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 |
|---|---|
| unexceptionable | not open to objection or criticism : beyond reproach : unimpeachable |
| trepidation | a nervous or fearful feeling of uncertain agitation : apprehension |
| defray | to provide for the payment of : pay |
| fetish | an object (such as a small stone carving of an animal) believed to have magical power to protect or aid its owner |
| induct | to put in formal possession (as of a benefice or office) : install |
| excise | an internal tax levied on the manufacture, sale, or consumption of a commodity |
| clairvoyant | having clairvoyance : able to see beyond the range of ordinary perception |
| compound | something formed by a union of elements or parts |
| rampant | rearing upon the hind legs with forelegs extended |
| perdition | eternal damnation |