GRE Word List

CIRCLET

a little circle

The meaning of the word circlet is a little circle.

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pedanticof, relating to, or being a pedant
parvenuone that has recently or suddenly risen to an unaccustomed position of wealth or power and has not yet gained the prestige, dignity, or manner associated with it
disfigureto impair (as in beauty) by deep and persistent injuries
abstinencethe practice of abstaining from something : the practice of not doing or having something that is wanted or enjoyable
zeniththe point of the celestial sphere that is directly opposite the nadir and vertically above the observer see azimuth illustration
sourbeing, inducing, or marked by the one of the five basic taste sensations that is produced chiefly by acids and is characteristic of lemon juice
pretentiouscharacterized by pretension: such as
anathemasomeone or something intensely disliked or loathed
hacklesone of the long narrow feathers on the neck or saddle of a bird
gorgea narrow passage through land