GRE Word List
CLIPPER
one that clips something
The meaning of the word clipper is one that clips something.
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|---|---|
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| torrent | a violent or forceful flow of fluid |
| effervescence | the property of forming bubbles : the action or process of effervescing |
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| umbrage | a feeling of pique or resentment at some often fancied slight or insult |
| captious | marked by an often ill-natured inclination to stress faults and raise objections |
| stifle | to withhold from circulation or expression |