GRE Word List
ATYPICAL
not typical : irregular
The meaning of the word atypical is not typical : irregular.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| deign | to condescend reluctantly and with a strong sense of the affront to one's superiority that is involved : stoop |
| flinch | to withdraw or shrink from or as if from pain : wince |
| imminent | ready to take place : happening soon |
| precept | a command or principle intended especially as a general rule of action |
| supposition | something that is supposed : hypothesis |
| mentor | a friend of Odysseus entrusted with the education of Odysseus' son Telemachus |
| pell-mell | in mingled confusion or disorder |
| consensus | general agreement : unanimity |
| hallucination | a sensory perception (such as a visual image or a sound) that occurs in the absence of an actual external stimulus and usually arises from neurological disturbance (such as that associated with delirium tremens, schizophrenia, Parkinson's disease, or narcolepsy) or in response to drugs (such as LSD or phencyclidine) |
| modicum | a small portion : a limited quantity |