GRE Word List
DEFINITIVE
serving to provide a final solution or to end a situation
The meaning of the word definitive is serving to provide a final solution or to end a situation.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| quorum | a select group |
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| liability | the quality or state of being liable |
| melancholy | depression of spirits : dejection |
| compulsion | an act of compelling |
| renounce | to give up, refuse, or resign usually by formal declaration |
| misapprehension | to apprehend wrongly : misunderstand |
| metaphor | a figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money) |
| pretend | to give a false appearance of being, possessing, or performing |
| decry | to depreciate (something, such as a coin) officially or publicly |