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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| sidetrack | siding |
| vapid | lacking flavor, zest, interest, animation, or spirit : flat |
| buccaneer | any of the freebooters preying on Spanish ships and settlements especially in 17th century West Indies |
| misapprehension | to apprehend wrongly : misunderstand |
| tarantula | any of various large, typically ground-dwelling, hairy, mygalomorph spiders (family Theraphosidae) of warm regions that possess venomous fangs used to subdue and kill prey (such as insects, centipedes, frogs, and mice) caught by ambush or chase and that construct silk-lined burrows but do not build webs to trap food |
| terse | using few words : devoid of superfluity |
| unceremonious | not ceremonious : informal |
| diffuse | being at once verbose and ill-organized |
| rabies | an acute virus disease of the nervous system of mammals that is caused by a rhabdovirus (species Rabies virus of the genus Lyssavirus) usually transmitted through the bite of a rabid animal and that is characterized typically by increased salivation, abnormal behavior, and eventual paralysis and death when untreated |
| artful | performed with or showing art or skill |
