GRE Word List

AMPHIBIAN

an amphibious organism

The meaning of the word amphibian is an amphibious organism.

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WordMeaning
corroborateto support with evidence or authority : make more certain
pretendto give a false appearance of being, possessing, or performing
nostalgiaa wistful or excessively sentimental yearning for return to or of some past period or irrecoverable condition
bureaucracya body of nonelected government officials
attenuateto lessen the amount, force, magnitude, or value of : weaken
stanzaa division of a poem consisting of a series of lines arranged together in a usually recurring pattern of meter and rhyme : strophe
contumaciousstubbornly disobedient : rebellious
distraughtagitated with doubt or mental conflict or pain
balma balsamic (see balsamic
pretexta purpose or motive alleged or an appearance assumed in order to cloak the real intention or state of affairs