GRE Word List

CATHARTIC

of, relating to, or producing catharsis

The meaning of the word cathartic is of, relating to, or producing catharsis.

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connivancethe act of conniving
prosperousauspicious
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intractablenot easily governed, managed, or directed
degeneratehaving declined or become less specialized (as in nature, character, structure, or function) from an ancestral or former state
blandishmentsomething that tends to coax or cajole : allurement
concatenatelinked together
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