GRE Word List
DISTILL
to let fall, exude, or precipitate (see precipitate
The meaning of the word distill is to let fall, exude, or precipitate (see precipitate.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| pulchritude | physical comeliness |
| eulogy | a commendatory oration or writing especially in honor of one deceased |
| disabuse | to free from error, misconception, or fallacy (see fallacy |
| usury | the lending of money with an interest charge for its use |
| glimmer | to shine faintly or unsteadily |
| self-righteous | convinced of one's own righteousness especially in contrast with the actions and beliefs of others : narrow-mindedly moralistic |
| disseminate | to spread abroad as though sowing seed |
| proviso | an article or clause (as in a contract) that introduces a condition |
| discount | a reduction made from the gross (see gross |
| ellipsis | the omission of one or more words that are obviously understood but that must be supplied to make a construction grammatically complete |