GRE Word List
COLLATERAL
security given for loan; ADJ: secondary; descended from the same person but through different sons or daughters
The meaning of the word collateral is security given for loan; ADJ: secondary; descended from the same person but through different sons or daughters.
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coda | concluding section of a musical or literary composition |
accelerate | move faster |
marginal | of a margin; barely within a limit; Ex. marginal effect/writing ability |
macerate | soften by soaking in liquid; waste away; Ex. macerate powdered wood to make paper |
sectarian | of a sect; narrow-minded; parochial; N: member of a sect; narrow-minded person |
unwieldy | awkward (to carry or move); cumbersome; unmanageable |
chimerical | fantastically improbable; highly unrealistic; N. chimera: unreal fancy; fire-breathing female creature |
inverse | opposite |
waif | homeless child or animal; Ex. waifs and strays |
mannered | affected; not natural; Ex. mannered way of speech |