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 |
|---|---|
| rectify | to set right : remedy |
| crevice | a narrow opening resulting from a split or crack (as in a cliff) : fissure |
| dominate | rule |
| flush | to fly away suddenly |
| abrogate | to abolish by authoritative action : annul |
| silt | loose sedimentary material with rock particles usually ¹/₂₀ millimeter or less in diameter |
| belabor | to attack verbally |
| skim | to clear (a liquid) of scum or floating substance |
| elliptical | of, relating to, or shaped like an ellipse |
| tonsure | the Roman Catholic or Eastern rite of admission to the clerical state by the clipping or shaving of a portion of the head |