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 |
|---|---|
| forego | to go before : precede |
| cognizance | a distinguishing mark or emblem (such as a heraldic bearing) |
| unassuming | not assuming : modest |
| hygiene | a science of the establishment and maintenance of health |
| preempt | to acquire (something, such as land) by preemption |
| veneer | a thin sheet of a material: such as |
| cryptic | secret |
| officious | volunteering one's services where they are neither asked nor needed : meddlesome |
| onus | burden |
| rampart | a protective barrier : bulwark |