GRE Word List
DEFAULT
failure to do something required by duty or law : neglect
The meaning of the word default is failure to do something required by duty or law : neglect.
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marked | having an identifying mark |
comatose | of, resembling, or affected with coma |
bruise | an injury involving rupture of small blood vessels and discoloration without a break in the overlying skin : contusion |
vulture | any of various large birds (families Accipitridae and Cathartidae) that are related to the hawks, eagles, and falcons but have weaker claws and the head usually naked and that subsist chiefly or entirely on carrion |
shambles | a meat market |
refurbish | to brighten or freshen up : renovate |
mediate | occupying a middle position |
epitaph | an inscription on or at a tomb or a grave in memory of the one buried there |
archaeology | the scientific study of material remains (such as tools, pottery, jewelry, stone walls, and monuments) of past human life and activities |
awe | an emotion variously combining dread, veneration, and wonder that is inspired by authority or by the sacred or sublime |