GRE Word List
BEATITUDE
a state of utmost bliss
The meaning of the word beatitude is a state of utmost bliss.
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| regale | to entertain sumptuously : feast with delicacies |
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| vise | any of various tools with two jaws for holding work that close usually by a screw, lever, or cam |
| contraband | illegal or prohibited traffic in goods : smuggling |
| malodorous | having a bad odor |
| taint | to contaminate morally : corrupt |
| homeostasis | a relatively stable state of equilibrium or a tendency toward such a state between the different but interdependent elements or groups of elements of an organism, population, or group |
| insidious | having a gradual and cumulative effect : subtle |
| castigation | to subject to severe punishment, reproof, or criticism |
| pragmatist | a practical approach to problems and affairs |