GRE Word List
DEMOLITION
the act of demolishing
The meaning of the word demolition is the act of demolishing.
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|---|---|
| submissive | submitting to others |
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| overthrow | overturn |
| enormity | an outrageous, improper, vicious, or immoral act |
| monograph | a learned treatise on a small area of learning |
| temerity | unreasonable or foolhardy contempt of danger or opposition : rashness |
| brave | having or showing mental or moral strength to face danger, fear, or difficulty : having or showing courage |
| virus | any of a large group of submicroscopic infectious agents that are usually regarded as nonliving extremely complex molecules, that typically contain a protein coat surrounding an RNA or DNA core of genetic material but no semipermeable membrane, that are capable of growth and multiplication only in living cells, and that cause various important diseases in humans, animals, and plants |
| incongruity | the quality or state of being incongruous |
| delusion | something that is falsely or delusively believed or propagated |