GRE Word List
DREGS
sediment contained in a liquid or precipitated (see precipitate
The meaning of the word dregs is sediment contained in a liquid or precipitated (see precipitate.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| extirpate | to destroy completely : wipe out |
| commemorate | to call to remembrance |
| inimitable | not capable of being imitated : matchless |
| contrite | feeling or showing sorrow and remorse for improper or objectionable behavior, actions, etc. |
| ambivalence | simultaneous and contradictory attitudes or feelings (such as attraction and repulsion) toward an object, person, or action |
| leash | a line for leading or restraining an animal |
| bombastic | marked by or given to speech or writing that is given exaggerated importance by artificial or empty means : marked by or given to bombast : pompous |
| renegade | a deserter from one faith, cause, or allegiance to another |
| precipitate | to throw violently : hurl |
| feign | to give a false appearance of : induce as a false impression |