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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demerit | offense |
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impetus | a driving force : impulse |
demean | to lower in character, status, or reputation |
wade | to step in or through a medium (such as water) offering more resistance than air |
opportunist | one that is opportunistic or that practices opportunism |
refute | to prove wrong by argument or evidence : show to be false or erroneous |
resurge | to undergo a resurgence |
latch | to lay hold with or as if with the hands or arms |
iconoclastic | a person who attacks settled beliefs or institutions |