GRE Word List
BUST
a sculptured representation of the upper part of the human figure including the head and neck and usually part of the shoulders and breast
The meaning of the word bust is a sculptured representation of the upper part of the human figure including the head and neck and usually part of the shoulders and breast.
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| gyroscope | a wheel or disk mounted to spin rapidly about an axis and also free to rotate about one or both of two axes perpendicular to each other and to the axis of spin so that a rotation of one of the two mutually perpendicular axes results from application of torque to the other when the wheel is spinning and so that the entire apparatus offers considerable opposition depending on the angular momentum to any torque that would change the direction of the axis of spin |
| chaotic | marked by chaos or being in a state of chaos : completely confused or disordered |
| avid | characterized by enthusiasm and vigorous pursuit : very eager and enthusiastic |
| expenditure | the act or process of expending |
| fiend | devil |
| demagogue | a leader who makes use of popular prejudices and false claims and promises in order to gain power |
| parry | to ward off a weapon or blow |
| pore | to gaze intently |
| exploit | deed |
| domineer | to exercise arbitrary or overbearing control |