GRE Word List
DUBIOUS
unsettled in opinion : doubtful
The meaning of the word dubious is unsettled in opinion : doubtful.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| damn | to condemn to a punishment or fate |
| insularity | characteristic of an isolated people |
| whet | to sharpen by rubbing on or with something (such as a stone) |
| secession | withdrawal into privacy or solitude : retirement |
| taut | having no give or slack : tightly drawn |
| parvenu | one that has recently or suddenly risen to an unaccustomed position of wealth or power and has not yet gained the prestige, dignity, or manner associated with it |
| putrid | being in a state of putrefaction : rotten |
| crevice | a narrow opening resulting from a split or crack (as in a cliff) : fissure |
| levee | a reception held by a person of distinction on rising from bed |
| capricious | governed or characterized by caprice : impulsive |