GRE Word List

CALLOUS

being hardened and thickened

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

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WordMeaning
pretendto give a false appearance of being, possessing, or performing
exudeto ooze out
disavowalto deny responsibility for : repudiate
actuateto put into mechanical action or motion
tertiaryof third rank, importance, or value
qualifyto reduce from a general to a particular or restricted form : modify
centurionan officer commanding a Roman century
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complicityassociation or participation in or as if in a wrongful act
substantivehaving substance : involving matters of major or practical importance to all concerned