GRE Word List
DESPERADO
a bold or violent criminal
The meaning of the word desperado is a bold or violent criminal.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| prologue | the preface or introduction to a literary work |
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| breadth | distance from side to side : width |
| brevity | shortness of duration |
| swamp | a wetland often partially or intermittently covered with water |
| tendentious | marked by a tendency in favor of a particular point of view : biased |
| expropriate | to deprive of possession or proprietary rights |
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