GRE Word List
COURT
the residence or establishment of a sovereign or similar dignitary
The meaning of the word court is the residence or establishment of a sovereign or similar dignitary.
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| opiate | an alkaloid drug (such as morphine or codeine) that contains or is derived from opium, binds to cell receptors primarily of the central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract, acts to block pain, induce sedation or sleep, depress respiration, and produce calmness or euphoria, and is associated with physiological tolerance (see tolerance |
| hazardous | involving or exposing one to risk (as of loss or harm) |
| debutante | one making a debut (see debut |
| derogatory | expressive of a low opinion : disparaging |
| bureaucracy | a body of nonelected government officials |
| pucker | to become wrinkled or constricted |
| inextricable | forming a maze or tangle from which it is impossible to get free |
| fundamental | serving as a basis supporting existence or determining essential structure or function : basic |
| detrimental | obviously harmful : damaging |
| refraction | deflection from a straight path undergone by a light ray or energy wave in passing obliquely from one medium (such as air) into another (such as glass) in which its velocity is different |