GRE Word List
ADEPT
thoroughly proficient : expert
The meaning of the word adept is thoroughly proficient : expert.
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| Word | Meaning |
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| mendacious | given to or characterized by deception or falsehood or divergence from absolute truth |
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| levee | a reception held by a person of distinction on rising from bed |
| rivet | a headed pin or bolt of metal used for uniting two or more pieces by passing the shank through a hole in each piece and then beating or pressing down the plain end so as to make a second head |
| offhand | without premeditation or preparation : extempore |
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| overture | an initiative toward agreement or action : proposal |
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| throes | pang |
| vent | to provide with a vent |