GRE Word List

APOPLEXY

stroke

The meaning of the word apoplexy is stroke.

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WordMeaning
tenuoushaving little substance or strength : flimsy
ambushto attack by surprise from a hidden place : waylay
meticulousmarked by extreme or excessive care in the consideration or treatment of details
resumptionan act or instance of resuming : recommencement
digressionthe act or an instance of leaving the main subject in an extended written or verbal expression of thought : the act or an instance of digressing in a discourse or other usually organized literary work
tantruma fit of bad temper
mischancebad luck
agnostica person who holds the view that any ultimate reality (such as God) is unknown and probably unknowable
perpetuateto make perpetual or cause to last indefinitely
tortuousmarked by repeated twists, bends, or turns : winding