GRE Word List

ATTRIBUTE

a quality, character, or characteristic ascribed to someone or something

The meaning of the word attribute is a quality, character, or characteristic ascribed to someone or something.

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WordMeaning
atavismrecurrence in an organism of a trait or character typical of an ancestral form and usually due to genetic recombination
curban edging (as of concrete) built along a street to form part of a gutter
laboriousinvolving, requiring, or characterized by hard and sustained effort : arduous
plauditan act or round of applause
denounceto pronounce especially publicly to be blameworthy or evil
claustrophobiaabnormal dread of being in closed or narrow spaces
solemnityformal or ceremonious observance of an occasion or event
mutinousdisposed to or being in a state of mutiny : rebellious
irremediablenot remediable
mentora friend of Odysseus entrusted with the education of Odysseus' son Telemachus