GRE Word List

APOPLEXY

stroke

The meaning of the word apoplexy is stroke.

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WordMeaning
graduatedmarked with divisions indicating degrees or units of measurement
quirkan abrupt twist or curve
declivitydownward inclination
adjournto suspend indefinitely or until a later stated time
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phoenixa legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period
jingoistextreme chauvinism or nationalism marked especially by a belligerent foreign policy
prosaiccharacteristic of prose as distinguished from poetry : factual
resonantcontinuing to sound : echoing
rigto fit out with rigging