, and the discovery of a means of indefinitely prolonging life
gradationa series forming successive stages
unwieldynot easily managed, handled, or used (as because of bulk, weight, complexity, or awkwardness) : cumbersome
liaisona binding or thickening agent used in cooking