GRE Word List
APERTURE
an opening or open space : hole
The meaning of the word aperture is an opening or open space : hole.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| etymology | the history of a linguistic form (such as a word) shown by tracing its development since its earliest recorded occurrence in the language where it is found, by tracing its transmission from one language to another, by analyzing it into its component parts, by identifying its cognates in other languages, or by tracing it and its cognates to a common ancestral form in an ancestral language |
| euthanasia | the act or practice of killing or permitting the death of hopelessly sick or injured individuals (such as persons or domestic animals) in a relatively painless way for reasons of mercy |
| overwhelm | upset |
| equanimity | evenness of mind especially under stress |
| equitable | having or exhibiting equity : dealing fairly and equally with all concerned |
| pendulous | poised without visible support |
| facet | any of the definable aspects that make up a subject (as of contemplation) or an object (as of consideration) |
| relapse | the act or an instance of backsliding, worsening, or subsiding |
| diurnal | active chiefly in the daytime |
| defer | put off |