GRE Word List
CELIBATE
of, relating to, or characterized by celibacy:
The meaning of the word celibate is of, relating to, or characterized by celibacy:.
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| expatiate | to move about freely or at will : wander |
| elicit | to call forth or draw out (something, such as information or a response) |
| perceptive | responsive to sensory stimuli : discerning |
| revoke | to annul by recalling or taking back : rescind |
| addiction | a compulsive, chronic, physiological or psychological need for a habit-forming substance, behavior, or activity having harmful physical, psychological, or social effects and typically causing well-defined symptoms (such as anxiety, irritability, tremors, or nausea) upon withdrawal or abstinence : the state of being addicted |
| dissuade | to advise (a person) against something |
| catalyst | a substance that enables a chemical reaction to proceed at a usually faster rate or under different conditions (as at a lower temperature) than otherwise possible |
| reconcile | to restore to friendship or harmony |
| hive | a container for housing honeybees |
| doom | a law or ordinance especially in Anglo-Saxon England |