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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WordMeaning
memorializeto address or petition by a memorial
accrueto come into existence as a legally enforceable claim
impassionedfilled with passion or zeal : showing great warmth or intensity of feeling
decadencethe process of becoming decadent : the quality or state of being decadent
blightedaffected with blight (see blight
ellipticalof, relating to, or shaped like an ellipse
ballasta heavy substance (such as rocks or water) placed in such a way as to improve stability and control (as of the draft of a ship or the buoyancy of a balloon or submarine)
luminousemitting or reflecting usually steady, suffused, or glowing light
sleightdeceitful craftiness
obsidiana dark natural glass formed by the cooling of molten lava