GRE Word List
AFFECTED
artificial; pretended
The meaning of the word affected is artificial; pretended.
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|---|---|
| mountebank | a person who sells quack medicines from a platform |
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| comestible | edible |
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| extirpate | to destroy completely : wipe out |
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| colloquy | conversation |
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