GRE Word List

AFFECTED

artificial; pretended

The meaning of the word affected is artificial; pretended.

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vertebrateany of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life
appositehighly pertinent or appropriate : apt
raga waste piece of cloth
derivationthe formation of a word from another word or base (as by the addition of a usually noninflectional affix)
invincibleincapable of being conquered, overcome, or subdued
trepidationa nervous or fearful feeling of uncertain agitation : apprehension
axioma statement accepted as true as the basis for argument or inference : postulate
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gleama transient appearance of subdued or partly obscured light
clientelea body of clients