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 |
|---|---|
| quash | to suppress or extinguish summarily and completely |
| excise | an internal tax levied on the manufacture, sale, or consumption of a commodity |
| perennial | present at all seasons of the year |
| quench | put out |
| parvenu | one that has recently or suddenly risen to an unaccustomed position of wealth or power and has not yet gained the prestige, dignity, or manner associated with it |
| plane | airplane |
| browbeat | to intimidate or disconcert by a stern manner or arrogant speech : bully |
| compatible | capable of existing together in harmony |
| brandish | to shake or wave (something, such as a weapon) menacingly |
| corpulent | having a large bulky body : obese |