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
precipitateto throw violently : hurl
tantalizeto tease or torment by or as if by presenting something desirable to the view but continually keeping it out of reach
opiatean alkaloid drug (such as morphine or codeine) that contains or is derived from opium, binds to cell receptors primarily of the central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract, acts to block pain, induce sedation or sleep, depress respiration, and produce calmness or euphoria, and is associated with physiological tolerance (see tolerance
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")
denominationan act of denominating
toteman object (such as an animal or plant) serving as the emblem of a family or clan and often as a reminder of its ancestry
constituenta member of a constituency
pitfalltrap
gloss_overexplain away with the intention of deceiving or hiding faults
centigraderelating to, conforming to, or having a thermometric scale on which the interval between the freezing point of water and the boiling point of water is divided into 100 degrees with 0° representing the freezing point and 100° the boiling point