GRE Word List

ACTUARY

clerk

The meaning of the word actuary is clerk.

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similea figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as (as in cheeks like roses) compare metaphor
charany of a genus (Salvelinus) of small-scaled trouts with light-colored spots
whorla drum-shaped section on the lower part of a spindle in spinning or weaving machinery serving as a pulley for the tape drive that rotates the spindle
forda shallow part of a body of water that may be crossed by wading
glaringhaving a fixed look of hostility, fierceness, or anger
homagea feudal ceremony by which a man acknowledges himself the vassal of a lord
blaseapathetic to pleasure or excitement as a result of excessive indulgence or enjoyment : world-weary
dilapidateddecayed, deteriorated, or fallen into partial ruin especially through neglect or misuse
infestto spread or swarm in or over in a troublesome manner
ventriloquistone who uses or is skilled in ventriloquism