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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subornto induce secretly to do an unlawful thing
tediumthe quality or state of being tedious : tediousness
mammothany of a genus (Mammuthus) of extinct Pleistocene mammals of the elephant family distinguished from recent elephants by highly ridged molars, usually large size, very long tusks that curve upward, and well-developed body hair
mangleto injure with deep disfiguring wounds by cutting, tearing, or crushing
chicanerydeception by artful subterfuge or sophistry : trickery
leavena substance (such as yeast) used to produce fermentation in dough or a liquid
sticklerone who insists on exactness or completeness in the observance of something
cognitiveof, relating to, being, or involving conscious intellectual activity (such as thinking, reasoning, or remembering)
loftan upper room or floor : attic
liquidateto determine by agreement or by litigation the precise amount of (indebtedness, damages, or accounts)