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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WordMeaning
subpoenaa writ commanding a person designated in it to appear in court under a penalty for failure
compoundsomething formed by a union of elements or parts
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")
moresthe fixed morally binding customs of a particular group
foreshadowto represent, indicate, or typify beforehand : prefigure
summationthe act or process of forming a sum : addition
plenitudethe quality or state of being full : completeness
bluffhaving a broad flattened front
divulgeto make known (something, such as a confidence or secret)
impingeencroach