GRE Word List

BOOR

peasant

The meaning of the word boor is peasant.

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complacencyself-satisfaction especially when accompanied by unawareness of actual dangers or deficiencies
throespang
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divestto deprive or dispossess especially of property, authority, or title
arbitrateto act as arbiter upon (a disputed question) : to settle (a dispute between two people or groups) after hearing the arguments and opinions of both
epistemologistthe study or a theory of the nature and grounds of knowledge especially with reference to its limits and validity
sibyllineany of several prophetesses usually accepted as 10 in number and credited to widely separate parts of the ancient world (such as Babylonia, Egypt, Greece, and Italy)
sonorousproducing sound (as when struck)
incandescentwhite, glowing, or luminous with intense heat
inveighto protest or complain bitterly or vehemently : rail