GRE Word List

ACTUARY

clerk

The meaning of the word actuary is clerk.

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effaceto eliminate or make indistinct by or as if by wearing away a surface
punditpandit
preponderancea superiority in weight, power, importance, or strength
plutocracygovernment by the wealthy
sequesterto set apart : segregate
fumbleto grope for or handle something clumsily or aimlessly
mortara sturdy vessel in which material is pounded or rubbed with a pestle
retardto delay or impede the development or progress of : to slow up especially by preventing or hindering advance or accomplishment
malaproposin an inappropriate or inopportune way
scruplea unit of capacity equal to ¹/₂₄ Apothecaries' ounce see Weights and Measures Table