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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| Word | Meaning |
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| tenuous | having little substance or strength : flimsy |
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| polygamist | marriage in which a spouse of either sex may have more than one mate at the same time compare polyandry |
| preponderance | a superiority in weight, power, importance, or strength |
| vouchsafe | to grant or furnish often in a gracious or condescending manner |
| thrifty | given to or marked by economy and good management |
| oculist | ophthalmologist |
| glamor | an exciting and often illusory and romantic attractiveness |
| iconoclastic | a person who attacks settled beliefs or institutions |
| ciliated | possessing cilia |