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
distillto let fall, exude, or precipitate (see precipitate
irreparablenot reparable : irremediable
veerto change direction or course
muskyhaving an odor of or resembling musk
slinkto go or move stealthily or furtively (as in fear or shame) : steal
contrivedevise
explicateto give a detailed explanation of
cabalthe contrived schemes of a group of persons secretly united in a plot (as to overturn a government)
bereavementthe state or fact of being bereaved or deprived of something or someone
felicitousvery well suited or expressed : apt