GRE Word List
CAREER
a profession for which one trains and which is undertaken as a permanent calling
The meaning of the word career is a profession for which one trains and which is undertaken as a permanent calling.
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| baroque | of, relating to, or having the characteristics of a style of artistic expression prevalent especially in the 17th century that is marked generally by use of complex forms, bold ornamentation, and the juxtaposition of contrasting elements often conveying a sense of drama, movement, and tension |
| volition | the power of choosing or determining : will |
| emollient | making soft or supple |
| rend | to remove from place by violence : wrest |
| notable | worthy of note : remarkable |
| luster | a glow of reflected light : sheen |
| deciduous | falling off or shed seasonally or at a certain stage of development in the life cycle |
| beleaguer | besiege |
| self-righteous | convinced of one's own righteousness especially in contrast with the actions and beliefs of others : narrow-mindedly moralistic |
| quack | to make the characteristic cry of a duck |