GRE Word List
CADET
a younger brother or son
The meaning of the word cadet is a younger brother or son.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| infallible | incapable of error : unerring |
| smelt | any of a family (Osmeridae) of small bony fishes that closely resemble the trouts in general structure, live along coasts and ascend rivers to spawn or are landlocked, and have delicate oily flesh with a distinctive odor and taste |
| affluence | abundance of property : wealth |
| refractory | resisting control or authority : stubborn |
| theocracy | government of a state by immediate divine guidance or by officials who are regarded as divinely guided |
| execrable | deserving to be execrated : detestable |
| crone | a cruel or ugly old woman |
| anarchy | absence of government |
| overturn | to cause to turn over : upset |
| tenacious | not easily pulled apart : cohesive |