GRE Word List
COEVAL
living at the same time as; existing during the same period of time; contemporary; of the same age
The meaning of the word coeval is living at the same time as; existing during the same period of time; contemporary; of the same age.
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addendum | addition; appendix to book; something that is added (as at the end of a speech or book) |
lumber | move heavily or clumsily; Ex. The bear lumbered through the woods; N: timber |
multilingual | having many languages; fluent in several languages |
waylay | ambush; lie in wait for and attack |
predilection | preference; partiality |
subsume | include (as a member of a group); encompass |
consign | send to a person or place for sale; deliver officially; entrust; put into the care of another; set apart (for a special purpose); N. consignment; CF. consignor, consignee |
eccentricity | oddity; idiosyncrasy |
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