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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WordMeaning
presentimenta feeling that something will or is about to happen : premonition
addressto mark directions for delivery on
attenuateto lessen the amount, force, magnitude, or value of : weaken
disabuseto free from error, misconception, or fallacy (see fallacy
vertebrateany of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life
detainto hold or keep in or as if in custody
superimposeto place or lay over or above something
rouea man devoted to a life of sensual pleasure : rake
poignancythe quality or state of being poignant
ruminateto go over in the mind repeatedly and often casually or slowly