GRE Word List
DEADLOCK
standstill resulting from the opposition of two unrelenting forces; stalemate
The meaning of the word deadlock is standstill resulting from the opposition of two unrelenting forces; stalemate.
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|---|---|
| outlandish | bizzare; peculiar; unconventional |
| antecede | precede |
| referendum | direct vote by all the people |
| glutton | someone who eats too much; ADJ. gluttonous: given to gluttony; greedy; CF. gluttony: habit of eating too much |
| grovel | crawl or creep on ground; remain prostrate; behave in a servile manner |
| bugaboo | bugbear; object of baseless terror |
| libretto | text of an opera or oratorio; CF. book |
| plethora | excess; overabundance; Ex. a plethora of excuses |
| reputed | supposed; Ex. reputed father of the child; V. repute: consider; N. repute: reputation; esteem |
| aggregate | sum; total; ADJ. V: gather into a mass or whole; accumulate; add up to; Ex. aggregate 100 dollars |
