GRE Word List

CHAPERON

a person (such as a matron) who for propriety (see propriety

The meaning of the word chaperon is a person (such as a matron) who for propriety (see propriety.

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WordMeaning
presumeto undertake without leave or clear justification : dare
negligibleso small or unimportant or of so little consequence as to warrant little or no attention : trifling
prostratestretched out with face on the ground in adoration or submission
contemptthe act of despising : the state of mind of one who despises : disdain
supererogatoryobserved or performed to an extent not enjoined or required
obscuredark
intimatemarked by a warm friendship developing through long association
regenta person who governs a kingdom in the minority, absence, or disability of the sovereign
decryto depreciate (something, such as a coin) officially or publicly
ramificationbranch