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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| inconsequential | of no significance : unimportant |
| capsize | to cause to overturn |
| transcendental | transcendent |
| encroachment | to enter by gradual steps or by stealth into the possessions or rights of another |
| puerile | juvenile |
| enterprising | marked by an independent energetic spirit and by readiness to act |
| axiom | a statement accepted as true as the basis for argument or inference : postulate |
| shear | to cut off the hair from |
| stalwart | marked by outstanding strength and vigor of body, mind, or spirit |
| ancestry | line of descent : lineage |