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
swearto utter or take solemnly (an oath)
uxoriousexcessively fond of or submissive to a wife
aphasialoss or impairment of the power to use or comprehend words usually resulting from brain damage (as from a stroke, head injury, or infection)
predisposeto dispose in advance
kineticof or relating to the motion of material bodies and the forces and energy associated therewith
anchora device usually of metal attached to a ship or boat by a cable and cast overboard to hold it in a particular place by means of a fluke that digs into the bottom
rampantrearing upon the hind legs with forelegs extended
transitiona change or shift from one state, subject, place, etc. to another
pivotalof, relating to, or constituting a pivot
aeriethe nest of a bird on a cliff or a mountaintop