GRE Word List
DETERMINATE
having defined limits
The meaning of the word determinate is having defined limits.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| helm | a lever or wheel controlling the rudder of a ship for steering |
| ken | the range of perception, understanding, or knowledge |
| creed | a brief authoritative formula of religious belief |
| irony | the use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning |
| amplify | to expand (something, such as a statement) by the use of detail or illustration or by closer analysis |
| interregnum | the time during which a throne is vacant between two successive reigns or regimes |
| earthly | characteristic of or belonging to this earth |
| lubricate | to make smooth or slippery |
| aphorism | a concise statement of a principle |
| alchemy | a medieval chemical science and speculative philosophy aiming to achieve the transmutation of the base metals into gold, the discovery of a universal cure for disease, and the discovery of a means of indefinitely prolonging life |