GRE Word List
DETERMINATE
having a fixed order of procedure; precisely defined; invariable; fixed; conclusive; final
The meaning of the word determinate is having a fixed order of procedure; precisely defined; invariable; fixed; conclusive; final.
Random words
Word | Meaning |
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empathy | ability to identify with another's feelings, ideas, etc.; identification with and understanding of another's feelings; V. empathize; CF. sympathy |
presage | foretell; be a warning or sign of; N: presentiment; foreboding; omen |
intrinsic | essential; inherent; built-in |
irremediable | incurable; uncorrectable; impossible to remedy |
purported | alleged; claimed; reputed or rumored; Ex. purported Satanists |
inroad | hostile invasion; advance that lessens the quantity or difficulty of something; Ex. The long illness made serious inroads on his savings; CF. raid |
contempt | scorn; disdain; ADJ. contemptuous; CF. contemptible |
mode | prevailing style; current fashion; manner; way of doing something; Ex. in the latest mode; Ex. simple mode of life |
notoriety | disrepute; ill fame |
rationalize | make rational; devise false reasons for (one's behavior); offer an excuse; give a plausible reason for an action in place of a true, less admirable ones; N. rationalization |