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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| officious | volunteering one's services where they are neither asked nor needed : meddlesome |
| laconic | using or involving the use of a minimum of words : concise to the point of seeming rude or mysterious |
| apothegm | a short, pithy, and instructive saying or formulation : aphorism |
| grievance | a cause of distress (such as an unsatisfactory working condition) felt to afford reason for complaint or resistance |
| condone | to regard or treat (something bad or blameworthy) as acceptable, forgivable, or harmless |
| facilitate | to make easier : help bring about |
| fraudulent | characterized by, based on, or done by fraud : deceitful |
| lectern | a stand used to support a book or script in a convenient position for a standing reader or speaker |
| pen | to shut in or as if in a pen |
| acclaim | applaud |