GRE Word List
DORMANT
represented on a coat of arms in a lying position with the head on the forepaws
The meaning of the word dormant is represented on a coat of arms in a lying position with the head on the forepaws.
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| fermentation | the enzyme-catalyzed anaerobic breakdown of an energy-rich compound (such as a carbohydrate to carbon dioxide and alcohol or to an organic acid) by the action of microorganisms (such as bacteria or yeast) that occurs naturally and is commonly used in the production of various products (such as food, alcoholic beverages, and pharmaceuticals) especially by controlling microbial enzymatic activity |
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| imbue | endow |
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| tractable | capable of being easily led, taught, or controlled : docile |
| ornate | marked by elaborate rhetoric (see rhetoric |
| unearth | to dig up out of or as if out of the earth : exhume |
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| epilogue | a concluding section that rounds out the design of a literary work |
| inter | to deposit (a dead body) in the earth or in a tomb |