GRE Word List
AMAZON
a member of a race of female warriors of Greek mythology
The meaning of the word amazon is a member of a race of female warriors of Greek mythology.
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| comeuppance | a deserved rebuke or penalty : deserts |
| dolt | a stupid person |
| puissant | having puissance : powerful |
| modulate | to tune to a key or pitch |
| start | to move suddenly and violently : spring |
| raconteur | a person who excels in telling anecdotes |
| entreat | to plead with especially in order to persuade : ask urgently |
| atone | to make amends : to provide or serve as reparation or compensation for something bad or unwelcome |
| upbraid | to criticize severely : find fault with |
| circumvent | to manage to get around especially by ingenuity or stratagem |