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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betokento typify beforehand : presage
incoherentlacking coherence: such as
derivativea word formed from another word or base : a word formed by derivation
stiltedpompous
etymologythe history of a linguistic form (such as a word) shown by tracing its development since its earliest recorded occurrence in the language where it is found, by tracing its transmission from one language to another, by analyzing it into its component parts, by identifying its cognates in other languages, or by tracing it and its cognates to a common ancestral form in an ancestral language
profaneto treat (something sacred) with abuse, irreverence, or contempt : desecrate
subsidiaryfurnishing aid or support : auxiliary
hypotheticalinvolving or being based on a suggested idea or theory : being or involving a hypothesis : conjectural
wearyexhausted in strength, endurance, vigor, or freshness
choiran organized company of singers (as in a church service)