GRE Word List
CORDON
an ornamental cord or ribbon
The meaning of the word cordon is an ornamental cord or ribbon.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| odious | arousing or deserving hatred or repugnance : hateful |
| exegesis | exposition |
| bulk | magnitude |
| magnanimity | the quality of being magnanimous : loftiness of spirit enabling one to bear trouble calmly, to disdain meanness and pettiness, and to display a noble generosity |
| proponent | one who argues in favor of something : advocate |
| precipitate | to throw violently : hurl |
| mitigate | to cause to become less harsh or hostile : mollify |
| nebula | any of numerous clouds of gas or dust in interstellar space |
| miscreant | unbelieving |
| retract | to draw back or in |