GRE Word List
CALLOUS
being hardened and thickened
The meaning of the word callous is being hardened and thickened.
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| explicate | to give a detailed explanation of |
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| transmute | to change or alter in form, appearance, or nature and especially to a higher form |
| paranoia | mental illness characterized by systematized delusions of persecution or grandeur usually without hallucinations |
| barrister | a counsel admitted to plead at the bar and undertake the public trial of causes in an English superior court compare solicitor |
| lucid | suffused with light : luminous |
| credence | mental acceptance as true or real |
| adhere | to hold fast or stick by or as if by gluing, suction, grasping, or fusing |
| venerate | to regard with reverential respect or with admiring deference |
| receptive | able or inclined to receive |
