GRE Word List
DETERMINATION
a judicial decision settling and ending a controversy
The meaning of the word determination is a judicial decision settling and ending a controversy.
Random words
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|---|---|
| prude | a person who is excessively or priggishly attentive to propriety or decorum |
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| demur | to take exception : object |
| threadbare | having the nap worn off so that the thread shows : shabby |
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