GRE Word List
ADEPT
thoroughly proficient : expert
The meaning of the word adept is thoroughly proficient : expert.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| incinerate | to cause to burn to ashes |
| sluggish | averse to activity or exertion : indolent |
| hallowed | holy |
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| slavish | of or characteristic of someone held in forced servitude |
| dignitary | one who possesses exalted rank or holds a position of dignity or honor |
| imbecility | the quality or state of being very stupid or foolish : utter foolishness |
| jettison | to get rid of as superfluous or encumbering : omit or forgo as part of a plan or as the result of some other decision |
| serendipity | the faculty or phenomenon of finding valuable or agreeable things not sought for |
| muster | a representative specimen (see specimen |