GRE Word List
ALLEGE
to assert without proof or before proving
The meaning of the word allege is to assert without proof or before proving.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| auspicious | showing or suggesting that future success is likely : propitious |
| phlegmatic | resembling, consisting of, or producing the humor phlegm |
| placebo | a usually pharmacologically inert preparation prescribed more for the mental relief of the patient than for its actual effect on a disorder |
| vigilante | a member of a volunteer committee organized to suppress and punish crime summarily (as when the processes of law are viewed as inadequate) |
| grisly | inspiring horror or intense fear |
| exceptionable | being likely to cause objection : objectionable |
| acoustics | a science that deals with the production, control, transmission, reception, and effects of sound |
| pernicious | highly injurious or destructive : deadly |
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| peremptory | putting an end to or precluding a right of action, debate, or delay |