GRE Word List
BOUT
a spell or period of activity: such as
The meaning of the word bout is a spell or period of activity: such as.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| apiculture | the keeping of bees especially on a large scale |
| acclivity | an ascending slope (as of a hill) |
| eerie | so mysterious, strange, or unexpected as to send a chill up the spine |
| incinerate | to cause to burn to ashes |
| throng | a multitude of assembled persons |
| imperative | not to be avoided or evaded : necessary |
| vulgar | lacking in cultivation, perception, or taste : coarse |
| derogatory | expressive of a low opinion : disparaging |
| tonsure | the Roman Catholic or Eastern rite of admission to the clerical state by the clipping or shaving of a portion of the head |
| recidivism | a tendency to relapse into a previous condition or mode of behavior |