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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dishonorlack or loss of honor or reputation
ebbthe reflux of the tide toward the sea
pompositypompous demeanor, speech, or behavior
besmirchto cause harm or damage to the purity, luster, or beauty of (something) : sully
revileto subject to verbal abuse : vituperate
gyroscopea wheel or disk mounted to spin rapidly about an axis and also free to rotate about one or both of two axes perpendicular to each other and to the axis of spin so that a rotation of one of the two mutually perpendicular axes results from application of torque to the other when the wheel is spinning and so that the entire apparatus offers considerable opposition depending on the angular momentum to any torque that would change the direction of the axis of spin
aberrantdeviating from the usual or natural type : atypical
scuffleto struggle at close quarters with disorder and confusion
vilifyto utter slanderous and abusive statements against : defame
provisoan article or clause (as in a contract) that introduces a condition