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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| solace | to give comfort to in grief or misfortune : console |
| gossamer | a film of cobwebs floating in air in calm clear weather |
| obloquy | a strongly condemnatory utterance : abusive language |
| apprehend | arrest |
| fulsome | characterized by abundance : copious |
| squeamish | easily nauseated : queasy |
| deadpan | marked by an impassive matter-of-fact manner, style, or expression |
| acclivity | an ascending slope (as of a hill) |
| grouse | any of various chiefly ground-dwelling birds (family Tetraonidae) that are usually of reddish-brown or other protective color and have feathered legs and that include many important game birds |
| puerile | juvenile |