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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| retiring | reserved |
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| nonentity | something that does not exist or exists only in the imagination |
| metaphor | a figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money) |
| toss | to throw with a quick, light, or careless motion or with a sudden jerk |
| bilious | of or relating to a yellow or greenish fluid that is secreted by the liver and that aids especially in the emulsification and absorption of fats : of or relating to bile (see bile |
| incontrovertible | not open to question : indisputable |
| inconsistency | an instance of being inconsistent |
| quibble | to evade the point of an argument by caviling about words |
| sportive | frolicsome |