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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| blandishment | something that tends to coax or cajole : allurement |
| obsessive | tending to cause obsession |
| repress | to check by or as if by pressure : curb |
| sedulous | involving or accomplished with careful perseverance |
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| portend | to give an omen or anticipatory sign of |
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