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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|---|---|
| garbled | made unclear or confusing : distorted or mixed up |
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| flirt | to move erratically : flit |
| covert | not openly shown, engaged in, or avowed : veiled |
| pucker | to become wrinkled or constricted |
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| consonance | harmony or agreement among components |
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| ecclesiastic | ecclesiastical |