GRE Word List
CLAVICLE
a bone of the shoulder girdle typically serving to link the scapula and sternum
The meaning of the word clavicle is a bone of the shoulder girdle typically serving to link the scapula and sternum.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| paucity | smallness of number : fewness |
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| engross | to copy or write in a large hand |
| circumlocution | the use of an unnecessarily large number of words to express an idea |
| confiscate | appropriated by the government : forfeited |
| actuate | to put into mechanical action or motion |
| unobtrusive | not obtrusive : not blatant, arresting, or aggressive : inconspicuous |
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| vernal | of, relating to, or occurring in the spring |
| malign | evil in nature, influence, or effect : injurious |