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
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| inept | generally incompetent : bungling |
| tortuous | marked by repeated twists, bends, or turns : winding |
| supererogatory | observed or performed to an extent not enjoined or required |
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| trifling | lacking in significance or solid worth: such as |
| hallucination | a sensory perception (such as a visual image or a sound) that occurs in the absence of an actual external stimulus and usually arises from neurological disturbance (such as that associated with delirium tremens, schizophrenia, Parkinson's disease, or narcolepsy) or in response to drugs (such as LSD or phencyclidine) |
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| guile | deceitful cunning : duplicity |
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