GRE Word List
COROLLARY
a proposition (see proposition
The meaning of the word corollary is a proposition (see proposition.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| askance | with disapproval or distrust : scornfully |
| soliloquy | the act of talking to oneself |
| benign | of a mild type or character that does not threaten health or life |
| ballast | a heavy substance (such as rocks or water) placed in such a way as to improve stability and control (as of the draft of a ship or the buoyancy of a balloon or submarine) |
| elope | to run away secretly with the intention of getting married usually without parental consent |
| defrock | to deprive of the right to exercise the functions of office |
| extemporaneous | composed, performed, or uttered on the spur of the moment : impromptu |
| draw | to cause to move continuously toward or after a force applied in advance : pull |
| proximity | the quality or state of being proximate : closeness |
| stockade | a line of stout posts set firmly to form a defense |