GRE Word List

CALLOUS

being hardened and thickened

The meaning of the word callous is being hardened and thickened.

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WordMeaning
smirkto smile in a smug or condescending way
muddleto make turbid or muddy
invalidnot valid:
interloperone that interlopes: such as
cumulativeincreasing by successive additions
vertebrateany of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life
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prevalentgenerally or widely accepted, practiced, or favored : widespread
cataclysmflood
abscissionthe act or process of cutting off : removal