GRE Word List

CALLOUS

being hardened and thickened

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

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carousala wild, drunken party or celebration : a drunken revel : carouse
cupidityinordinate desire for wealth : avarice
maraudto roam about and raid in search of plunder
scantylimited or less than sufficient in degree, quantity, or extent
clariona medieval trumpet with clear shrill tones
inerrancyexemption from error : infallibility
surrogateone appointed to act in place of another : deputy
chaffingthe seed coverings and other debris separated from the seed in threshing grain
exorbitantnot coming within the scope of the law
odiumthe state or fact of being subjected to hatred and contempt as a result of a despicable act or blameworthy circumstance