GRE Word List
AGAPE
wide open : gaping
The meaning of the word agape is wide open : gaping.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| effrontery | shameless boldness : insolence |
| incident | an occurrence of an action or situation that is a separate unit of experience : happening |
| panache | an ornamental tuft (as of feathers) especially on a helmet |
| pinch | to squeeze between the finger and thumb or between the jaws of an instrument |
| scruple | a unit of capacity equal to ¹/₂₄ Apothecaries' ounce see Weights and Measures Table |
| entity | being |
| spangle | a small plate of shining metal or plastic used for ornamentation especially on clothing |
| apprehensive | viewing the future with anxiety or alarm : feeling or showing fear or apprehension about the future |
| drastic | acting rapidly or violently |
| topography | the art or practice of graphic delineation in detail usually on maps or charts of natural and man-made features of a place or region especially in a way to show their relative positions and elevations |