GRE Word List
AUGUST
marked by majestic dignity or grandeur
The meaning of the word august is marked by majestic dignity or grandeur.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| irreconcilable | impossible to reconcile |
| protocol | an original draft, minute, or record of a document or transaction |
| feign | to give a false appearance of : induce as a false impression |
| 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 |
| spurn | to reject with disdain or contempt : scorn |
| discerning | showing insight and understanding : discriminating |
| furtive | done in a quiet and secretive way to avoid being noticed : surreptitious |
| ancestry | line of descent : lineage |
| presume | to undertake without leave or clear justification : dare |
| qualms | a feeling of uneasiness about a point especially of conscience or propriety |