GRE Word List
DEVOID
being without a usual, typical, or expected attribute or accompaniment
The meaning of the word devoid is being without a usual, typical, or expected attribute or accompaniment.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| arraign | to call (a defendant) before a court to answer to an indictment : charge |
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| serendipity | the faculty or phenomenon of finding valuable or agreeable things not sought for |
| contingent | dependent on or conditioned by something else |
| attribute | a quality, character, or characteristic ascribed to someone or something |
| maniacal | affected with or suggestive of madness |
| wheedle | to influence or entice by soft words or flattery |
| enmity | positive, active, and typically mutual hatred or ill will |
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