GRE Word List
ANNUITY
a sum of money payable yearly or at other regular intervals
The meaning of the word annuity is a sum of money payable yearly or at other regular intervals.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| exorcise | to expel (an evil spirit) by adjuration |
| vegetate | to lead a passive existence without exertion of body or mind |
| ostracize | to exile by ostracism |
| ineffectual | not producing the proper or intended effect : futile |
| discernible | able to be perceived by a sense (such as sight or smell) or by the mind : capable of being discerned |
| askance | with disapproval or distrust : scornfully |
| indoctrinate | to imbue with a usually partisan or sectarian opinion, point of view, or principle |
| lull | to cause to sleep or rest : soothe |
| atavism | recurrence in an organism of a trait or character typical of an ancestral form and usually due to genetic recombination |
| equity | justice according to natural law or right |