GRE Word List
ASTRINGENT
causing a tightening of soft organic tissues : styptic
The meaning of the word astringent is causing a tightening of soft organic tissues : styptic.
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|---|---|
| incipient | beginning to come into being or to become apparent |
| infinitesimal | immeasurably or incalculably small |
| forlorn | bereft |
| stammer | to make involuntary stops and repetitions in speaking : stutter |
| forswear | to make a liar of (oneself) under or as if under oath |
| paradigm | example |
| clip | encompass |
| epilogue | a concluding section that rounds out the design of a literary work |
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| implication | something implied: such as |