GRE Word List

ALOFT

at or to a great height

The meaning of the word aloft is at or to a great height.

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recreantcrying for mercy : cowardly
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alludeto make indirect reference
proscribeto publish the name of as condemned to death with the property of the condemned forfeited to the state
taperto become progressively smaller toward one end
urgeto present, advocate, or demand earnestly or pressingly
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luminousemitting or reflecting usually steady, suffused, or glowing light