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 |
|---|---|
| culmination | the action of culminating |
| valor | strength of mind or spirit that enables a person to encounter danger with firmness : personal bravery |
| jubilation | an act of rejoicing : the state of being jubilant |
| sober | not intoxicated |
| neophyte | a new convert : proselyte |
| ulterior | going beyond what is openly said or shown and especially what is proper |
| peerless | matchless |
| carousal | a wild, drunken party or celebration : a drunken revel : carouse |
| graduated | marked with divisions indicating degrees or units of measurement |
| goad | to incite or rouse as if with a goad (see goad |