GRE Word List
ASTRAL
of, relating to, or coming from the stars
The meaning of the word astral is of, relating to, or coming from the stars.
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| Word | Meaning |
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| fermentation | the enzyme-catalyzed anaerobic breakdown of an energy-rich compound (such as a carbohydrate to carbon dioxide and alcohol or to an organic acid) by the action of microorganisms (such as bacteria or yeast) that occurs naturally and is commonly used in the production of various products (such as food, alcoholic beverages, and pharmaceuticals) especially by controlling microbial enzymatic activity |
| leeway | an allowable margin of freedom or variation : tolerance |
| reciprocate | to give and take mutually |
| forge | a furnace or a shop with its furnace where metal is heated and wrought : smithy |
| frustrate | to balk or defeat in an endeavor |
| vicar | an ecclesiastical agent: such as |
| cede | to yield or grant typically by treaty |
| vendetta | blood feud |
| hoary | gray or white with or as if with age |
| provender | dry food for domestic animals : feed |