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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| bilk | to block the free development of : frustrate |
| dialectical | of, relating to, or in accordance with dialectic |
| forebears | ancestor |
| vertebrate | any of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life |
| squabble | a noisy altercation or quarrel usually over petty matters |
| transcendental | transcendent |
| anthem | a song or hymn of praise or gladness |
| undertaker | one who undertakes : one who takes the risk and management of business : entrepreneur |
| rampart | a protective barrier : bulwark |
| equipoise | a state of equilibrium |