GRE Word List
AVOW
to declare assuredly
The meaning of the word avow is to declare assuredly.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| takeoff | a rise or leap from a surface in making a jump or flight or an ascent in an aircraft or in the launching of a rocket |
| wholesome | promoting health or well-being of mind or spirit |
| avert | to turn away or aside (the eyes, one's gaze, etc.) in avoidance |
| hypochondriac | hypochondriacal |
| mincing | affectedly dainty or delicate |
| magnate | a person of rank, power, influence, or distinction often in a specified area |
| blight | a disease or injury of plants marked by the formation of lesions, withering, and death of parts (such as leaves and tubers) |
| degenerate | having declined or become less specialized (as in nature, character, structure, or function) from an ancestral or former state |
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