GRE Word List
AFFIRMATION
the act of affirming
The meaning of the word affirmation is the act of affirming.
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| adhere | to hold fast or stick by or as if by gluing, suction, grasping, or fusing |
| linger | to be slow in parting or in quitting something : tarry |
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| incantation | a use of spells or verbal charms spoken or sung as a part of a ritual of magic |
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| spoonerism | a transposition of usually initial sounds of two or more words (as in tons of soil for sons of toil) |
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| outlandish | of or relating to another country : foreign |
| waver | to vacillate irresolutely between choices : fluctuate in opinion, allegiance, or direction |
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