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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| unction | the act of anointing as a rite of consecration or healing |
| momentum | a property (see property |
| vindicate | to free from allegation or blame |
| mulct | fine |
| hallucination | a sensory perception (such as a visual image or a sound) that occurs in the absence of an actual external stimulus and usually arises from neurological disturbance (such as that associated with delirium tremens, schizophrenia, Parkinson's disease, or narcolepsy) or in response to drugs (such as LSD or phencyclidine) |
| diurnal | active chiefly in the daytime |
| permeable | capable of being permeated : penetrable |
| lagoon | a shallow sound, channel, or pond near or communicating with a larger body of water |
| renegade | a deserter from one faith, cause, or allegiance to another |
| irreproachable | not reproachable : blameless |