GRE Word List

DOCTRINE

a principle or position or the body of principles in a branch of knowledge or system of belief : dogma

The meaning of the word doctrine is a principle or position or the body of principles in a branch of knowledge or system of belief : dogma.

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WordMeaning
poseto set forth or offer for attention or consideration
contemptthe act of despising : the state of mind of one who despises : disdain
impedeto interfere with or slow the progress of
trenchantkeen
circumventto manage to get around especially by ingenuity or stratagem
impelto urge or drive forward or on by or as if by the exertion of strong moral pressure : force
culpablemeriting condemnation or blame especially as wrong or harmful
pristinebelonging to the earliest period or state : original
desperatehaving lost hope
elicitto call forth or draw out (something, such as information or a response)