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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WordMeaning
submissivesubmitting to others
retrenchcut down
impassionedfilled with passion or zeal : showing great warmth or intensity of feeling
hackneyedlacking in freshness or originality
stammerto make involuntary stops and repetitions in speaking : stutter
appallto overcome with consternation, shock, or dismay
ingrainedforming a part of the essence or inmost being : deep-seated
unfeignednot feigned or hypocritical : genuine
ordeala primitive means used to determine guilt or innocence by submitting the accused to dangerous or painful tests believed to be under supernatural control
abortiveprematurely born