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
dilemmaa usually undesirable or unpleasant choice
pretexta purpose or motive alleged or an appearance assumed in order to cloak the real intention or state of affairs
flippantlacking proper respect or seriousness
glowerto look or stare with sullen annoyance or anger
pestilentialcausing or tending to cause pestilence : deadly
prosperitythe condition of being successful or thriving
excisean internal tax levied on the manufacture, sale, or consumption of a commodity
ambivalencesimultaneous and contradictory attitudes or feelings (such as attraction and repulsion) toward an object, person, or action
cringeto recoil in distaste
eventualcontingent