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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WordMeaning
auspiciousshowing or suggesting that future success is likely : propitious
encipherto convert (a message) into cipher
referendumthe principle or practice of submitting to popular vote a measure passed on or proposed by a legislative body or by popular initiative
restivestubbornly resisting control : balky
theoreticalexisting only in theory : hypothetical
derelictionan intentional abandonment
aphasialoss or impairment of the power to use or comprehend words usually resulting from brain damage (as from a stroke, head injury, or infection)
elegya poem in elegiac couplets
diluteattenuate
blandishmentsomething that tends to coax or cajole : allurement