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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| kindle | to start (a fire) burning : light |
| garnish | decorate |
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| assert | to state or declare positively and often forcefully or aggressively |
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| influx | a coming in |
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| partial | of or relating to a part rather than the whole : not general or total |
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