GRE Word List

CANARD

a false or unfounded report or story

The meaning of the word canard is a false or unfounded report or story.

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equinoxeither of the two points on the celestial sphere where the celestial equator intersects the ecliptic
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benignof a mild type or character that does not threaten health or life
adjournto suspend indefinitely or until a later stated time
psychosisa serious mental illness (such as schizophrenia) characterized by defective or lost contact with reality often with hallucinations or delusions
encroachmentto enter by gradual steps or by stealth into the possessions or rights of another
marginalwritten or printed in the margin of a page or sheet
omnivorousfeeding on both animal and vegetable substances
centurionan officer commanding a Roman century
repelto drive back : repulse