GRE Word List

ACTUARY

clerk

The meaning of the word actuary is clerk.

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WordMeaning
morguea place where the bodies of dead persons are kept temporarily pending identification or release for burial or autopsy
avengeto take vengeance for or on behalf of
propitiateto gain or regain the favor or goodwill of : appease
revileto subject to verbal abuse : vituperate
promontorya high point of land or rock projecting into a body of water
conformistone who conforms : a person who behaves in accordance with prevailing standards or customs and typically dislikes or avoids unconventional behavior
inciteto move to action : stir up : spur on : urge on
hullthe outer covering of a fruit or seed
ominousbeing or exhibiting an omen : portentous
necromancyconjuration (see conjure