GRE Word List
DIDACTIC
designed or intended to teach
The meaning of the word didactic is designed or intended to teach.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| truculence | the quality or state of being truculent |
| fluster | to put into a state of agitated confusion : upset |
| smelt | any of a family (Osmeridae) of small bony fishes that closely resemble the trouts in general structure, live along coasts and ascend rivers to spawn or are landlocked, and have delicate oily flesh with a distinctive odor and taste |
| ostentatious | attracting or seeking to attract attention, admiration, or envy often by gaudiness or obviousness : overly elaborate or conspicuous : characterized by, fond of, or evincing ostentation |
| conformist | one who conforms : a person who behaves in accordance with prevailing standards or customs and typically dislikes or avoids unconventional behavior |
| caulk | to stop up and make tight against leakage (something, such as a boat or its seams, the cracks in a window frame, or the joints of a pipe) |
| adversity | a state or instance of serious or continued difficulty or misfortune |
| grunt | to utter a grunt |
| benign | of a mild type or character that does not threaten health or life |
| misdemeanor | a crime less serious than a felony (see felony |