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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fiat | an authoritative or arbitrary order : decree |
uproarious | marked by uproar |
apex | the uppermost point : vertex |
quixotic | foolishly impractical especially in the pursuit of ideals |
paradigm | example |
bemoan | to express deep grief or distress over |
inimical | being adverse often by reason of hostility or malevolence |
somatic | of, relating to, or affecting the body especially as distinguished from the germplasm |
acrimonious | angry and bitter : caustic, biting, or rancorous especially in feeling, language, or manner |
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