GRE Word List
CAREEN
to put (a ship or boat) on a beach especially in order to clean, caulk, or repair the hull
The meaning of the word careen is to put (a ship or boat) on a beach especially in order to clean, caulk, or repair the hull.
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|---|---|
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| dingy | dirty |
| except | with the exclusion or exception of |
| derivation | the formation of a word from another word or base (as by the addition of a usually noninflectional affix) |
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