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 |
|---|---|
| retroactive | extending in scope or effect to a prior time or to conditions that existed or originated in the past |
| promontory | a high point of land or rock projecting into a body of water |
| ribald | marked by coarseness or lewdness : crude |
| convex | curved or rounded outward like the exterior of a sphere or circle |
| grim | fierce in disposition or action : savage |
| immutable | not capable of or susceptible to change |
| unexceptionable | not open to objection or criticism : beyond reproach : unimpeachable |
| diatribe | a bitter and abusive speech or piece of writing |
| hireling | a person who serves for hire especially for purely mercenary motives |
| glut | to flood (the market) with goods so that supply exceeds demand |