GRE Word List
APPARENT
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| incendiary | igniting combustible materials spontaneously |
| fermentation | the enzyme-catalyzed anaerobic breakdown of an energy-rich compound (such as a carbohydrate to carbon dioxide and alcohol or to an organic acid) by the action of microorganisms (such as bacteria or yeast) that occurs naturally and is commonly used in the production of various products (such as food, alcoholic beverages, and pharmaceuticals) especially by controlling microbial enzymatic activity |
| disfigure | to impair (as in beauty) by deep and persistent injuries |
| vintner | a wine merchant |
| optional | involving an option : not compulsory |
| magnitude | great size or extent |
| raiment | clothing |
| ironic | relating to, containing, or constituting irony |
| understate | to represent as less than is the case |
| anchor | a device usually of metal attached to a ship or boat by a cable and cast overboard to hold it in a particular place by means of a fluke that digs into the bottom |