GRE Word List
CONCOMITANT
that which accompanies; Ex. Deafnes is a frequent concommitant of old age; ADJ: existing or happening together with something else
The meaning of the word concomitant is that which accompanies; Ex. Deafnes is a frequent concommitant of old age; ADJ: existing or happening together with something else.
Random words
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acute | (of the senses) sharp; quickly perceptive; keen; penetrating; brief and severe; Ex. acute sense of smell/analysis/pain |
controvert | oppose with arguments; attempt to refute; contradict; ADJ. controversial; N. controversy |
catechism | book for religious instruction in question-and-answer form; religious instruction by question and answer; V. catechize |
arboretum | place where different trees and shrubs are studied and exhibited |
illusion | misleading vision or visual image; false idea or belief; CF. delusion |
induce | persuade; lead to do something; bring about; N. inducement |
loom | appear or take shape (usually in an enlarged, indistinct, or distorted form); Ex. The shadow of the gallows loomed threateningly. N: apparatus for making thread into cloth |
wrest | obtain by pulling violently; pull away; take by violence; Ex. wrest victory from their grasp |
mutilate | maim; injure lastingly; deprive of a limb or an essential part |
tantrum | fit of bad temper; fit of petulance; caprice; Ex. The child went into tantrums. |