GRE Word List

ARREARS

the state of being behind in the discharge of obligations

The meaning of the word arrears is the state of being behind in the discharge of obligations.

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WordMeaning
flusterto put into a state of agitated confusion : upset
cringeto recoil in distaste
predisposeto dispose in advance
introspectivecharacterized by examination of one's own thoughts and feelings : thoughtfully reflective : employing, marked by, or tending to introspection
climacticof, relating to, or constituting a climax
stippleto engrave by means of dots and flicks
depleteto empty of a principal substance
coevalof the same or equal age, antiquity, or duration
interregnumthe time during which a throne is vacant between two successive reigns or regimes
castrateto deprive (a male animal or person) of the testes