GRE Word List
AMICABLE
characterized by friendly goodwill : peaceable
The meaning of the word amicable is characterized by friendly goodwill : peaceable.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| renege | to go back on a promise or commitment |
| distinctive | marking as separate or different : serving to distinguish |
| embed | to enclose closely in or as if in a matrix |
| appellation | an identifying name or title : designation |
| anecdote | a usually short narrative of an interesting, amusing, or biographical incident |
| swagger | to conduct oneself in an arrogant or superciliously pompous manner |
| proscribe | to publish the name of as condemned to death with the property of the condemned forfeited to the state |
| tawdry | cheap and gaudy in appearance or quality |
| regatta | a rowing, speedboat, or sailing race or a series of such races |
| maul | a heavy often wooden-headed hammer used especially for driving wedges |