GRE Word List
AUDIT
a formal examination of an organization's or individual's accounts or financial situation
The meaning of the word audit is a formal examination of an organization's or individual's accounts or financial situation.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| forbearance | a refraining from the enforcement of something (such as a debt, right, or obligation) that is due |
| slur | an insulting or disparaging remark or innuendo : aspersion |
| fractious | tending to be troublesome : unruly |
| pathetic | having a capacity to move one to either compassionate or contemptuous pity |
| effectuate | to cause or bring about (something) : to put (something) into effect or operation : effect |
| iconoclastic | a person who attacks settled beliefs or institutions |
| goad | to incite or rouse as if with a goad (see goad |
| calligraphy | artistic, stylized, or elegant handwriting or lettering |
| tempo | the rate of speed of a musical piece or passage indicated by one of a series of directions (such as largo, presto, or allegro) and often by an exact metronome marking |
| evoke | to call forth or up: such as |