GRE Word List
AGNOSTIC
a person who holds the view that any ultimate reality (such as God) is unknown and probably unknowable
The meaning of the word agnostic is a person who holds the view that any ultimate reality (such as God) is unknown and probably unknowable.
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|---|---|
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| daub | to cover or coat with soft adhesive matter : plaster |
| formality | compliance with formal or conventional rules : ceremony |
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| glossy | having a surface luster or brightness |
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| innuendo | an oblique allusion : hint |