GRE Word List

CAPACITY

legal competency (see competence

The meaning of the word capacity is legal competency (see competence.

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WordMeaning
digressionthe act or an instance of leaving the main subject in an extended written or verbal expression of thought : the act or an instance of digressing in a discourse or other usually organized literary work
crossbreedhybridize
wagto be in motion : stir
austerestern and cold in appearance or manner
avantgardegroup of artists whose work is based on the newest ideas and methods; CF. vanguard
crypticsecret
reprieveto delay the punishment of (someone, such as a condemned prisoner)
regimenta military unit consisting usually of a number of battalions
lotterya drawing of lots in which prizes are distributed to the winners among persons buying a chance
obfuscateto throw into shadow : darken