GRE Word List

CONCOCT

to prepare by combining raw materials

The meaning of the word concoct is to prepare by combining raw materials.

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conjureto charge or entreat earnestly or solemnly
solecisman ungrammatical combination of words in a sentence
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superannuatedoutmoded
extrapolationto predict by projecting past experience or known data
palimpsestwriting material (such as a parchment or tablet) used one or more times after earlier writing has been erased
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