GRE Word List
CALLOUS
being hardened and thickened
The meaning of the word callous is being hardened and thickened.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| concerted | mutually contrived or agreed on |
| bowdlerize | to expurgate (something, such as a book) by omitting or modifying parts considered vulgar |
| exasperate | to cause irritation or annoyance to |
| scholarly | of, characteristic of, or suitable to learned persons : learned |
| supersede | to cause to be set aside |
| stereotype | to make a stereotype from |
| implausible | not plausible : provoking disbelief |
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| hybrid | an offspring of two animals or plants of different subspecies, breeds, varieties, species, or genera |
| petty | having secondary rank or importance : minor |