GRE Word List
ADDLE
rotten
The meaning of the word addle is rotten.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| adage | a saying often in metaphorical form that typically embodies a common observation |
| homeostasis | a relatively stable state of equilibrium or a tendency toward such a state between the different but interdependent elements or groups of elements of an organism, population, or group |
| etymology | the history of a linguistic form (such as a word) shown by tracing its development since its earliest recorded occurrence in the language where it is found, by tracing its transmission from one language to another, by analyzing it into its component parts, by identifying its cognates in other languages, or by tracing it and its cognates to a common ancestral form in an ancestral language |
| inadvertently | unintentional |
| misnomer | the misnaming of a person in a legal instrument |
| tangible | capable of being perceived especially by the sense of touch : palpable |
| sagacious | of keen and farsighted penetration and judgment : discerning |
| expunge | to strike out, obliterate, or mark for deletion |
| oblivion | the fact or condition of not remembering : a state marked by lack of awareness or consciousness |
| tribulation | distress or suffering resulting from oppression or persecution |