GRE Word List

DEBUTANTE

one making a debut (see debut

The meaning of the word debutante is one making a debut (see debut.

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azurethe blue color of the clear sky
countermandto revoke (a command) by a contrary order
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capillaryresembling a hair especially in slender elongated form
tarantulaany of various large, typically ground-dwelling, hairy, mygalomorph spiders (family Theraphosidae) of warm regions that possess venomous fangs used to subdue and kill prey (such as insects, centipedes, frogs, and mice) caught by ambush or chase and that construct silk-lined burrows but do not build webs to trap food
propitiousfavorably disposed : benevolent
cloistera monastic establishment
espousemarry
blighta disease or injury of plants marked by the formation of lesions, withering, and death of parts (such as leaves and tubers)
autopsyan examination of a body after death to determine the cause of death or the character and extent of changes produced by disease