GRE Word List

BAUBLE

trinket

The meaning of the word bauble is trinket.

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WordMeaning
retainto keep in possession or use
contentiouslikely to cause disagreement or argument
perspicuityplain to the understanding especially because of clarity and precision of presentation
blunthaving an edge or point that is not sharp
manipulateto treat or operate with or as if with the hands or by mechanical means especially in a skillful manner
refractiondeflection from a straight path undergone by a light ray or energy wave in passing obliquely from one medium (such as air) into another (such as glass) in which its velocity is different
homelysuggestive or characteristic of a place of residence or home
compendiuma brief summary of a larger work or of a field of knowledge : abstract
incarnationthe act of incarnating : the state of being incarnate
skirmisha minor fight in war usually incidental to larger movements