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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| extort | to obtain from a person by force, intimidation, or undue or illegal power : wring |
| peer | one that is of equal standing with another : equal |
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| suffuse | to spread over or through in the manner of fluid or light : flush |
| agnostic | a person who holds the view that any ultimate reality (such as God) is unknown and probably unknowable |
| hazy | made dim or cloudy by or as if by fine dust, smoke, or light vapor in the air : obscured by or as if by haze (see haze |
| privation | an act or instance of depriving : deprivation |
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| outlaw | a person excluded from the benefit or protection of the law |
| bitter | being, inducing, or marked by the one of the five basic taste sensations that is peculiarly acrid, astringent, and often disagreeable and characteristic of citrus peels, unsweetened cocoa, black coffee, mature leafy greens (such as kale or mustard), or ale |