GRE Word List
APOCALYPTIC
of, relating to, or resembling an apocalypse
The meaning of the word apocalyptic is of, relating to, or resembling an apocalypse.
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| laborious | involving, requiring, or characterized by hard and sustained effort : arduous |
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| bastion | a projecting part of a fortification |
| meter | systematically arranged and measured rhythm (see rhythm |
| favoritism | the showing of special favor : partiality |
| veritable | being in fact the thing named and not false, unreal, or imaginary |
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