GRE Word List

CALORIFIC

caloric

The meaning of the word calorific is caloric.

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WordMeaning
perspicuousplain to the understanding especially because of clarity and precision of presentation
embezzlementto appropriate (something, such as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use
projectilea body projected by external force and continuing in motion by its own inertia
comityfriendly social atmosphere : social harmony
poisebalance
magnanimitythe quality of being magnanimous : loftiness of spirit enabling one to bear trouble calmly, to disdain meanness and pettiness, and to display a noble generosity
desperadoa bold or violent criminal
egoisma doctrine that individual self-interest is the actual motive of all conscious action
volleythe flight of the ball (as in volleyball or tennis) or its course before striking the ground
remittancea sum of money remitted