GRE Word List
CANDOR
unreserved, honest, or sincere expression : forthrightness
The meaning of the word candor is unreserved, honest, or sincere expression : forthrightness.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| shunt | to turn off to one side : shift |
| etymology | the history of a linguistic form (such as a word) shown by tracing its development since its earliest recorded occurrence in the language where it is found, by tracing its transmission from one language to another, by analyzing it into its component parts, by identifying its cognates in other languages, or by tracing it and its cognates to a common ancestral form in an ancestral language |
| furor | an angry or maniacal fit : rage |
| potpourri | a mixture of flowers, herbs, and spices that is usually kept in a jar and used for scent |
| barrage | a dam placed in a watercourse to increase the depth of water or to divert it into a channel for navigation or irrigation |
| ejaculation | an act of ejaculating |
| frail | easily led into evil |
| impassive | giving no sign of feeling or emotion : expressionless |
| devout | committed or devoted to religion or to religious duties or exercises |
| gist | essence; main point; substance |