GRE Word List

COURIER

messenger

The meaning of the word courier is messenger.

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disinterto take out of the grave or tomb
exorciseto expel (an evil spirit) by adjuration
flaila hand threshing implement consisting of a wooden handle at the end of which a stouter and shorter stick is so hung as to swing freely
decrepitudethe quality or state of being decrepit
dermatologista branch of medicine dealing with the skin, its structure, functions, and diseases
negligencethe quality or state of being negligent
mercantileof or relating to merchants or trading
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brandishto shake or wave (something, such as a weapon) menacingly