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 |
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| purport | to have the often specious appearance of being, intending, or claiming (something implied or inferred) |
| saga | a prose narrative recorded in Iceland in the 12th and 13th centuries of historic or legendary figures and events of the heroic age of Norway and Iceland |
| permeable | capable of being permeated : penetrable |
| petrify | to convert (organic matter) into stone or a substance of stony hardness by the infiltration of water and the deposition of dissolved mineral matter |
| decant | to draw off (a liquid) without disturbing the sediment or the lower liquid layers |
| thrifty | given to or marked by economy and good management |
| drudge | to do hard, menial, or monotonous work |
| hideous | offensive to the senses and especially to sight : exceedingly ugly |
| rationalize | to bring into accord with reason or cause something to seem reasonable: such as |
| chortle | to sing or chant exultantly |