GRE Word List
DEBUT
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The meaning of the word debut is a first appearance.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| apiculture | the keeping of bees especially on a large scale |
| paroxysm | a fit, attack, or sudden increase or recurrence of symptoms (as of a disease) : convulsion |
| carat | a unit of fineness for gold equal to ¹/₂₄ part of pure gold in an alloy |
| cozen | to deceive, win over, or induce to do something by artful coaxing and wheedling or shrewd trickery |
| scruple | a unit of capacity equal to ¹/₂₄ Apothecaries' ounce see Weights and Measures Table |
| homage | a feudal ceremony by which a man acknowledges himself the vassal of a lord |
| sinewy | full of sinews: such as |
| galleon | a heavy square-rigged sailing ship of the 15th to early 18th centuries used for war or commerce especially by the Spanish |
| slough | a place of deep mud or mire |
| disinterested | not having the mind or feelings engaged (see engaged |