GRE Word List
AVER
to declare positively
The meaning of the word aver is to declare positively.
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| extradition | the surrender of an alleged criminal usually under the provisions of a treaty or statute by one authority (such as a state) to another having jurisdiction to try the charge |
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| polemic | an aggressive attack on or refutation of the opinions or principles of another |
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| nettle | any of a genus (Urtica of the family Urticaceae, the nettle family) of chiefly coarse herbs armed with stinging hairs |
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| underscore | to draw a line under : underline |
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