GRE Word List
CANT
the expression or repetition of conventional or trite opinions or sentiments
The meaning of the word cant is the expression or repetition of conventional or trite opinions or sentiments.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| forestall | to exclude, hinder, or prevent (something) by prior occupation or measures |
| fructify | to bear fruit |
| militate | to have weight or effect |
| permissive | granted on sufferance : tolerated |
| austere | stern and cold in appearance or manner |
| brandish | to shake or wave (something, such as a weapon) menacingly |
| nadir | the point of the celestial sphere that is directly opposite the zenith and vertically downward from the observer |
| dynamic | marked by usually continuous and productive activity or change |
| deign | to condescend reluctantly and with a strong sense of the affront to one's superiority that is involved : stoop |
| fatalism | a doctrine that events are fixed in advance so that human beings are powerless to change them |