GRE Word List

APTITUDE

inclination

The meaning of the word aptitude is inclination.

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WordMeaning
encroachmentto enter by gradual steps or by stealth into the possessions or rights of another
vindicateto free from allegation or blame
tractablecapable of being easily led, taught, or controlled : docile
wilyfull of wiles : crafty
subsidya grant or gift of money: such as
heterodoxcontrary to or different from an acknowledged standard, a traditional form, or an established religion : unorthodox
compulsorymandatory
jibeto be in accord : agree
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
somnolentof a kind likely to induce sleep