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
warrena place legally authorized for keeping small game (such as hare or pheasant)
compensatoryto be equivalent to : counterbalance
contrabandillegal or prohibited traffic in goods : smuggling
predicamentthe character, status, or classification assigned by a predication
waverto vacillate irresolutely between choices : fluctuate in opinion, allegiance, or direction
vertigoa sensation of motion in which the individual or the individual's surroundings seem to whirl dizzily
hortatoryhortative
fissurea narrow opening or crack of considerable length and depth usually occurring from some breaking or parting
machinationsan act of machinating
casualsubject to, resulting from, or occurring by chance