GRE Word List

DEBUT

a first appearance

The meaning of the word debut is a first appearance.

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WordMeaning
vortexsomething that resembles a whirlpool
panderto act as a pander
dissonancelack of agreement
epigrama concise poem dealing pointedly and often satirically with a single thought or event and often ending with an ingenious turn of thought
direexciting horror
shrewdmarked by clever discerning awareness and hardheaded acumen
backslideto lapse morally or in the practice of religion
chancellorthe secretary of a nobleman, prince, or king
clapto strike (two things, such as two flat, hard surfaces) together so as to produce a sharp percussive noise
extenuateto lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of (something, such as a fault or offense) by making partial excuses : mitigate