GRE Word List
BREADTH
distance from side to side : width
The meaning of the word breadth is distance from side to side : width.
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|---|---|
| epicure | one with sensitive and discriminating tastes especially in food or wine |
| impenetrable | incapable of being penetrated or pierced |
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| spendthrift | a person who spends improvidently or wastefully |
| cremate | to subject to cremation |
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| probe | a slender medical instrument used especially for exploration (as of a wound or body cavity) |
| propensity | an often intense natural inclination or preference |
| passive | acted upon by an external agency |