GRE Word List
BALM
something that relieves pain; oily liquid with a pleasant smell from trees
The meaning of the word balm is something that relieves pain; oily liquid with a pleasant smell from trees.
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fanaticism | excessive zeal; extreme devotion to a belief or cause; N. fanatic; ADJ. fanatic |
incognito | with identity concealed; using an assumed name; ADJ. |
spendthrift | someone who wastes money; CF. thrift: accumulated wealth |
pucker | gather into wrinkles or folds; N: wrinkle or fold |
verbiage | pompous array of words; too many unnecessary words; wordiness |
bicker | quarrel |
chaplain | clergyman attached to a chapel |
repeal | revoke; annul |
lunatic | insane; Ex. lunatic asylum |
arable | fit for growing crops; Ex. arable land |