GRE Word List
DEBUTANTE
young woman making formal entrance into society
The meaning of the word debutante is young woman making formal entrance into society.
Random words
Word | Meaning |
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haven | place of safety; refuge; harbor; Ex. tax haven |
surrogate | substitute; person or thing used in place of another; Ex. surrogate mother; ADJ. |
panoramic | denoting an unobstructed and comprehensive view; N. panorama: unbroken view of a wide area |
refractory | unmanageable; disobedient and stubborn; Ex. refractory horse |
witless | lacking intelligence or wit; foolish; idiotic |
viand | food; CF. live |
veracious | (of a person) truthful |
postulate | self-evident truth; something assumed without proof; V: assume the truth of (as a basis of an argument) |
conventional | ordinary; typical; not nuclear; Ex. conventional weapons |
distrait | absentminded; distracted |