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.

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WordMeaning
motifa usually recurring salient thematic element (as in the arts)
stunto make senseless, groggy, or dizzy by or as if by a blow : daze
dolta stupid person
dawdleto spend time idly
syllogisma deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable")
antecedentsa substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him")
relevanthaving significant and demonstrable bearing on the matter at hand
self-indulgenceexcessive or unrestrained gratification of one's own appetites, desires, or whims
parishthe ecclesiastical unit of area committed to one pastor
guyman