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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jostleto come in contact or into collision
gruelingtrying or taxing to the point of exhaustion : punishing
inscrutablenot readily investigated, interpreted, or understood : mysterious
forswearto make a liar of (oneself) under or as if under oath
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imbalancelack of balance : the state of being out of equilibrium or out of proportion
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