GRE Word List

DUMMY

a person who is incapable of speaking

The meaning of the word dummy is a person who is incapable of speaking.

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WordMeaning
palleta straw-filled tick or mattress
recuperateto get back : regain
genialitymarked by or freely expressing sympathy or friendliness
pallto lose strength or effectiveness
intrepidcharacterized by resolute fearlessness, fortitude, and endurance
circumlocutionthe use of an unnecessarily large number of words to express an idea
premisea proposition antecedently supposed or proved as a basis of argument or inference
whetto sharpen by rubbing on or with something (such as a stone)
obsequiousmarked by or exhibiting a fawning attentiveness
ductilecapable of being drawn out (see draw