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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cowerto shrink away or crouch especially for shelter from something that menaces, domineers, or dismays
vivaciouslively in temper, conduct, or spirit : sprightly
poseura person who pretends to be what he or she is not : an affected or insincere person
emollientmaking soft or supple
convergeto tend or move toward one point or one another : come together : meet
slighthaving a slim or delicate build : not stout or massive in body
threadbarehaving the nap worn off so that the thread shows : shabby
jetsamthe part of a ship, its equipment, or its cargo that is cast overboard to lighten the load in time of distress and that sinks or is washed ashore
timiditylacking in courage or self-confidence
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