GRE Word List
DEFIANCE
the act or an instance of defying : challenge
The meaning of the word defiance is the act or an instance of defying : challenge.
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| opiate | an alkaloid drug (such as morphine or codeine) that contains or is derived from opium, binds to cell receptors primarily of the central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract, acts to block pain, induce sedation or sleep, depress respiration, and produce calmness or euphoria, and is associated with physiological tolerance (see tolerance |
| mock | to treat with contempt or ridicule : deride |
| apiarist | beekeeper |
| hubbub | noise |
| obsessive | tending to cause obsession |
| wanderlust | strong longing for or impulse toward wandering |
| soporific | causing or tending to cause sleep |
| grotto | cave |
| lewd | obscene |
| ordination | the act or an instance of ordaining : the state of being ordained |