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.

Random words

WordMeaning
inflateddistended with air or gas
remonstrateto present and urge reasons in opposition : expostulate
apoliticalhaving no interest or involvement in political affairs
antecedentsa substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him")
exposeto deprive of shelter, protection, or care : subject to risk from a harmful action or condition
anachronisman error in chronology
slavishof or characteristic of someone held in forced servitude
notcha V-shaped indentation
taxonomistthe study of the general principles of scientific classification : systematics
engagedinvolved in activity : occupied