GRE Word List
CONCESSION
an act of yielding; conceding; something conceded; point, right, etc. given unwillingly; privilege of maintaining a business in a certain place; Ex. oil concessions in the North sea; CF. concessionaire
The meaning of the word concession is an act of yielding; conceding; something conceded; point, right, etc. given unwillingly; privilege of maintaining a business in a certain place; Ex. oil concessions in the North sea; CF. concessionaire.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| deducible | derived by reasoning; V. deduce: infer; derive by reasoning |
| scuttle | sink (a ship) by cutting holes in the hull; scrap; discard; N: small hatch in a ship's deck or hull |
| insubordination | disobedience; rebelliousness; ADJ. insubordinate |
| generate | cause; produce; create |
| hostage | person who is kept as a prisoner by an enemy so that the other side will do what the enemy demands |
| significant | expressing a meaning; important; Ex. significant smile; N. significance: importance; meaning; V. signify: denote; mean; signal; make known; matter; be significant |
| frail | weak; N. frailty |
| antler | bony growth on the head of a deer |
| gross | total; fragrant; clearly wrong; (of people's behavior) coarse; corpulent; Ex. gross insolence/behavior; V: earn as a total amount; N: 12 dozens |
| sporadic | occurring irregularly; intermittent |
