GRE Word List

DICTUM

a noteworthy statement: such as

The meaning of the word dictum is a noteworthy statement: such as.

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WordMeaning
behemotha mighty animal described in Job 40:15–24 as an example of the power of God
hiatusa break in or as if in a material object : gap
fiascoa complete failure
inasmuch_assince; owing to the fact that
miscellanyseparate writings collected in one volume
importuneto press or urge with troublesome persistence
pinchto squeeze between the finger and thumb or between the jaws of an instrument
effeteno longer fertile
histrionicdeliberately affected : overly dramatic or emotional : theatrical
glossarya collection of textual glosses or of specialized terms with their meanings