GRE Word List
ATYPICAL
not typical : irregular
The meaning of the word atypical is not typical : irregular.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| mangy | affected with or resulting from mange |
| rebus | a representation of words or syllables by pictures of objects or by symbols whose names resemble the intended words or syllables in sound |
| raze | to destroy to the ground : demolish |
| sextant | an instrument for measuring angular distances used especially in navigation to observe altitudes of celestial bodies (as in ascertaining latitude and longitude) |
| badger | any of various burrowing mammals (especially Taxidea taxus and Meles meles) of the weasel family that are widely distributed in the northern hemisphere |
| disaffected | discontented and resentful especially against authority : rebellious |
| xenophobia | fear and hatred of strangers or foreigners or of anything that is strange or foreign |
| immobility | not moving : motionless |
| nondescript | belonging or appearing to belong to no particular class or kind : not easily described |
| hermetic | of or relating to the mystical and alchemical writings or teachings arising in the first three centuries a.d. |