GRE Word List

CALLOUS

being hardened and thickened

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

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WordMeaning
dissipateto break up and drive off
hallucinationa sensory perception (such as a visual image or a sound) that occurs in the absence of an actual external stimulus and usually arises from neurological disturbance (such as that associated with delirium tremens, schizophrenia, Parkinson's disease, or narcolepsy) or in response to drugs (such as LSD or phencyclidine)
taperto become progressively smaller toward one end
righteousacting in accord with divine or moral law : free from guilt or sin
terminalleading ultimately to death : fatal
hypnosisa trancelike state that resembles sleep but is induced by a person whose suggestions are readily accepted by the subject
scuffleto struggle at close quarters with disorder and confusion
miserlyof, relating to, or characteristic of a miser
imponderablenot ponderable : incapable of being weighed or evaluated with exactness
promulgateto make (an idea, belief, etc.) known to many people by open declaration : proclaim