GRE Word List

CAVALIER

marked by or given to offhand and often disdainful (see disdain

The meaning of the word cavalier is marked by or given to offhand and often disdainful (see disdain.

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balkto refuse abruptly
elaborateplanned or carried out with great care
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epiloguea concluding section that rounds out the design of a literary work