GRE Word List
DRAMA
a composition (see composition
The meaning of the word drama is a composition (see composition.
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| opiate | an alkaloid drug (such as morphine or codeine) that contains or is derived from opium, binds to cell receptors primarily of the central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract, acts to block pain, induce sedation or sleep, depress respiration, and produce calmness or euphoria, and is associated with physiological tolerance (see tolerance |
| requite | to make return for : repay |
| extol | to praise highly : glorify |
| gape | to open the mouth wide |
| tribune | a Roman official under the monarchy and the republic with the function of protecting the plebeian citizen from arbitrary action by the patrician magistrates |
| scrappy | consisting of scraps |
| assumption | a taking to or upon oneself |
| casual | subject to, resulting from, or occurring by chance |
| extemporaneous | composed, performed, or uttered on the spur of the moment : impromptu |
| supine | lying on the back or with the face upward |