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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| profligate | wildly extravagant |
| cessation | a temporary or final ceasing (as of action) : stop |
| admonish | to indicate duties or obligations to |
| recant | to withdraw or repudiate (a statement or belief) formally and publicly : renounce |
| tinge | a slight staining or suffusing shade or color |
| litter | a covered and curtained couch provided with shafts and used for carrying a single passenger |
| catapult | an ancient military device for hurling missiles |
| muted | being mute : silent |
| discursive | moving from topic to topic without order : rambling |
| compound | something formed by a union of elements or parts |