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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| Word | Meaning |
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| alliteration | the repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs) |
| trinket | a small ornament (such as a jewel or ring) |
| sardonic | disdainfully or skeptically humorous : derisively mocking |
| demise | death |
| macabre | having death as a subject : comprising or including a personalized representation of death |
| voyeur | someone who obtains sexual gratification from observing unsuspecting individuals who are partly undressed, naked, or engaged in sexual acts |
| nocturnal | of, relating to, or occurring in the night |
| cerebration | to use the mind : think |
| esoteric | designed for or understood by the specially initiated alone |
| definitive | serving to provide a final solution or to end a situation |