GRE Word List
ASPIRANT
one who aspires
The meaning of the word aspirant is one who aspires.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| defrock | to deprive of the right to exercise the functions of office |
| ewe | the female of the sheep especially when mature |
| gorge | a narrow passage through land |
| squash | to press or beat into a pulp or a flat mass : crush |
| tundra | a level or rolling treeless plain that is characteristic of arctic and subarctic regions, consists of black mucky soil with a permanently frozen subsoil, and has a dominant vegetation of mosses, lichens, herbs, and dwarf shrubs |
| crone | a cruel or ugly old woman |
| ambidextrous | using both hands with equal ease or dexterity |
| syllogism | a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable") |
| battalion | a considerable body of troops organized to act together : army |
| contravene | to go or act contrary to : violate |