GRE Word List
DUTIFUL
filled with or motivated by a sense of duty
The meaning of the word dutiful is filled with or motivated by a sense of duty.
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| sallow | any of several Old World broad-leaved willows (such as Salix caprea) including important sources of charcoal and tanbark |
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| connoisseur | expert |
| throttle | to compress the throat of : choke |
| analogy | a comparison of two otherwise unlike things based on resemblance of a particular aspect |
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