GRE Word List
DEBUT
a first appearance
The meaning of the word debut is a first appearance.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| reactionary | relating to, marked by, or favoring reaction |
| fitful | characterized by fits or paroxysms |
| surly | menacing or threatening in appearance |
| 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 |
| extenuate | to lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of (something, such as a fault or offense) by making partial excuses : mitigate |
| oversee | survey |
| distinction | the act of perceiving someone or something as being not the same and often treating as separate or different : the distinguishing of a difference |
| leash | a line for leading or restraining an animal |
| adversity | a state or instance of serious or continued difficulty or misfortune |
| mangle | to injure with deep disfiguring wounds by cutting, tearing, or crushing |