GRE Word List
BLIGHTED
affected with blight (see blight
The meaning of the word blighted is affected with blight (see blight.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| promontory | a high point of land or rock projecting into a body of water |
| juxtapose | to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect) |
| aver | to declare positively |
| skulduggery | underhanded or unscrupulous behavior |
| sequester | to set apart : segregate |
| conscript | a conscripted person (such as a military recruit) |
| ferret | a domesticated usually albino, brownish, or silver-gray animal (Mustela putorius furo) that is descended from the European polecat |
| prognosis | the prospect of recovery as anticipated from the usual course of disease or peculiarities of the case |
| pique | to excite or arouse especially by a provocation, challenge, or rebuff |
| asperity | roughness of manner or of temper : harshness of behavior or speech that expresses bitterness or anger |