GRE Word List
CALLOUS
being hardened and thickened
The meaning of the word callous is being hardened and thickened.
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| martyr | a person who voluntarily suffers death as the penalty of witnessing to and refusing to renounce a religion |
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| indissoluble | not dissoluble |
| conclusive | of, relating to, or being a conclusion |
| cupidity | inordinate desire for wealth : avarice |
| gastronomy | the art or science of good eating |
| forswear | to make a liar of (oneself) under or as if under oath |
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| wont | accustomed |
| credulity | readiness or willingness to believe especially on slight or uncertain evidence |