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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| convoluted | having convolutions |
| profligate | wildly extravagant |
| frivolous | of little weight or importance |
| detrimental | obviously harmful : damaging |
| truncate | to shorten by or as if by cutting off |
| phlegmatic | resembling, consisting of, or producing the humor phlegm |
| potable | suitable for drinking |
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