GRE Word List
CHASM
a deep cleft in the surface of a planet (such as the earth) : gorge
The meaning of the word chasm is a deep cleft in the surface of a planet (such as the earth) : gorge.
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| cleft | a space or opening made by or as if by splitting : fissure |
| amend | to put right |
| ingrained | forming a part of the essence or inmost being : deep-seated |
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| inherent | involved in the constitution or essential character of something : belonging by nature or habit : intrinsic |
| embody | to give a body to (a spirit) : incarnate |
| autopsy | an examination of a body after death to determine the cause of death or the character and extent of changes produced by disease |
| satellite | a celestial body orbiting another of larger size |
| lineage | descent in a line from a common progenitor |