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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WordMeaning
perpetrateto bring about or carry out (something, such as a crime or deception) : commit
sluran insulting or disparaging remark or innuendo : aspersion
buccaneerany of the freebooters preying on Spanish ships and settlements especially in 17th century West Indies
lotterya drawing of lots in which prizes are distributed to the winners among persons buying a chance
incubusan evil spirit that lies on persons in their sleep
sextantan instrument for measuring angular distances used especially in navigation to observe altitudes of celestial bodies (as in ascertaining latitude and longitude)
impedimentsomething that impedes
masochista person who derives sexual gratification from being subjected to physical pain or humiliation : an individual given to masochism
carnivoroussubsisting or feeding on animal tissues
parablea usually short fictitious story that illustrates a moral attitude or a religious principle