GRE Word List
CLOUT
a piece of cloth or leather : rag
The meaning of the word clout is a piece of cloth or leather : rag.
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|---|---|
| sound | a particular auditory impression : tone |
| warrant | sanction |
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| clairvoyant | having clairvoyance : able to see beyond the range of ordinary perception |
| rivet | a headed pin or bolt of metal used for uniting two or more pieces by passing the shank through a hole in each piece and then beating or pressing down the plain end so as to make a second head |
| institutionalize | to make into an institution : give character of an institution to |
| ambiguous | doubtful or uncertain especially from obscurity or indistinctness |
| vociferous | marked by or given to vehement insistent outcry |
| aboriginal | being the first or earliest known of its kind present in a region |
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