GRE Word List

AVUNCULAR

suggestive of an uncle especially in kindliness or geniality

The meaning of the word avuncular is suggestive of an uncle especially in kindliness or geniality.

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antecedentsa substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him")
caninea conical pointed tooth
apothegma short, pithy, and instructive saying or formulation : aphorism
doggedmarked by stubborn determination
abetto actively second and encourage (something, such as an activity or plan)
lineagedescent in a line from a common progenitor
contentiona point advanced or maintained in a debate or argument
divineof, relating to, or proceeding directly from God (see god
abyssan immeasurably deep gulf or great space
shiftto exchange for or replace by another : change