GRE Word List

DECIDUOUS

falling off or shed seasonally or at a certain stage of development in the life cycle

The meaning of the word deciduous is falling off or shed seasonally or at a certain stage of development in the life cycle.

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WordMeaning
atypicalnot typical : irregular
compromisesettlement of differences by arbitration or by consent reached by mutual concessions
coteriean intimate and often exclusive group of persons with a unifying common interest or purpose
antlerone of the paired deciduous solid bony processes that arise from the frontal bone on the head of an animal of the deer family
sturdyfirmly built or constituted : stout
syllogisma deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable")
charydiscreetly cautious: such as
betrothto promise to marry
collateralproperty (such as securities) pledged by a borrower to protect the interests of the lender
assailto attack violently : assault