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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aberrationthe fact or an instance of deviating or being aberrant especially from a moral standard or normal state
grillto broil on a grill
etymologythe history of a linguistic form (such as a word) shown by tracing its development since its earliest recorded occurrence in the language where it is found, by tracing its transmission from one language to another, by analyzing it into its component parts, by identifying its cognates in other languages, or by tracing it and its cognates to a common ancestral form in an ancestral language
vertigoa sensation of motion in which the individual or the individual's surroundings seem to whirl dizzily
falterto walk unsteadily : stumble
purportto have the often specious appearance of being, intending, or claiming (something implied or inferred)
intrepidcharacterized by resolute fearlessness, fortitude, and endurance
indolentaverse to activity, effort, or movement : habitually lazy
expurgateto cleanse of something morally harmful, offensive, or erroneous
transitoryof brief duration : temporary