GRE Word List

AFFABLE

being pleasant and at ease in talking to others

The meaning of the word affable is being pleasant and at ease in talking to others.

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pineany of a genus (Pinus of the family Pinaceae, the pine family) of coniferous evergreen trees that have slender elongated needles and include some valuable timber trees and ornamentals
rebusa representation of words or syllables by pictures of objects or by symbols whose names resemble the intended words or syllables in sound
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repulseto drive or beat back : repel
procurementthe act or process of procuring
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sharda piece or fragment of a brittle substance
cataracta clouding of the lens of the eye or of its surrounding transparent membrane that obstructs the passage of light
expediteto accelerate the process or progress of : speed up
durationcontinuance in time