GRE Word List
BOOR
peasant
The meaning of the word boor is peasant.
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fertile | producing or bearing many crops in great quantities : productive |
tangential | touching lightly : incidental |
itinerary | the route of a journey or tour or the proposed outline of one |
spatula | a flat thin implement used especially for spreading or mixing soft substances, scooping, or lifting |
imminent | ready to take place : happening soon |
diminution | the act, process, or an instance of becoming gradually less (as in size or importance) : the act, process, or an instance of diminishing : decrease |
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reticent | inclined to be silent or uncommunicative in speech : reserved |
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